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COLLEGE NEWS
NEWSLETTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE SHERBORNE
Gender
Equality!
COLLEGE STARTS ITS 36TH YEAR WITH EQUAL
NUMBERS OF MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS
The International College started its 36th year with a sense of optimism and purpose.
The enrolment was again outstanding, with the second highest figures in the College’s
history. The real milestone, however, was the fact that, for the first time ever, almost
equal numbers of boys and girls were recruited (70 girls and 72 boys!).
To accommodate this new
demography, the College has
changed Cheapside from a boys’
to a girls’ house. Miss Stacey
Hurndall-Waldron has been
promoted to Tutor-in-Charge at
Cheapside, which has now
become our third girls’ house.
Westcott and Mowat continue to
house girls, whilst Grosvenor and
our largest house, King’s,
accommodate our boys.
To educate and care for these
students, the College has
appointed 9 new members of staff.
These include Mr Kevin Davis
(Mathematics), Miss Nadia Alsop
(English) and Miss Charlotte Smith
(English) joining our academic
team, all on a full time basis. The
house teams have welcomed three
new Resident Graduate Assistants.
Miss Lucy Gallimore has
been posted to Cheapside,
Miss Alexandra Bell to Mowat and
Miss Hannah Farmer to Westcott.
Autumn 2012
No. 21
www.sherborne-ic.net

To help promote the health and welfare of our students the
College has recruited its first ever Day Matron, on duty during
each College working day to serve all the students of the
College. Miss Maria Roberts takes up this role. Dr Clare Krojzl
has joined King’s House as Resident Matron working evenings
and weekends. Joining the administrative team as Principal’s
Assistant, but also working for the College Future Schooling
Adviser, is Mrs Laura Montague. The College was very pleased
to welcome back Mrs Anna Dencher, following her maternity
leave, to take up teaching Geography once more, on a parttime
basis.
Some parents will be aware that Dr Barber, our Future
Schooling Adviser, has been unwell for most of the Autumn
Term. The College is indebted to our Director of
Administration, Mrs Samantha Belgeonne, for stepping in to
undertake the considerable administrative work involved in
arranging interviews, travelling, examinations etc on top
of her existing work. The College is also grateful to
Mrs Abigail Fleming, who served the College as Future
Schooling Adviser before Dr Barber’s appointment, and has
been willing to return to the College up to three times a week,
to give students who are without agents, the benefit of her
knowledge and advice as to possible future schools for them.
I know you will join with me in wishing Dr Barber a speedy
return to full health.
This, as always, has been a very busy term. This year the
events have all been enjoyable, and you will read in the
following pages of the expeditions, special events, meals and
sports which have made the term so interesting. All the
College staff have been deeply impressed by the way in which
our 112 new students have immediately adopted the positive,
co-operative, ethos of the International College. This bodes
well for their academic work and eventual results this year.
For me, the outstanding event of the term was the meeting the
College organised at the House of Lords, part of the British
Parliament. This event was sponsored by a good friend of the
College, Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope, and involved some 20 UK
based agents. The meeting focussed on visas and the
difficulties which the British Government seem to be putting in
the way of students who wish to come to study in the United
Kingdom. Addressing the meeting, and being questioned by
agents was a very senior official from the United Kingdom
Border Agency (UKBA), Mr George Shirley. He is currently
investigating some of the important points which were raised
by agents at this meeting. If this helps to make the process of
gaining school student visas even slightly easier in the future,
the College will be very satisfied.
For all students in Year 11/E/F there will be very important
examinations held almost as soon as they return to College in
January. They must ensure that some of the vacation time is
given up to a) completing any work set, b) using their English
skills as much as possible, and c) preparing carefully for the
examinations by reviewing all the work studied since they
joined the International College. The results of these “mock”
(trial) examinations are very important indicators of the likely
outcomes in the final examinations in May and June.
The Western Christmas, celebrated on December 25th, seems
to be all around us as I write these words in the last few days
of the College’s Autumn term. With this in mind, I wish all
those who observe Christmas a merry one, and to everyone
else, our best wishes.
We look forward to seeing all our students return on Monday
7th January 2013.
.
Dr Christopher Greenfield
Principal

Speech by Mrs Jan Scarrow
Headmistress of Badminton School, and Vice-Chairman of the Boarding
Schools’ Association, at International College on 22 June 2012,
addressed to those students leaving the College
I am sure that all of you will find that your
time at the International College has been
transformational.
By that I mean it has positively affected you
forever and will influence your future life.
When your parents made the decision to
enrol you here, they wanted you to
experience and benefit from a world class
education. British boarding schools are,
indeed, world class and the College is no
exception. It is a centre of excellence.
You have worked hard and will be
rewarded with good results in your GCSE
examinations. You have become confident
in English.
I am sure that every one of you will have
wonderful memories of your time here.
You have become more independent in
how you learn and also have enjoyed
developing new skills and interests,
whether in music, sport, drama, voluntary
work or contributing to a student
committee.
BUT when I said to you your time here was
transformational, I was really thinking
about how you personally, and individually,
have developed whilst at the College.
It is fairly straightforward for schools and
students only to measure their success in
terms of exam results or in university
places but you are especially fortunate to
have been boarders. It is boarding that will
have transformed you more than, perhaps
at the moment, you realise.
In a boarding school, you not only have to
work with other people, you have to live with
them. You live in and belong to a
community and, as a result, have had to
learn some of the most valuable and
difficult lessons in life. One of these is that
you are not the centre of the universe; you
can’t have everything your own way all the
time; you have to consider other people.
You have to get along with people who in
other circumstances you might never
bother to get to know or even have the
chance to meet. You learn to live in
harmony with others whatever their
nationality, culture, religion or language. I
know that boarding students learn to
respect the views and needs of others; you
have to give and take and develop tolerance
towards others who do not necessarily think
or behave as you do. You appreciate that
exercising your rights has to be balanced
with accepting responsibilities.
This is the hidden and additional value of a
boarding education. This is what is
transformational. In boarding there is time
for academic work and to enjoy other
activities and challenges. We understand
that learning does not end when you leave
the classroom.
At a comparatively young age you have, as
boarders, developed a sense of who you
are, of what you believe in and what you
enjoy doing. These experiences, just as
much as your qualifications and academic
success, have well prepared you for
the future.
I mentioned giving and taking. The College
has been very fortunate to have you as
students. You have all made a valuable
contribution and given time to the
community and you have all enriched life
at the College with your own views, ideas
and interests.
College choir on Speech Day
You have been great ambassadors for your
own countries and cultures. I hope you will
find you have also, through boarding here,
absorbed and understood something of the
British way of life, including our unique
sense of humour and art of the
understatement! Wherever in the future
you decide to live and work, I believe you
will always be excellent representatives of
British values, especially those of fair play,
tolerance and justice. Above all, you are
uniquely equipped to be citizens of
the world.
Globalisation is a reality. Information
technology and air travel have made the
world a global village. You will be
competing for jobs in a workforce of 6
billion people. That sounds daunting but
very few of those people have had the
experience you have enjoyed in Sherborne.
You already know you can adapt and be
confident in any international context; you
have a broad understanding of the world in
which you live and of the diverse attitudes
within it. Your experience as a boarder at
the College has prepared you for life in our
global society. You can embark on the next
stage of your education with a sense of
optimism and confidence.
I wish you every success in the future.

