Boarders Handbook - School House

What is School House?  School House is first and foremost a home, where you will live while you are at Abingdon School. Located  right in the centre of the campus in  buildings dating from 1870, School House  is home to 53 boarders and 53 day boys  aged 13-18 years. We are fortunate with  our location to be close to sports facilities,  the dining hall as well as the Amey  Theatre and music school.  You will have a room with desk space,  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 two, three or four bed rooms, whilst the older boys are in  one or two bed rooms, In the 3rd and 4th Year boys usually 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 Litchfield 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 2