Downside School News | Day & Boarding School

09 Jul 2020

MINERVA LECTURES

During the Summer half-term break, the Mathematics Department invited pupils to take part in a virtual seminar and write an article about it. Lower Sixth Former Wiktoria Lassak attended a talk titled ‘Making Sense of the Coronavirus Crisis: The Science of the Virus’, part of the Minerva series of lectures organised by the University of […]

07 Jul 2020

MUSICRAMA

In the Summer Term the Music and Drama Departments joined forces for a remote learning project entitled ‘Musicrama’. Pupils from the First to Third Forms tapped into the inner lives of toys (1F), household objects (2F), and any inanimate object (3F) and created monologues accompanied by soundtracks and sound effects. For Drama pupils were […]

29 Jun 2020

2 DAYS IN JUNE

Our annual ‘Days in June’ event celebrates the end of the academic year, and sees pupils and staff engaged in a range of co-curricular activities. This year the programme included Covid mask making, sleeping out for the homeless, Virtual Sports Day, Abingdon debating, readings from The Book of Hopes, cookery and creative competitions, and remote […]

27 Jun 2020

VIRTUAL PRIZE DAY 2020

Yesterday we joined together virtually to celebrate the achievements of our school community in academia, sport, performing arts, and for contributions of service to the School and wider society. During the day we enjoyed an opening prayer from Prior Nicholas, followed by speeches from the new Chair of Governors, Dr Giles Mercer, President of St […]