NEW
Staff
Miss Alexandra Bell
Graduate Resident Assistant
Mr Kevin Davis
Mathematics Teacher
Mrs Clare Krojzl
Matron
Mrs Maria Roberts
Matron
Miss Charlotte Smith
English Teacher
Miss Lucy Gallimore
Graduate Resident Assistant
Miss Hannah Farmer
Graduate Resident Assistant
Miss Nadia Alsop
English Teacher
The Governor’s Column
I was delighted when I was asked to be a Governor at the
International College Sherborne. Educating young people is so
rewarding - giving them the foundations for life and the stepping
stones to move into adulthood.
I was fortunate to be brought up and educated in Cheltenham
and developed a love of languages and foreign travel from my
father. I had many pen-friends and visited them all around the
world. I am still writing to one special friend from Germany after
45 years!
I studied languages - French and German - and received my
degree from Exeter University. I taught at a Boys' Prep School on
the Essex/Suffolk border for four years and while I was there I
trained as a TEFL teacher. I taught students and adults from
many countries but the highlight for me was teaching the
Vietnamese boat people who arrived in the UK with very little
English. They were incredibly humble and grateful - a lesson for
us all. I am now in my 32nd year at Millfield Preparatory School
and have tried and tested a variety of jobs - a language teacher for
many years, Head of Years 7 and 8, a Housemother to 38 girls,
in charge of tennis, skiing and organizer of the Millfield Summer
School for overseas students and adults. I now enjoy running
Admissions and this gives me the opportunity to travel and meet
families from all around the world.
I serve on numerous committees and in my spare time enjoy
skiing, playing bridge and going to the cinema and theatre.
However, my passion is France, where I have a second home and
this is where you will find me at every opportunity.
MS SALLY GARLAND-JONES

Academic Report
The first term is always the most difficult for any student arriving at
a new school. Even more so when students have travelled
thousands of miles, had to adapt to a different culture and learning
styles, not to mention the difficulties involved in studying in a
different language. Throughout my thirty-four years at the
International College, it has never failed to amaze me how well
students do adapt to these changing circumstances. I would like
to congratulate all students this year on the way that they have
settled so well and become such positive members of the
International College community. The vast majority of students are
working hard and it has been a pleasure to speak with them during
their individual tutorials this term. The teachers report that we
have a group of students who are generally well-motivated,
hardworking and kind to each other. In all schools there are a few
students who do not, perhaps, work as hard as they can and I only
hope that they follow the lead of so many other students when they
return next term, in order to realise their potential.
As always, this year the College will be offering, dependent on age
and ability, a wide range of examinations such as IGCSE, GCSE, a
full suite of EAL examinations , IELTS, ECDL and British Computer
Society modules and the first round of the UKMT Maths
Challenges which are the qualifying examinations of the
International Mathematical Olympiad.
For the first time this term we have also entered students for the
BCS Level 1 E-Safety qualification as part of our commitment to
enabling students to remain safe and secure in an increasingly
technological world. We are also in the process of introducing a
digital council, which will involve both staff and students, the
purpose being to evaluate and further develop not only the ICT
facilities and procedures at the College, but also to improve an
understanding of the merits and problems of using modern
technology, including ensuring all students remain safe.
For many students, particularly those in Year 11, the vacation will
bring with it the requirement to prepare for January examinations
and complete the set holiday work.
I would be grateful if parents help to ensure that all work is
completed satisfactorily, by providing students with sufficient time
to complete their studies and also enabling them to do so in a quiet
environment. It is also important to remember, however, that all
students will be tired when they leave the College and hard work
must be balanced against a chance to rest.
For those students not undertaking holiday work and revision, it is
particularly important that parents provide an opportunity for them
to read and listen to as much English as possible during the
vacation. This will obviously help when they return to College as
reading, in particular, aids not only vocabulary acquisition and
spelling, but also improves the understanding of grammatical
constructions.
It only remains for me to thank everyone for
putting their trust in the International College
– we will continue to do our very best for your
sons and daughters.
Mr Philip A Hardaker
Vice-Principal

