Latest School News

The following is a list of news recently published.

	West’s Gift Annual Chess Competition On Sunday 5th February the first round of the annual West’s Gift Chess Competition, which begun just over 10 years ago, took place in dining hall. Read More »
	Bluecoat Concert Not to be put off by a recent fall of snow and plummeting temperatures, over 100 young musicians from CH braved the weather to travel up to London to St John’s Smith Square Read More »
	Arctic Adventures Dr T A Clarke battled ice and snow on Sunday 5th February, 2012 to talk to pupils at CH about his Arctic Adventures. Read More »
	Fives Success Fives Coach Mr Edward Hatton is delighted to report Christ’s Hospital’s success in the inaugural South Eastern Regional Fives Championships at Tonbridge. Read More »
	Musical Accompaniment for Barns Green Half Marathon This year’s Barns Green Half Marathon, with an expected 2,000 runners, will pass through the magnificent grounds of Christ’s Hospital School Read More »
	Chartwells EHO Visit Horsham District Council has joined ten other Sussex local authorities in introducing the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) scheme, providing consumers with information Read More »
	Horrible Histories Junior school children from across the county visited Christ’s Hospital on Tuesday, 24th January to participate in a matinee workshop on the topic of Tudor crime and punishment. Read More »
	Life in the RAF Christ’s Hospital’s RAF section of its CCF (Combined Cadet Force) welcomed Wing Commander David Wynn, Senior Careers Liaison Officer, and Pilot Officer, Charlie Nell, aged 20, to the school Read More »
	Top of the bench Four Christ’s Hospital pupils on 19th January attended the regional heats of the RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry) Top of the Bench Competition at Roedean School. Read More »
	Award Winning Poet Jo Shapcott visits Christ’s Hospital Christ’s Hospital was delighted to welcome Jo Shapcott, award winning poet, to Christ’s Hospital on Thursday 19th January, 2012. Read More »
	U14 Rugby Team Reaches County Cup Semi-Final Christ’s Hospital u14 rugby team beat Brighton College to reach the semi-final of the Sussex county cup. Read More »
	Jake's Tour de France for the Teenage Cancer Trust Deputy Grecian Jake Hill (Maine B) is in training to cycle the 2161 miles of the famous Tour de France this summer. Read More »
	Stuart Confirms Place with Sussex Academy Christ's Hospital's fast bowler Stuart Whittingham (Grecians West) has clinched selection for the Sussex Cricket Club Academy for next season Read More »
	Renie is Outstanding Delegate at MUN Conference The newly established Model United Nations team attended their first conference at Benenden School in Kent this term, where they won an award for their contribution to debate. Read More »
	Big Band Concert is a Christmas Sellout! Jazz and Big Band music fans filled the theatre at the end of term for an evening of entertainment by the school's most accomplished young musicians and singers. Read More »
	Six Mathematicians Gain Gold Six Christ's Hospital students shone brightly in the Senior Maths Challenge, a national competition entered by young mathematicians at 4000 schools across the country. Read More »
	Carol Singing and Bell Ringing at Community Lunch The Court Room was a fine and festive setting for the Community Christmas Lunch on Thursday, 8th December. As well as a delicious turkey dinner, there was carol singing Read More »
	Re-gilding the King Specialist work to re-gild the famous statue of King Edward VI on the Wren Façade on the south side of Big School has recently been completed as part of a conservation project at Christ’s Hospital. Read More »
	Horsham Area Schools Badminton Competition Christ's Hospital pupils played a competitive badminton match for the first time in recent years after entering The Center Parcs National Schools Championships. Read More »
	Santa Played in by the Band at Southwater Father Christmas arrived at Southwater Christmas Festival this year escorted not by elves but by 27 members of the Christ's Hospital Band. Read More »
	Christ's Hospital Hosts Reaching Higher Games The Sussex Reaching Higher Games came to Christ's Hospital this term with a range of sports events for children and young people with disabilities. Read More »
