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What is Crescent House?
Crescent House is first and foremost a home, where you will live while you are at Abingdon School.
Located on the edge of the campus, Crescent House is
home to 56 boarders and 46 days boys aged 13-18
years. The House consists of three separate buildings
known as Crescent, Cobban and Glyndowr. We are
fortunate to have extensive grounds, an orchard, and
tennis courts, providing plenty of space for outdoor
games and (weather permitting!) barbecues. You will
have a room in one of the three buildings, and the
House as a whole has communal facilities that are
shared, such as a kitchen, a TV room, a Games room
and a Computer room. Boys have access to a
large-screen TV with satellite and an Xbox. The large
kitchen allows the boys to make snacks or cook for
themselves.
Middle School boys (13-16) are accommodated in three
or four bed rooms while the older boys are in two- or
three-bedrooms, of which many are en-suite. In the 3rd
and 4th Year boys rotate rooms once a term so that
they have the opportunity to create a wide network of
friends.The House has a mixture of boarders and day
boys. The House community is there to help each other
through the challenges of school life. We have teams
that compete with other houses in the School, and
social events that bring different groups together. The
other pupils in the House will quickly become your
friends and will probably be the people who share your best moments at Abingdon with.
What will happen on the first day I arrive in September?
1100 New boys and parents arrive at the House. You will be shown to your new room.
1230 Welcome talk by Headmaster, and other staff
1245 Lunch for New boys and parents
1330 Tour of the School
1430 Formal welcome by Mr Kendry and outline of day's activities. Parents depart @1515
1515 "Walk-through" of the daily routine, followed by further unpacking
1600 Sports activities
1815 Dinner
1900 Registration
1905 Games and drinks
2130 Bed times
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