King’s House
It has been a great first term at King’s House as we have welcomed a
generous cohort of new students as well as some returning familiar faces.
As well as the students there have
been one or two staff changes.
After waving goodbye to
Miss Ellie Sutcliffe – our matron of
the past two years – we have said
hello to two – yes two – new
matrons: Dr Clare Krojzl, who has
taken over as the residential
matron, and Maria Roberts, who
has taken on the newly created role
of day matron. Together they have
done an excellent job so far, not just
of attending to the boys’ medical
needs, but of gently getting them
into shape with the tidying of their
rooms and helping out with the
laundry, amongst other things.
As well as the two new matrons, the
farewell of Assistant House Tutor
Tom Langridge, and the
transformation of Cheapside from a
boys’ to a girls’ boarding house
have meant that Mr Simon
Tomlinson has left the smaller
surroundings of Cheapside for the
hustle and bustle of King’s. He has
relished his new role and is doing
an excellent job in his new
surroundings. Life, as always, has
been moving along apace at King’s,
with various activities occupying the
boys’ time, along, of course, with a
healthy dose of hard studying.
A new year has seen a new face at
the helm of the King’s Saturday
night film club, with Mr Dwyer
taking over from Mr Pearson.
However, Mr Dwyer has taken the
responsibility on with distinction,
Golf activity
even adding innovations such as
intermittently exchanging the film
club for a King’s House FIFA
Tournament which has been very
well received by the King’s boys.
Sport, as ever, plays a large part in
the lives of the King’s boys who
comprise the entirety of both the
senior boys’ football and basketball
teams. Both teams have shown
promise despite it being early in the
season and the coaches are
expecting big things as the year
progresses. The end of the term will
also see the annual staff versus
students basketball match making
a return, but the staff will have their
work cut out as the basketball team
this year looks slick and polished.
As I write this preparations are
being made in earnest for the
second annual International
College Christmas Drama Festival
with the King’s boys rehearsing
hard as they strive to make amends
for their defeat of last year.
The Christmas vacation will, I’m
sure, be welcomed by both staff
and students alike after a long
term. I am equally sure, however,
that the students will use the break
effectively and will return to us in
2013 rested, refreshed, with
holiday work completed, and ready
to launch into a new term.
Mr Simon Bonelli-Bean
Senior Housemaster
Westcott House
We were delighted to welcome our new intake of girls
to Westcott in September along with our new
Graduate Resident Assistant, Miss Hannah Farmer,
who joins Miss Emma Brockman and Miss Hayley
Twist, House Tutors, Miss Isobel Davison, Assistant
Housemistress and Mrs Ingrid Minshull, Matron and
Housekeeper: our pastoral team.
We were also pleased to welcome three new duty
staff who help us at Westcott on a regular basis, Miss
Nicky Alsop, Mrs Julie Bartle and Miss Charlotte
Smith, and we thank all the staff for their tireless
dedication to the busy life of the boarding house.
The main focus of every term is inevitably the
students’ academic progress, and yet, despite the
intensive programme of study, we still find time for a
variety of leisure pursuits, sports fixtures and
excursions.
This term we have enjoyed whole school trips to the
coastal town of Bournemouth, the cathedral city of
Exeter and the famous Georgian city of Bath with its
Roman Baths. Shopping, rather than culture, tends
to win the popularity stakes, but everybody has a
good time.
There have been trips to the cinema in Yeovil to see
the new James Bond film, Skyfall as well as the
popular Twilight series. DVDs are also enjoyed on
Mowat House
With a record number of girls enrolled at the College
this September, we welcomed twenty new and two
returning senior girls to Mowat House. We were also
joined by Miss Alexandra Bell as Graduate Resident
Assistant.
The girls have been kept busy since their very first
weekend when they joined the students from Mowat,
Cheapside and Westcott for a day of various activities
in Sherborne. They had the opportunity to get to
know the students in other houses and to try their
hand at a variety of different problem solving and
team building tasks.
Throughout the term the girls have enjoyed trips to
local places such as Bournemouth, Exeter and Bath.
Trips to the cinema have also been a popular source
of entertainment and students have been to see
some of the year’s big releases.
Girls from Mowat have taken the opportunity to be
involved in many of the extra-curricular activities at
the College, with Horse-riding, Stretch and Flex and
Boxercise proving especially popular. Many have also

Saturday nights when groups of friends watch movies
together and share popcorn and other snacks in the
common room. This term we have invited girls from
Cheapside as well as Mowat to join us for film nights
or energetic and noisy sessions playing on the Wii
Dance machines.
The Juniors have enjoyed a wide variety of Sunday
morning activities including making friendship
bracelets, covering shoe boxes and filling them with
gifts donated by all the girls for Operation Christmas
Child, creating Chinese lanterns for the mid-Autumn
festival and the ever-popular cookery sessions.
We have a large number of girls in Westcott who play
musical instruments and it is always a pleasure to
hear them playing the piano in their free time or
getting together to make music in small groups.
The inter-house Drama Festival scheduled for the
last weekend of term has provided a great deal of
excitement in rehearsals, costume fittings and the
creation of props. A high level of secrecy between
the houses has generated plenty of good-humoured
rivalry and preparing for the “finals” which were held
on Sunday 9th December.
Mrs Frances Walker
Housemistress
The Mowat girls
Team building exercises
enjoyed going on cultural trips and have visited The
National Gallery in London and Stratford-upon-Avon,
where they saw Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’.
Miss Bell has taken charge of the second annual
House Christmas play and has done an excellent job
motivating all twenty-two girls to be involved. The girls
have shown great dedication to and enthusiasm for
the production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ and I am sure
that their hard work will be rewarded at the Christmas
Drama Festival.
As I write this the House is preparing for a festive end
of term. We have Secret Santa presents to shop for,
the chance to put on our party dresses for the
Christmas disco and Christmas Dinner to look
forward to.
I hope that the girls will be able to enjoy a well-earned
break whilst keeping in mind the challenges that lie
ahead as they prepare for their mock examinations
in January.
Miss Joanna Norton
Housemistress

