New College School

Thanks so much to Oxford's internationally acclaimed a ca****la group Out Of The Blue, who wowed the boys with a surprise assembly. What a wonderful way to start the day! 👏👏👏🎼🕺

Huge thanks to Oxford Spires Academy and Cheney School for a fantastic inter-schools debate! Thoughtfully crafted views, confidently presented under the guidance of
New College, Oxford undergrads. Well done, all, and congratulations to the winners, Cheney!

Tickets now on sale for our Christmas concert on Sunday 11 December, 7pm at New College, Oxford chapel. A special concessionary rate is available for NCS parents, and children go free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ncs-christmas-concert-tickets-445105902737

https://youtu.be/d5ZHe_1hWFo

Join us for evensong at 5:45pm today, with music including Howells' Gloucester Service and Leighton's Antiphon.

Our year 5 choristers will be formally inducted into the choir, receiving their surplices!

Many thanks to all our families for a bumper collection of donations for the Oxford Community Emergency Foodbank!

Our next open morning is on Saturday 8th October. Book your place now to view the school - rated "excellent" by the ISI - and find out more about an outstanding education in the heart of Oxford! www.newcollegeschool.org/open-days

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New College mourns the death of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

We ended Trinity 2022 in a week packed with sports day, the Year 8 Shakespeare reading under the Harry Potter tree in New College, Oxford, the leavers' concert, the pre-prep play and prizegiving. Well done, all, on your brilliant achievements throughout the term, and enjoy your well-deserved summer break! 👏👏👏

With the beautiful, and apt, globe by Luke Jerram turning overhead, Year 8 returned to the pre-pandemic venue of University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford for their leavers' concert. It was a heartening celebration of the talents which they have developed during their time at NCS. Well done, all!

Huge thanks to Sir Robert McAlpine for an excellent masterclass. Year 8 learned all about the stages of building design and construction involved in the New College, Oxford Gradel Quadrangles project, the different roles in the construction industry, and designed and built their own towers!

Our latest Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) report has been published, and we're delighted the school has again been rated as ‘excellent’ in all areas -- the highest grading possible. The inspectors noted the 'excellent', 'outstanding', and 'exceptional' outcomes for the children throughout the school. The full report can be read at https://www.newcollegeschool.org/ncs-reviews

The New College School bear is off on an adventure, travelling to Nepal to visit one of our partner schools, The Yearley Trust - Nepal Nalang Academy!

The choristers gave their final performance of Hilary term with Choir of New College Oxford last night, in the spectacular setting of Oxford University Museum of Natural History 🦖🦕

Alongside the usual buzz of school activity, we've enjoyed a host of performances to bring Hilary term to a close. From the spring concert and poetry recitals in Pre-Prep, and the Year 5 and 6 French play, to the first gig by the Year 7 and 8 band, and a beautiful Words and Music service in New College Chapel. Well done, all, on your fantastic efforts this term. Enjoy your well-deserved break, and we'll see you back in Trinity!

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New College School Foundation Stone

On Wednesday 16 March, a memorable moment in the progress of the new Gradel Quad was reached as the Chaplain blessed the foundation stone of the school at a special service.

The school service was attended by pupils, teachers, parents and donors, who heard addresses from the Senior Tutor and the Warden, highlighting the long interconnected history of School and College. The stone will be laid in place by the Warden on Wykeham Day in June.

We've had a brilliant time celebrating with the NCS SHTEAM Festival! The children have enjoyed looking at 'the natural world' in all areas of the curriculum, with workshops on invertebrates, evolution, falconry and fossils; talks from experts in primatology, palaeontology, glaciers, historic gardens and conservation; and visits to New College, Oxford, University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum, and Oxford University Museum of Natural History 😀👨‍🔬🦅🦎🌿

This year's SHTEAM festival on 'the natural world' kicked off today, with a visit from the excellent Millets Farm Falconry Centre. Pupils were fascinated to hear the story of the owl's call, and how vultures help with wildlife conservation!

