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Welcome from Mr Davies
Welcome to Davies’ House. I am
very much looking forward to
meeting you!
I am Mr Davies. I am the
Housemaster of Davies house
and it is my job to look after you
while you are at Abingdon School.
I live in the boarding house
with my wife, Natasha, and our
children, Tom and Matilda. I will
be spending some time getting
to know you when you first arrive.
I will also be helping you get to
know your new surroundings.
I am very fortunate to have
the help of a number of other
teachers, called tutors, who look
after smaller groups of pupils
within the house. You will meet
them when you arrive and you
will be introduced to your tutor.
I know that you will be feeling
excited but also nervous about
arriving at Abingdon School and
joining Davies’ House. I am here
to help you get to understand the
life of the school and the house.
You will have many questions and
you should ask me, or any one of
the tutors, for help whenever you
need it.
You may be wondering what
Davies’ House is! It is actually
a home, a physical building,
where you will live with 25
other boarders while you are at
Abingdon School. However, it is
also a small community within
the school. Davies’ House has a
mixture of boarders and dayboys.
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. To
find out more you should read
through this handbook carefully.
I look forward to meeting you in
person in September.
Mr Davies
Hello
new
housemates!
Welcome to Davies’ house.
Some of you might be boarding
novices,
others
boarding
veterans. No matter your level of
boarding school experience, we
the prefects of Davies’ House
are here to help. Learning the
ropes in a new school, new town,
and with new people is always
challenging. Luckily for you we
are here to make that challenge
easier to tackle.
As mentioned before, your
primary challenge is adaptation
and organisation. But don’t worry
because when you start school
you can find out anything about
your personal schedule and
directions from us, the prefects
from Davies’, or a member of
staff. Boarding isn’t all about
following a schedule, telling you
when you are meant to sleep,
eat and work. It is also about
gaining new experiences, making
friends from different cultural
backgrounds,
trying
things
outside of your comfort zone.
There are a range of activities
you can try your hands on e.g.
cooking, paintballing, live rugby
matches. Despite the word of the
boarding critics it is actually an
exciting adventure. Forgive me for
the use of a cliché in the previous
sentence and also for the use
of another in the following. The
Boarding community is like a
home away from home. Here in
Davies’ we consider ourselves as
family. Long lasting friendships
are waiting to be discovered and
understanding how to cooperate,
with a different variety of people,
is one skill you gain within Davies’.
For those parents reading this.
Don’t worry Boarding isn’t a
giant playground. We do get a
lot of work done. Working with
serious minded people will help
your child achieve best grades he
possibly can.
Without further ado, Welcome to
Davies’ House.
Bola, OD, Andrey and Henry
Welcome from boarding prefects
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