Movember
A number of the College’s pastoral team have
supported the Movember Charity by growing a
moustache throughout the month of November, and
being sponsored by other staff and students.
Cheapside House
Despite having been a boys’ boarding house for the
past four years, this year Cheapside became home to
nine girls along with Ms Hurndall-Waldron, Miss Hart
and Miss Gallimore. The girls have settled in well and
are all displaying very distinctive personalities. The
fact that the House is small has made us a family and
we have a unique character of celebrating difference.
On a Saturday evening the sounds of Alla’s singing can be heard
throughout the House, only to be challenged by Maria’s distinctive
laugh which tends to lead to a chorus of laughter from the other
girls. A week into the second half of the term brought the arrival of
Mae who settled in very quickly and was cracking jokes and
singing along with her roommate before her first day was through.
All of the girls were encouraged into participating in this year’s
Christmas play, consequently every Wednesday and Sunday
evening the girls collect in Cheapside common room to rehearse.
As long as Freyja or Orange don’t spot a spider and we can drag
Mila away from her prep long enough to say her lines, the
rehearsals are normally filled with huge amounts of giggling and
have allowed the girls to become even closer, adding to the family
atmosphere of the House.
Each of the girls has thrown themselves into school life here at the
International College. Rachel has volunteered for almost every
sports club and can frequently be seen practising her volleyball
skills out on the courts at lunchtime. Nine has got into Miss Hart’s
good books by playing for the school basketball team and Pui Ling
has been voted onto both the dining hall committee and the
student representative council.
The near £90 raised was donated to this worthwhile
charity which supports men’s health, particularly
prostate cancer.
The girls have all made Cheapside an entertaining and homely
place to live and work. Even with the deceptive blue walls and pool
table in the common room, there is no mistaking Cheapside for a
boys’ house anymore.
Ms Stacey Hurndall-Waldron
House Tutor in Charge
American Thanksgiving Day Lunch

Grosvenor House
This term Grosvenor House welcomed an entirely new
contingent of fifteen students to the Junior Boys
boarding house. The house welcomed a new member
of duty staff in Mr Stratton and was again very grateful
to have Mrs Ridout continue to be part of the team.
Grosvenor was fortunate enough to retain the services
of Mr Cooper, in his new role of Assistant House Tutor,
and Mr Phillips, to continue his good work as House
Tutor. We again embarked on another exciting year
that started with a busy first term filled sports,
activities and events as well as a demanding
academic schedule.
Early on in the term the Grosvenor students were able to visit the
Mill on the Brue outdoor activity centre for some fun and team
building exercises. The weather was thankfully being kind; it was
dry, fairly mild and at one stage we even saw the sun. We had an
action packed day that included tunnelling, raft building, running
around obstacle courses and flying down a zip wire. Most of the
boys ended up in the river after falling off their rafts but they found
this hilarious. It was great to see all the boys get into the spirit of
the day and have a great time.
The boys have also enjoyed excursions to some other towns and
cities in the South West. We have visited Bournemouth, Exeter
and Bath this term. In Bath they were able to visit and explore the
ancient Roman Baths. The Grosvenor students have also been to
the theatre in Bristol and to the cinema in nearby Yeovil.
One of the highlights of the term has been the College’s Christmas
Drama Festival. All the Grosvenor students will take part in the
House’s unique adaptation of “Twas the Night Before Christmas.”
The students worked hard in rehearsals and gave a thoroughly
House football team
Visit to Roman baths in Bath
entertaining performance, enjoyed by all. The Grosvenor boys
have also been involved in supporting two big charity events this
term. Jeans for Genes Day saw the Grosvenor boys put on their
jeans and kindly donate to this charity. The second event was
MacMillan Cancer Research World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
where, in return for a modest donation, the students could enjoy a
drink and some cakes made by both the staff and students.
The Grosvenor boys, as part of the J and Year 9 groups, were
invited by the Principal to attend a tea party. Here, as well as
enjoying drinks, sandwiches and cakes, they were able to enjoy
polite conversation with Dr Greenfield and some other members of
staff from the College. Other culinary events enjoyed this term
have been the traditional Bonfire BBQ supper, a special
Thanksgiving Day lunch and the always impressive Christmas
Dinner held in the Sherborne School dining room. In addition to
this, what may be the most important tradition of the House if you
ask the boys (weekend pizza and Chinese takeaways) has
continued to be unequivocally supported by all the boys.
It has been a very busy sporting term as well, despite the recent
weather’s best efforts. It is probably fair to say that football is the
main focus this term. On the playing fields the boys have
progressed well and shown they can really play as a team. The
junior boys have already played their first football fixture of the year
against The Park School. They played extremely well and won by
a score of 3 to 0. The boys have also taken part in an array of
other sports throughout the term. Amongst others, the boys have
been swimming, played Basketball, Kwik Cricket, Volleyball,
Unihoc hockey, Badminton and Handball. They have also played
Table Tennis and we have already held our first Grosvenor House
Table Tennis Tournament of the year. Grosvenor Boys have also
represented their sporting houses (Francis, Lapping and
Macnaghten) in the Inter-House Basketball and Volleyball
competitions this term. In addition, during Wednesday’s activities
programme Grosvenor boys have also been attending a Soccer
Skills Centre, playing golf and going rock climbing.
Mr Stuart Clarke
Housemaster

