Rhubarb 2017

16 ST EDWARD’S r h u b a r b

ATeddies Timeline

Gwendy Davenport (Fourth Form, Avenue)

and now I view it in a different light. I think all pupils at Teddies should learn more about its interesting history and be inspired by its former pupils. It’s great to know that so many people were in exactly the same position as we are now, and went on to do so many amazing things. Overall, I’m so glad I chose the topic I did, and am looking forward to learning even more about the School and its community in my next few years at Teddies. Gwendy would like to thank the following OSE for their support of her project: George Fenton (C, 1963-1967) Patrick Lyster-Todd (D, 1968-1972) Christopher McCrum (C, 1976-1978) The School is now home to 12 boarding Houses, following the establishment of Jubilee in 2012, which moved into its permanent new residence on the Field Side in 2013. A Cowell’s, B Sing’s, C Field House, D Macnamara’s, E Apsley, F Tilly’s, G Segar’s, H Kendall, J Oakthorpe, K Corfe, M Avenue, N Jubilee Georgina Dennis (D, 1986-1988) Maxine Mackintos h (D, 2006-2011)

In the Fourth Form, every pupil completes the Warden’s Project, which involves researching a topic of interest, and creating an artefact for discussion. Since I’m new to Teddies this year, I was sure I wanted to do something about the School and its history, but at this point, I wasn’t quite sure about my focus. After a lot of hard thought I decided to explore the OSE community. During my research I found lots of information online about the professional lives of OSE and contacted several OSE to have more personal anecdotes of their school life. This magazine, r h u b a r b , was also very helpful in discovering more about what people do when they leave School, and where their lives take them. I also wanted to learn more about the history of Teddies, so I talked to the School Archivist, Chris Nathan (G, 1954-1957) and gained a lot more information from him about how the School began and developed over time. I also sought help from the OSE department, who helped me with the logistical side of the project and contacting several OSE. From my research, I learnt many things, but what surprised me the most was how recently (in 1997) the school became fully co-educational. It was also really nice to hear that Teddies had the same friendly atmosphere years ago as it does

types of discipline! Today, like then, Teddies is a school with so many opportunities for the pupils like CCF, dance, music, sports, arts, and much more, and it is great to see that this hasn’t changed, but has grown. After I had completed my research, I began creating my artefact, a timeline of OSE and the School’s history. I called it ‘Teddies Timeline’ and included pictures and information about 13 different OSE, including Kenneth Grahame (1868-1875), George Fenton (C, 1963-1967), Georgina Dennis (D, 1986-1988), and Maxine Mackintosh (D, 2006-2011). Along the timeline, I added snippets of the School’s history and marked its key events, including moving the School to Summertown in 1871, and the opening of the first girls' House, Oakthorpe, in 1995. With my project I was able to learn a lot about the School’s history, but also a lot more about my peers and we all got to show our capabilities and interests in a creative way. The project was sometimes stressful, as we had a limited amount of time and we are so busy with all of our other School work and activities. I really enjoyed this project. It was very interesting to learn more about the School

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now, even though the teachers were apparently a lot stricter with different