Month: January 2022

Headmaster’s Notes: A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities

28th January 22

Our House meetings this week were full of hopes and dreams. With this heartfelt focus on what is to come, what a joy it was to hear the aspirations of our children; our future generation with so much to look forward to. And how eloquently House leaders led insightful discourse as to what this might…

Headmaster’s Notes: Making a success of old age

21st January 22

This week the world’s oldest man, Saturnino de la Fuente García from Spain, died at the age of 112 and 341 days. We learned that he enjoyed a quiet life with his wife Antonina, whom he married in 1933. Mr García is survived by his seven daughters, 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Standing at just 4.92…

Headmaster’s Notes: Seeing the future through a different lens

14th January 22

It has been very special to see the happy faces of both new and returning pupils and staff this week. Already the children have been relishing being back in the Prince’s Mead environment, making the most of all that is on offer to them; classrooms have been awash with exciting academic lessons, rugby and hockey…