Boys’
Sport
We said goodbye to a number of talented athletes at the end of
June, but welcomed back the year 10’s (now year 11’s) and new
students to the College; many of whom are extremely keen on sport.
This year has seen the introduction of Canterbury PE kit - and the
stylish sport specific garments have been well received by all. So
far we’ve managed to introduce new football training shirts, blue
shorts, white shorts and football socks. Still to come this year are
the new high quality tracksuit tops, tracksuit bottoms and white
polo shirts.
The introduction of Canterbury clothes has already made a huge
difference to sport at the College, giving our sports programme
greater prestige, greater pride in the College, and allowing our
students to represent the College the way it should be represented.
One notable highlight from PE lessons this term has been the
annual Year 10 Ironman Competition. This competition, which
tests our students’ health and fitness (stamina, speed, strength,
suppleness and skill), seeks to find the best overall athlete, whilst
giving an indication to all where they need to improve over the
term. This year Clave was the winner as he earned the most points,
performing well in all competitions. He also gained valuable points
for Macnaghten in the Inter House Competition.
Speaking of the Inter House Competition, this term so far we have
held the Basketball Inter House Competition, in which Francis
were victorious winning a thrilling final game. As I write we still have
the Inter-House Volleyball to play, which promises to be another
close event.
With regard to fixtures, once again we have put out teams in U16
Football, U15 Football, U14 Football and U16 Basketball. We
started the year predictably slowly as it takes time to get the boys
working together and playing the way we want them to. Despite a
slow start, I feel this could be one of our most successful years in
recent times.
There is reason behind what may seem a statement formed merely
from the audacity of hope. We can look at the fact that our U16
Footballers lost narrowly to a strong Clayesmore team and have
played two fixtures against an ever-talented Millfield side (earning
a draw on one occasion). They have also been without a number
Football match
Basketball Tournament
of key players in each of their games so the reality that they have
even looked close to winning should be commended. The U15’s
(many of whom had never played football before) have struggled
to find consistency, but they have shown glimmers of brilliance.
The U14’s comfortably won their first match and have formed a
solid team who look capable of having a positive season. The U16
Basketball Team (nicknamed The Sherborne Internationals), have
also started brightly, losing narrowly in their first game, but winning
a nail-biter in their second. The team are sure to carry on
improving and may even be able to get that elusive win against our
Sherborne rivals next term.
At the moment of writing this report, the U16 Football team still
have two home games left to play, where we will be able to field our
strongest team. The Sherborne Internationals also have more
fixtures as they travel away to Warminster for a game that they
should be confident of winning, as well as the formidable challenge
in the shape of the ICSS Staff team.
This year we have seen teamwork better than any previous year.
The students are working hard, communicating in English and
supporting each other. Both their group cohesion and task
cohesion have been excellent. We may not have some of the
outstanding individual talents that we have had previously, but we
have more than made up for it in co-operation and hard work; and
as the saying goes, “hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t
work hard”. This is why I am sure that our students, our teams and
our sport will both improve and succeed.
As we head in to the spring term, which is always a busy term for
sport, the boys have a lot to look forward to; The Swimming Gala,
Inter House Football, over 20 fixtures, and of course the annual
Staff v Student football match.
Finally I would like to express a big thank you to all the boys this
term for working so hard, playing well and showing the attitude
that can lead to great performances. I am certain we will have more
of the same next term.
Mr Lawrence Dalton
Head of Sport

Girls’
Sport
Girls’ sport this term started with the traditional English school
game of netball. This is something new to all the girls who come to
International College. However, with help from the ever enthusiastic
sport staff the girls soon start to understand how to play the game.
Teams from three different age groups have played netball matches
against Sherborne Girls’ School and the juniors have also played
against Yeovil Junior Netball Club. The girls are looking forward to
more fixtures next term against other schools now they are
mastering the skills and tactics that are needed to play the game.
Basketball has continued to be a popular activity for the girls. They
play in sport lessons and the Sunday basketball club run by Miss
Hart has continued to be well attended. The girls had their first
match of the season against Leweston School and are looking
forward to two more matches before the end of term against King
Alfred’s School from Wincanton and Sherborne Girls’ School.
The senior girls have been playing volleyball in their sport sessions
and they have matches arranged against Sherborne Girls’ School.
The girl’s inter-house volleyball tournament is also being played at
the end of November with each sport house entering two teams.
The Junior, Year Nine and Year Ten girls have four sport sessions
each week and have taken part in different activities. They have
had swimming lessons under the expert guidance of
Miss Brockman who has encouraged them to improve their stroke
and work on starts and turns. At the beginning of term they also
had the use of the tennis courts while the weather was dry. While
learning the basic strokes they incorporated multi-skills and
running. This mixture of activities is known as cardio tennis. It allows
the girls to practise skills and work on fitness at the same time.
Next term the girls will have the opportunity to play badminton and
take part in aerobics and dance in sport sessions.
Volleyball match
Miss Isobel Davison
Head of Girls’ Sport

