Boarders Viewpoints
A typical day for a Year 8 boarder
“At 7.00 a.m. I get up and have a
shower. I then have to do my boarders
jobs. When these are done, I go down to
breakfast. When we have finished
breakfast we go and tidy our dorm before going down to school.
Once at school, we have
registration and assembly and then into our first two lessons. After we have had lessons, we have a 20
minute break in the Year 8 Common Room.
Then we have one more lesson and a prep session, then lunch. During lunch break, we have to complete our
Year 8 duties. In the afternoon, the
girls may go up to the Marine Camp for hockey.
When we get back from the camp, we have afternoon break and 20 minutes
free time”. Hannah Kenyon
“I wake up and have a shower
because I board. We have breakfast – we
have a wonderful choice of things to eat.
We come to school and have the register.
We have a couple of lessons then we do fun stuff- games! Then I go up to
the boarding house at 5.00 p.m. with lots of prep. We then play games and then
after tea we have another prep session.
At 7.00 p.m. we have free time until 8.30 p.m. and I go to bed at 9.00
p.m.” Ezra Rice
Butler
“I am a boarder and I like it very
much. We wake up at 7.00 a.m. We get dressed and do our jobs. After our jobs, we go down to breakfast, then
back up to brush our teeth before going to school. We start lessons at 9.00 a.m. The best lesson
is games and we have been on a rugby and hockey tour to Edinburgh.
Because we are in Year 8, we get a common room, which is really good”. Jake
Collinson
Boarders’
Duties
All of the boarders share daily duties. For the seniors, this includes opening up the
classrooms in the mornings and ensuring that the library and IT room are clean
and tidy and ready for use. For the
juniors, they must assist with laying up breakfast things and tidying away the
trolley afterwards and keeping the common room tidy. All boarders are
responsible for ensuring that the showers are clean following use in the
morning, and that the games cupboard is kept tidy. There is a weekly rota for each job.