DEVELOPMENT
‘ THE POWER OF PLAY ’ AT YORK ’ S FESTIVAL OF IDEAS
Adam Lea , Head of Drama at Pocklington School , delivered an interactive event at York ’ s Festival of Ideas 2021 , designed to ‘ reawaken our innate creativity through the power of play ’.
With audience members watching via YouTube , Adam took viewers on a fun and creative journey , challenging ideas of play and encouraging people to explore their creative potential .
CONTACT PREFERENCES FORM
The school is currently gathering consents to be able to contact more OPs about the Shape the Future Campaign and the 1514 Club .
If you have not already provided your contact preferences , please complete and return the form enclosed with this magazine .
Alternatively , please email Susan Kay at kays @ pocklingtonschool . com or call 01759 322626 for more information .
JOHN DOLMAN SOCIETY UPDATE
At Pocklington School we are deeply grateful to our benefactors and donors who have , over many years , supported the School . From those who helped us celebrate our Quincentenary in 2014 , to those who gave so generously to enable us to build the Art and Design Technology Centre and those who have given gifts to help pupils excel both in and out of the classroom . Their support has been extraordinary .
To officially recognise this generosity , in 2019 we created the John Dolman Society , exclusively for donors and benefactors to the School . Brian Fenwick-Smith ( 43-54 ) kindly agreed to become
President of the John Dolman Society and later that same year we welcomed members to our Commemoration of Benefactors Service , and to morning coffee with the Headmaster beforehand .
Whilst we have been unable to organise any events for the John Dolman Society since then , we have been keeping in touch with members to invite them to our virtual events and they have all received a copy of our JDS Annual Review . Plans are now being made for future events , which will start with the next Commemoration of Benefactors Service on Friday 18 February 2022 .
If you would like more information about the John Dolman Society , please email Susan Kay at kays @ pocklingtonschool . com or call 01759 322626 .
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POCKLINGTON SCHOOL
POCKLINGTON SCHOOL WELCOMES SUMMER CAMPS AND MORE
Pocklington School has been busy over the summer holidays welcoming guests from across the UK , as its facilities have been used by a wide range of different groups for camps and activities .
Trampoline club Pocklington Tornadoes ran two weeks of summer camps in the school sports hall and on the playing fields , which saw 75 children enjoying gymnastics , relay races , giant board games , obstacle courses , football , swimming and dodgeball , as well as learning trampoline skills . The camps are an extension of the weekly trampoline sessions which are available in term time and are run by OP John Chatterton ( 06-13 ).
John said : “ We are extremely grateful to Pocklington School for allowing us to use their fantastic facilities ! After a year of interrupted training due to the pandemic , it was great to have not only our members , but children from the Pocklington community , come together and spend a couple of weeks taking part in the many different activities we had to offer . I ’ d like to thank all the parents who trusted the club with the care of their children , as well as my amazing team of coaches who made our camps a huge success . We hope the children enjoyed the camps as much as we
did , and we can ’ t wait to run them again during the holidays next year !”
Educational workshop company , Grumpy Moose Ltd ., hosted a range of residential courses for young people . Focusing on art , creative writing , short film making , drama and dance , the workshops saw over fifty individuals stretch their creative imaginations and enjoy the chance to explore their passions and hobbies , developing new skills and making new friends over the five-day courses .
The popular Byas Academy , led by former Yorkshire Cricket Club Captain , David Byas , held their three annual residential sports camps at the school over the summer , for cricket , hockey , rugby and netball . With over 130 students in total in attendance , the groups enjoyed using the school ’ s 21 acres of grass pitches , two full size , sand dressed synthetic pitches and the cricket pavilion . As well as packed schedules , the camps featured a number of top international sportsmen and women supporting the coaching teams .
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