Certificates and Awards for Autumn Term 2012
Credit Prizes
Junior Group – Anastasia Vaganova
Year 9 – Naila Reding-Reuter
Year 10 – Bogdana Shevchuk
Year 11 (1 year GCSE) – Eugene Oh
Year 11 (2 year GCSE) – Miro Huang
Please note that these certificates are awarded for progress in relation to student ability.
They should not be seen as an indication of future examination success.
Gold Award
Anastasia (Nastya) But Victoria Dubois Lora Izvorova Chi-Fang (Judy) Lee Miao (Owen) Lin
Silver Award
Shuran (Stella) Cao Shuying (Freyja) Gu Ruchchapa (Pung) Jaochakarasiri Yubo (Robert) Jin Khadija Khan
Almaz Nizamutdinov Jidapa (Nine) Pokaew Alexander (Alex) Sergeev Natchapol (Clave) Techa-Amporn
Natthasit (Barry) Trakulcharoensuk Yao Guang (Mike) Zhao
Bronze Award
Alexey Dubovets Denis Fedorov Miguel Hamdi
Yuanshu (Miro) Huang Atipat (Fane) Kuansataporn Tsz Yau (Lorna) Lam
Lipeng (Robin) Li Valeriya Likhatska Zhiqing (Cindy) Lu
Jie (Erica) Mei Elnur Odzhagverdiev Anastasia Palekha
Bella Pokrova Alexandra (Alex) Skrebutite Ekaterina (Katie) Sonina
Subject Awards for Progress
Assel Tiyes Jialin (Sylvia) Yi
English Chemistry ICT
Haruka Akimoto Alla Chemezova Tianru (Toby) Cen
Tianru (Toby) Cen Hao (Steven) Chen Inchalita (Lita) Charoensap
Karnpakkapas Jirapongtanavech Lan (Orange) Chen Pierre Etienne Dubois
Darina Novytska Jun Hyung Ghil Iznaurs Dzamaldajevs
Eugene Oh Adam Kazharov Nikita Erin
Angelina Popelnykh Jekaterina Kirillova Zheming (Felix) Hu
Hao (Flora) Wu Hoi Kit (Edison) Lau Adam Kazharov
Shanru (Vickey) Zhang Chak Fung (Anthony) Lee Daria Kuznetsova
Mathematics Nadezhda (Nadya) Selyutina Jia Yan (Jea) Luo
Sirawat (Mo) Dulyavit Miliena Sotnyk Eugene Oh
Pui Ying (Rachel) Hung Ivan Xiao Yi Tan Matvey Pilagov
Maria Krechetova Kei Yui (Venus) Tang Wenxuan (Cindy) Ye
Aleksandrs (Aleks) Kukarkins Hao (Flora) Wu Quiyi (Viola) Zhang
Hongyu (Helen) Lu Physics History
Bogdana Shevchuk Haruka Akimoto Chi Tien-Lin (Leon) Cheng
Pharima (Prim) Sukaramul Ekaterina Chelovechkova Pui Ying (Rachel) Hung
Biology Qimin (Jeffery) Chen Zhonglin (Luke) Liu
Pui Yin (Benita) Chen Anna Dolgova Maksim Maiorov
Pierre Etienne Dubois Sirawat (Mo) Dulyavit Ksenia Sergeeva
Nikita Erin Changqian (Roger) Fang French
Mykhailo (Michael) Novytskyi Jun Hyung Ghil Nikita Krivoshlykov
Tachapon (Tat) Ratsameedara Karnpakkapas Jirapongtanavech Daria Kuznetsova
Tetiana Savchenko Jingyu (Tina) Kong Naila Reding-Reuter
Ponlawat (Homme) Trai-Ukos Tian Cheng (Peter)Li Tetiana Savchenko
Anastasia Vaganova Jia Yan (Jea) Luo Anastasia Vaganova
Shanru (Vickey) Zhang Maksim Maiorov Business Studies
Geography Katharina Mueller Sin Hong (Tony) Chiang
Pui Yin (Benita) Cheng Yunyi (Kelly) Qi Hongyu (Helen) Lu
Zhonglin (Luke) Liu Tachapon (Tat) Ratsameedara Nadezhda (Nadya) Selyutina
Darina Novytska Naila Reding-Reuter Miliena Sotnyk
Mykhailo (Michael) Novytskyi Jan Sassenberg Yi Ching (Maggie) Wong
Yunyi (Kelly) Qi Bogdan Shulzhenko Sport
Drama Timofey Tsutskarev Natthawat (Nat) Charoenkitmongkol
Ksenia Eremina Business and
Communication Systems
Artur Eyriyan

College Principal, Dr Greenfield, arranged two sessions during
the Autumn Term to help the older College students learn
more about the British system of Government. The first looked
at the British system of elections, and involved all staff leaders
of the College sporting houses becoming political leaders for
the afternoon. Each house colour represented a political party,
with policies relevant to life at the College.
The Green Party swept the board, winning every seat with an
irresistible manifesto promising a “Costa” coffee machine in
the College, handing over redesigning the central common
room on the Newell Grange campus to students, and urging
the College to do more to reduce its carbon footprint.
The second seminar involved a former member of the British
Parliament, Mr Michael Meadowcroft, who explained how the
House of Commons works. This was followed by a role-play
where students became Members of Parliament for the
afternoon. They debated whether students should be allowed
to redesign the Common Room. The Green Party
“Government” won the debate (Chaired by Mr. Budd) by 41
votes to 40!
Winning Christmas Card Design
by Angelina Popelnykh, Yr11 GCSE
Politics Seminar
Students become MPs!
(for an afternoon!)
Wishing you all a
Happy Festive Season
eSafety and Digital Council
In the modern digital world, technology provides a wealth
of opportunity – stimulating discussion, promoting
creativity and helping to develop effective learning. These
same technologies also present numerous potential
hazards. We want to encourage students to use and enjoy
digital technology (laptops, tablets, digital cameras,
smartphones) but to do so safely. At the College we are
aiming to give students a baseline knowledge of safety and
to work closely with them in order to acquire digital
wisdom.
I recently heard a speaker at a conference say that:
“The idea that we are still travelling on a ‘superhighway’ towards
the future in the same bus and in the same direction, is naïve. If
you are a child you’re likely to be travelling alone, on a side street
and probably without a crash helmet.”
Over the past few months the College has been grappling with how
to help students become ‘digital citizens’ or digizens. We want to
encourage and nurture students to be able to make decisions
about how they collect, process and use information carefully and
wisely. We also recognise that students should be involved in the
discussions about the safe and effective use of digital technology
that we use in College.
In order to begin our own journey down the ‘superhighway’ we are
creating a Digital Council – a mix of students representing different
ages and boarding houses, and a few teachers/house staff. This
Council will be charged with considering existing and emerging
technologies and their place within the College environment. This
will be an exciting and dynamic group where those involved can
demonstrate a desire for developing and promoting the safe and
innovative application of digital technologies, with a responsible
and balanced point of view.
We have eight students who have requested a desire to be involved
with this project. We will be meeting for the first time when we
return from the Christmas holiday. Students involved are:
Adam Kazharov, Almar Nizamutdinov, Assel Tiyes, Moritz Barnert,
Carl Blücher von Wahlstatt, Alina Trofimova, Danila Leshkov,
Jane Gordienko.
Mr Colin Stobart
Head of Mathematics Department
and eSafety Co-ordinator