We've had a wonderful , sharing our favourite writers, illustrators, stories and characters, playing literary quizzes in the Library and, of course, dressing up (including the SLT!)

At the close of charity week the boys have totted up the takings from their fundraising activities, including cake sales, magic shows, and the toilet-themed 'chicken chuck', and have raised almost £800 for Toilet Twinning. Well done, all!

Year 2 hopped around the corner to Oxford University Museum of Natural History for a fascinating workshop on skeletons. They learnt all about the different types and functions of skeletons, and then searched for examples throughout the museum!

We're delighted to be supporting Toilet Twinning during this term's charity week, kicking off today with the bake off competition and cake sale! 👍🍰👨‍🍳

Congratulations to former NCS pupils Christopher, Thomas and Lyndon, who worked across their senior schools on the fantastic
University of Southampton . 2760 teams took part, so they did especially well to win the IBM prize. Well done, all! https://bit.ly/3LrVl5J

Year 1 had a great time at Oxford Castle & Prison yesterday, where they climbed the tower, explored the crypt, and learnt all about the fascinating history of the castle and prison!

Oxford Preservation Trust

Year 6 are continuing their study of 's 'Animal Farm' today with a play reading and film study 🐖🐄🐎🐑

Reception enjoyed a wonderful talk this week on . Huge thanks to our parent helpers, who made learning about the celebrations so much fun! 😀🌛🐯

Year 5 & 6 visited Bletchley Park today to discover the fascinating story of the incredible people and machines working there during WWII.

This week's vibrant festivities mark the close of another excellent term. Well done, all, have a wonderful Christmas break and we'll see you again in Hilary! 👏👏👏🎄

Christmas Carol Service 5 December 4.00pm

Christmas Carol Service 5 December 4.00pm A Service of Readings and Music for Christmas sung by the clerks and choristers of New College Choir

Congratulations to former chorister, Hugh Cutting on winning first prize at the Kathleen Ferrier Awards!

Having been a chorister at New College, Hugh went on to St John's College, Cambridge where he was a choral scholar, and then to the Royal College of Music.

Hugh is the first ever countertenor to win this extremely prestigious award.

Well done, Years 7 & 8, on your outstanding performance of 'Julius Caesar' this week! 🎭👏👏👏

The whole school gathered in chapel at New College, Oxford this morning for our service. Many thanks to James Hodgson, Headmaster of Bedford School, for a very moving address on sacrifice and gratitude.

Charity Week has been a hive of activity, with games, the cake competition, staff v pupils basketball, and the bring & buy sale raising over £1200 for Afso Oxfordshire! https://www.afso.org.uk/

Pre-Prep are having a fantastic Question Explore Discover day on 'the world at my feet'. They've been thinking about what they would love to do in the future, and how they might achieve their aim to be an explorer, astronaut, vet or headmaster!

Charity Week kicked off early with Mr B's press-up challenge, fundraising for Scotty's Little Soldiers. The whole school cheered him on to complete his daily 100 press-ups, with all the pupils and staff joining in for the final stretch! 😀👏👏👏

Big thanks to Sir Robert McAlpine for a brilliant talk on site safety at the David Kohn Architects development for New College, Oxford. The children were full of enthusiastic questions, and love their hi-vis vests!

We're celebrating some wonderful beginnings, with all new pupils admitted to the New College, Oxford foundation, and the Year 5 & 6 choristers now singing in their surplices in Choir of New College Oxford!

Evensong for the 19th Sunday after Trinity, with surplicing of choristers

Evensong for the 19th Sunday after Trinity, with surplicing of choristers Evensong sung by the clerks and choristers of New College Choir:Byrd ResponsesStanford, Evening Canticles in CPurcell, Rejoice in the Lord alway

**For the first time since March 2020, New College is opening its doors for choral services!**

All are welcome from this Sunday. To see the schedule, visit our website page: https://www.newcollegechoir.com/choralservices