Oundle Joins International East to West Exchange
In early February Oundle School hosted three pupils from the High School Affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai as part of a World Leading Schools Association (WLSA) East to West Exchange...
View ArticleScott Society Hears About Latest Visual Neuroscience Research
The Scott Society welcomed Professor Dr Maurice Ptito for its first talk of 2018. Dr Ptito is a Professor of Visual Neuroscience at the University of Montreal in Canada. Dr Maurice Ptito’s talk on the...
View ArticleJoint Second in Computational Thinking Competition at Oxford
Thomas Kan (B) was among the top 50 high achievers in the first round of the UK BEBRAS Computational Thinking Challenge, and travelled to Oxford University over the weekend to take part in the final...
View ArticleCross-country Athletes Run the Distance
Thirteen Oundle athletes represented Northamptonshire at the Anglian Schools Cross-country Championships at Ipswich on February 3rd.Juniors Mathilda Holland (L) and Madeleine Todd (L) ran in the U15...
View ArticleTrivium Trips Fan Out Across the Country
On Friday 2 February, 187 eager Third Formers set off at dawn on 20 different Trivium Trips around the country in their small sets of 10 for the annual Trippium Day.While some pupils explored the...
View ArticleMusicians Work Under the Baton of Conductor Peter Stark
The Music department welcomed Professor Peter Stark for a day of conducting masterclasses and rehearsals on February 12th.The day began with an afternoon conducting masterclass in which Prof Stark...
View ArticleMusic Soars to the Rafters in the House Singing Competition
Preparations for year’s House Singing Competition began in earnest with rehearsals convened early last Term. On the Sunday of the competition, each House went up to the stage ready to impress with...
View ArticleUnflinching Drama with Caryl Churchill's Vinegar Tom at the Stahl
Vinegar Tom by Caryl Churchill is a powerful and provocative piece exploring the victimisation of women in 17th Century Britain. In a society where a woman was either a wife, a widow, a virgin or a...
View ArticleCelebrating the Start of the Chinese New Year
To join the world-wide festivities of the Chinese New Year, Oundle pupils gathered at the Two Acre for an evening of music and food to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dog.Opening the evening was...
View ArticleHistory Study Visit to Prague
Twenty-nine Third Form pupils and four members of staff undertook upon a five day History study visit to Prague during the February Half Term. Highlights included walking tours of the Old and New...
View ArticlePupils Open Stahl Sponsored Theatre in Kenya
After months of preparation, seven Oundle pupils had the honour of performing a musical production at the opening of a new hall and theatre at Ngecho School in Gilgil, Kenya.Ngecho School was founded...
View ArticleAAAS Meeting Convenes STEM Experts in Lone Star State
This year's annual American Association for Advancement in Science meeting (AAAS) in Austin, Texas was attended by fifteen Oundle STEM pupils. AAAS is the world’s largest scientific non-profit...
View ArticleModel United Nation Delegates Debate Global Issues
Nine Oundle pupils attended the ninth Model United Nations (MUN) conference at Felsted School, along with 25 schools from across the UK and overseas. The conference theme was “Empowering women and...
View ArticleAmong the Best in the UK Chemistry Olympiad
A talented Oundle chemist has been selected to participate in the highly competitive second round of the UK Chemistry Olympiad.Upper Sixth Form pupil Kadi Sun (F) was among the 30 highest scorers in...
View ArticlePractising the Art of Translation
This year’s Bai Meigui Translation Competition, run in conjunction with Leeds University, required students to translate from Chinese to English a children’s picture book by the author and illustrator...
View ArticleOundle Debaters Compete for Inter-School Trophy
On Thursday 8th March, four intrepid junior debaters made their way to Stamford to take part in the Junior Inter-Schools Oswald Elliot Debating Competition, generously hosted by Stamford Endowed...
View ArticleTo the Centre of Global Nuclear Physics Research
In early March, while Oundle was dealing with heavy late winter snow, a group of physicists set off to one of the highlights of the scientific world, and the global centre of nuclear physics research,...
View ArticleAt the Stahl: A Fairy Tale Reimagined in a Political Drama
Third and Fourth Form productions are always something of a treat at Oundle. They are a great indication of the depth and range of dramatic talent coming through the school and The Red Red Shoes, a...
View ArticleTravel Awards Announced for Adventures Abroad
Annual travel scholarships are awarded to pupils in the Lower Sixth Form to encourage a spirit of adventure, exploration and physical challenge.In 2018, seven groups and 23 pupils competed for an...
View ArticlePupils Stir Up Poltical Debate at the HABSMUN Conference
Last week, a group of ten Fifth and Sixth Form pupils from Oundle’s ever-growing Model United Nations team headed to Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School for the HABSMUN conference. For most of the group...
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