College commitment to student safety
The College is entirely committed to the safety of its students.
Although we do not have closed exeats (ie weekends where
students must leave the College), we do have exeat weekends
(starting on Saturday lunchtime after lessons) when students can,
if they wish, visit their guardians, and sometimes their parents or
other relations, with permission. We always check where students
are going prior to departure and only release students if we believe
they will be safe and in the care of their guardian/parent whose
name, address, telephone number and email we will have on file,
and who knows how to keep the students safe. We do not release
students into hotels or to other destinations that would worry us in
any way.
In order to further ensure our students’ safety and well-being we
will, from time to time, ring the guardian during an exeat weekend,
check that the student has arrived safely and is sure of his or her
return plans. In order to check this we are required to speak to the
student concerned.
The College has an excellent record in relation to student safety
and this latest addition to our procedures should help to ensure
that students remain safe, properly-supervised and well looked
after when they are on exeat.
New booklet
launched
The College has also
produced a new booklet
designed to help students stay
safe while studying at the
College and beyond. The
booklet, based on a British
Council publication, is being
distributed to each student at
the College.
Second Generation
Milestone Reached!
This September the College was proud to welcome the sons of two former students – a mark of
real faith in the International College and what it stands for.
Jean-Etienne Dubois was
a student at Greenhill
House in the early 80s,
and now too his son
Pierre-Etienne has joined
Year 10.
Ahmed Hamdi was a student at Greenhill House
in the early 80s, and now in 2012 his son
Miguel has joined Year 9.
Mr Hardaker, the College Vice-Principal,
remembers Ahmed and Jean-Etienne, and said
“It made him feel old but delighted
to be part of the continuity.

The Next School
List of destination schools of
our leaving students last
year (2012)
Ashford School
Bloxham
Blundell’s School
Bromsgrove School
Charterhouse
Cheltenham College
City of London Freemen’s School
Clifton College
Dulwich College
Ellesmere College
Epsom College
Gresham’s School
Harrogate Ladies’ College
Heathfield School, Ascot
Hurtwood House
Kelly College
Kent College
King Edward’s School, Witley
Malvern College
Oswestry School
Pangbourne College
Queen Ethelburga’s
Roedean School
Royal Russell School
Sherborne Girls’
Sherborne School
Shrewsbury School
Sidcot School
St Bede’s
St Lawrence College
Uppingham
Warminster
Woldingham
Student
Spokespeople
– selected by students!
The International College Student Representative Council (SRC) 2012/13
was elected by the students themselves in November. Each year a Council
of 10 students is chosen to make suggestions for improvements to the
College and its procedures on behalf of the students. The Council then
elects its own chairperson and secretary, and meets every two weeks during
the late Autumn Term and the whole of the Spring Term. In the Summer, no
meetings are scheduled to allow students to concentrate on their public
examinations.
Over the five years that the SRC has been a feature of the College, it has helped
improve many aspects of student life. The wi-fi internet access in all houses was first
requested by the SRC, as was the provision of hot drinks and snacks for students at
break times. Other improvements have included: Wednesday afternoon tea, Saturday
casual clothing mornings when the College is due to go on an outing on Saturday
afternoon, and the extended exeat in the middle of the Summer Term.
This year’s elected representatives are:
Miguel Hamdi Grosvenor House
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Artur Eyriyan
Adam Kazharov King’s House
Edison Lau
Carl Blücher von Wahlstatt
Pui Ling So Cheapside House
Katharina Mueller
Alina Trofimova
Lorna Lam (Juniors) } Westcott House
Phyllis Lau Mowat House
The different number of representatives reflects the size of each house. Roughly there
is one representative for every 16 students. The staff sponsor is Mr Andrew Patterson.
Cookery activity

COLLEGE DRESSES DOWN
TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY
On Friday 5th October staff and students of the International
College took part in Jeans for Genes day to help raise money for
the charity Genetics Disorders UK. The charity collects money
to fund research into genetic diseases that affect 1 in 25 babies
born each year in the UK.
Macmillan
Coffee Morning
Staff and students contributed to the national event by giving a
donation which allowed them to wear their jeans to school
instead of their College uniform. Everyone enjoyed the
opportunity to dress in casual clothes and the event was well
supported with over £360 raised for the charity.
College
‘Souper’ Day
On 30th November, the College lunch
was bread and soup! Not because
of austerity or budget cuts, but
because students had asked for it.
The idea came from last year’s
elected Student Representative
Council, but too late to be introduced
that year. The idea was carried forward
and given a trial in November.
The idea is that the frugal lunch should help students and
staff sympathise with those who do not have unlimited
supplies of beautifully prepared and cooked food every
day. The money saved from the catering budget by this
soup kitchen meal will be put in a fund to be used to help
starving people if there is another famine in any part of the
world. The elected members of the Student Representative
Council will decide where the money should be sent.

Senior Students take in
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
On Sunday 7th October the IGCSE English Literature
students, along with a number of teachers, went to
Stratford-upon-Avon to see a Royal Shakespeare Company
production of The Tempest.
Two of the Year 11 students give their views below:
“
”
“ Although it was a long way to go, it was worth it for
this valuable chance to enhance our understanding
of 'The Tempest'.
”
It was an amazing experience: great acting skills,
costumes, special effects and the unique
Shakespearean language made this play one of the
best I've ever seen! I would strongly recommend this
production to anyone.
Adam K
Milton L
SENIOR GIRLS TAKE
STOURHEAD IN THEIR STRIDE
On Sunday 21st October a group of staff and students
took part in the 'Fresh Air 5K' run at Stourhead. It was
a tough course, with some intimidating hills and muddy
tracks but still great fun for all the runners. The girls
all accomplished good times in spite of the
unfavourable conditions and were very happy to receive
supporting cheers from the crowds and a lovely gift at
the end of the race. Congratulations to Cindy, Nadya S
and Maria K for completing the race and thank you to
Miss Davison and Miss Farmer for your help.
Trip to see
The Lion King
is a
Roaring success
On Saturday 6th October the Junior, Year 9 and Year 10
students went to the Hippodrome Theatre in Bristol to see
a performance of the hit musical 'The Lion King'. The trip
to a traditional English theatre was an exciting experience,
with live music from a large orchestra, dazzling costumes,
live singing and a "full house" of 1,000 people! Our
students found it amazing that the music for the production
was not pre-recorded. The students loved the impressive
costumes and the different ways the actors moved on stage
to represent the animals. The giant elephant at the start of
the production was magnificent! The drumming, which was
provided by performers using traditional African skin
drums, was live in two of the Royal boxes at the side of the
audience and the dancers and performers even came right
out into the audience.
The English, Drama and Art departments are now enjoying
the opportunity to do work relating to the show, such as
writing reviews and making masks and shadow puppets.