	First Outing to Knole Park for Junior Runners In the picturesque setting of Knole Park, Sevenoaks, 48 Christ's Hospital runners competed in the Junior Knole Run for the very first time on Friday, 2nd December. Read More »
	Black History Fashion Show An exciting Fashion Show was hosted in Grecians Club as a continuance of Black History Month in the UK. Read More »
	CH Presents First Ever Lifetime Achievement Award On 23rd November Christ’s Hospital was proud to present its first ever Lifetime Achievement Award to John ‘Jack’ Doyle (PrepB, MdA 40-48). Read More »
	Down on the Farm On Friday, 18th November, the LE (Year 9) geographers set off to visit Weston’s Farm Read More »
	Flute Masterclass with Ian Clarke CH Flautists to work with internationally renowned flautist, Ian Clarke, for the day Read More »
	Pupils Plant Their Poppies in a Moving Act of Remembrance The Christ’s Hospital community gathered on Sunday, 13th November, to remember the 590 former pupils (Old Blues) who lost their lives in wartime. Read More »
	Living History Day A parade of Tudor Royals welcomed 80 Year 5 pupils and their teachers to Christ’s Hospital’s Living History Day on Thursday 13th October. Read More »
	CH Band Makes New Friends in Lord Mayor's Parade Thousands lined the London streets and watched the Christ's Hospital Band march in the procession for the Lord Mayor's Show Read More »
	Fireworks Stage a Sizzling Show There was plenty of whoosh and crackle over Big Side on Friday evening, 4th November, as the now traditional annual fireworks display provided a magnificent aerial spectacle Read More »
	Expedition Leads to John Lewis! Mhairi Potts-Wyatt (GE, Coleridge A) put her summer holidays to good use by completing her Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award Assessment and Expedition Read More »
	National Competition Success for Joel and Oscar Two Christ’s Hospital sixth formers have been recognised in The Times Stephen Spender Prize 2011, a national competition for Poetry in Translation. Read More »
	18 Choirs – 830 Singers – One Singing Competition 830 Christ’s Hospital pupils sang their hearts out in a bid to win the House Singing Competition on Friday, 14th October. Read More »
	"Great Teamwork" at CCF Biennial Inspection Christ’s Hospital Combined Cadet Force (CCF) carried out a range of exercises for the biennial inspection on Thursday 13th October. Read More »
	Victory for U14s at the JP Morgan Rugby Sevens On Sunday, 9th October, a squad of 13 players travelled to High Wycombe to compete against eight other teams in the JP Morgan-sponsored Sevens tournament. Read More »
	Unique History Lesson for "Evacuees" at Christ’s Hospital World War II history came alive at Christ’s Hospital on 6th October when eighty-four Year 5 and Year 6 pupils from Gossops Green Community Primary School, Crawley, caught the train from Ifield to Ch Read More »
	A Welcome to Five New Academic Heads of Department The new Heads of Department introduce themselves: Read More »
	Cross Country Runners Through to South East Regional Final Christ’s Hospital runners entered the ESAA Cross Country Cup for the first time this year at Ardingly College on 3rd of October. Read More »
	UN Under-Secretary General launches MUN Society Former UN Under-Secretary General Sir John Holmes recently visited Christ’s Hospital to launch the school’s new Model United Nations (MUN) Society. Read More »
	Guests Enjoy "A Taste of Sussex" Ashdown Partridge Pudding, Slipcote Cheese & Vegetable Crumble followed by Christ’s Hospital Apple & Quince Tart was on the menu for 160 guests who took lunch at the School Read More »
	Stuart Whittingham - Cricketing Success It has been a memorable cricketing summer for Stuart Whittingham (Grecians West) who crowned a successful season with selection for the Sussex CCC Academy. Read More »
	Dorset Field Trip to the Dunes On September 22nd the Grecian geographers went to Studland Bay, near Swanage, Dorset to complete a psammosere succession fieldwork project Read More »
	Christ’s Hospital Pupils Bring Cheer to the City of London Hundreds of delighted spectators lined the route and cheered as over 400 Christ's Hospital pupils, led by the School's famous Band, marched through the City of London Read More »
	St Matthew’s Day, 23rd September 2011 Read More »
	Bart Plays at the Proms Grecian Bart Callaghan (17) was seen on BBC TV playing double bass at the Proms in The Royal Albert Hall this summer. Read More »