the wellington college year book 2010/2011
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aspirational
aptitudes
the bursar’s vision
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Intellectual
Interpreting
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ellington has seen a tremendous change over the last
five years. Pupil numbers
have grown by over 50%;
the College has gone fully
co-educational; results and reputation have
soared and the Wellington family of schools
has been founded.
All of this is being achieved within a framework model of human development called the
‘Eight Aptitudes’. Depicted diagrammatically
here, this essentially reflects a view that the
areas of development for a child can be helpfully categorised into eight different areas and
that unless each area is developed and flourishes to some disagree, the individual won’t
flourish to their full potential.
Looking
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Seeing
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well-being
So how does this find concrete expression
in what has gone on and is planned for the
next few years??
In terms of physical changes, the College
has built a new Modern Languages centre,
focused clearly on the linguistic aptitude.
We have opened a social area called the
v&a, used by pupils and staff and visitors, right
at the heart of College. This is often used to
display cultural artefacts such as paintings and
sculpture created by the pupils.
Building works start in Summer 2011 to
transform the under-used Library into a space
that, using digital media, will bring to life the
power of the internet and new technologies
for learning and collaboration.
We would like to be able to transform
the Quad between these two spaces, and
the Chapel, to create an area that encourages peaceful and contemplative thinking and
engagement.
At the centre of this we would love to have
a statue of Copenhagen, Wellington’s horse,
as a constant reminder of the College’s core
values and history.
Outside of the core College buildings,
and reflecting a growing internationalism in
outlook, we are close to securing funding for
a new Mandarin Centre. The timing of this will
fit perfectly with the opening of Wellington
College Tianjin for the academic year 2011/12.
This wonderful new building—reminiscent
of College in every aspect—will start with
over 200 pupils and expects to grow rapidly to