Christmas Drama Festival 2012
On Sunday 9th December, the College students descended upon
the impressive Powell Theatre at the boys’ school to witness the
second annual ‘International College Christmas Drama Festival’.
After the success of last year’s festival, a similar format was
followed; 5 ten minute performances by the boarding houses
competing against each other.
This year saw Cheapside presenting ‘A Cheapside Christmas’;
Grosvenor showcased a specially written version of ‘Twas the night
before Christmas’; Mowat performed ‘A Mowat Christmas Carol’;
Kings brought their usual physical humour in Mr. Dalton’s sketch
‘Santa Gets the Sack’ and last year’s winners Westcott finished the
festival with their own version of ‘The Grinch’.
Mr Mark Cooper
Assistant House Tutor
SPRING VACATION COURSES 2013
For students aged between 13 and 17 years.
Week 1: Monday 1 April - Saturday 6 April inclusive Week 2: Sunday 7 April - Friday 12 April inclusive
Fees : £1100 per week
To include: tuition, all teaching materials, single or twin study bedrooms, all meals and snacks, sport and
recreational programme, examination practice, excursions.
IGCSE/GCSE REVISION COURSE
Students choose to revise two subjects per week from English Language, Mathematics, Biology, Physics,
Chemistry, Geography, History, Art, French and Business Studies. Please check the examination boards and
syllabus before applying so that we ensure we are able to assist the student.
22.5 hours tuition, plus over 6 hours supervised examinationpractice each week
Topic reviews and individual guidance, model question answers
Tuition in examination technique
ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE
30 lessons of 45 minutes each per week
Individual attention: maximum 8 students in a class, as with all our courses
Homework on 4 evenings per week to consolidate class work

New Dates for End of Academic Year
2012-2013
Please note the changes to the end of Spring and Summer Terms
Spring Term 2013
ARRIVAL DAY
Monday 07 January – new students (09.30 - 17.00 hrs)
Monday 07 January – returning students (14:00 – 22:00 hrs)
HALF-TERM
Friday 15 February (before 12:00 hrs) to
Sunday 24 February (14.00 - 22.00 hrs) inclusive
DEPARTURE DAY
Thursday 28 March (before 12.00 hrs)
(instead of Friday 29 March)
Summer Term 2013
Arrival Day
Sunday 21 April – returning students (14.00 – 22.00 hrs)
Monday 22 April – new students (12:00 – 17:00 hrs)
Speech Day
Friday 21 June
New Departure Day
Saturday 22 June (before 12.00 hrs)
or Friday 21 June
(if parents or guardians attend the College Speech Day Ceremony)
Please note that the above end of term dates do not apply to students who are sitting the GCSE Statistics examination
on Monday 24 June. They may leave the College directly after the examination or on Tuesday 25 June before 12 noon.
EXEAT DATES
Spring Term 2013
26/27 January
09/10 March
Summer Term 2013
04/05 May
Second week-end – flexible
Two weekend exeats per term are allowed (except Autumn Term during which three exeats weekends are allowed). It is
helpful if students choose the above dates for exeats. All exeats can commence from 12.10 hrs on Saturday. Students
must be back by early evening (approximately, 20.00 hrs) on Sunday. Prior permission must be obtained from the Senior
Housemaster/Housemistress by the previous Thursday. Exeats are not compulsory and students may remain at the College.
PERMISSION WILL ONLY BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS VISITING PARENTS,
FAMILY MEMBERS OR GUARDIANS (ALL AGED 25 YEARS AND OVER).

Term Dates
2013-2014
AUTUMN TERM, 2013
ARRIVAL DAY Tuesday 03 September – new students (from 09.30 – 17.00)
Wednesday 04 September – returning students (14.00 - 22.00 hrs)
HALF-TERM Friday 25 October (before 12.00 hrs) to
Sunday 03 November (14.00 - 22.00 hrs) inclusive
DEPARTURE DAY Friday 13 December (before 12.00 hrs)
SPRING TERM, 2014
ARRIVAL DAY Wednesday 08 January – new students (09.30 - 17.00 hrs)
Wednesday 08 January – returning students (14:00 – 22:00 hrs)
HALF-TERM Friday 14 February (before 12:00 hrs) to
Sunday 23 February (14.00 - 22.00 hrs) inclusive
DEPARTURE DAY Friday 28 March (before 12.00 hrs)
SUMMER TERM, 2014
ARRIVAL DAY Tuesday 22 April– returning students (14.00 – 22.00 hrs)
Tuesday 22 April – new students (12:00 – 17:00 hrs)
SPEECH DAY Thursday 26 June *
DEPARTURE DAY Friday 27 June (before 12.00 hrs)*
or Thursday 26 June* (if parents or guardians attend the College Speech Day Ceremony)
* Date dependent on Public Examination Timetable.
EXEAT DATES 2013-2014
Autumn Term
28/29 September
Second exeat – flexible
23/24 November
Spring Term
25/26 January
08/09 March
Summer Term
03/04 May
Second week-end – flexible
Two weekend exeats per term are allowed (except Autumn Term during which three exeats weekends are allowed). It is helpful if
students choose the above dates for exeats. All exeats can commence from 12.10 hrs on Saturday. Students must be back by early
evening (approximately, 20.00 hrs) on Sunday. Prior permission must be obtained from the Senior Housemaster/Housemistress
by the previous Thursday. Exeats are not compulsory and students may remain at the College.
PERMISSION WILL ONLY BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS VISITING PARENTS,
FAMILY MEMBERS OR GUARDIANS (ALL AGED 25 YEARS AND OVER).
International College, Sherborne School, Newell Grange, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4EZ, UK
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