Weekends Autumn 2024

Autumn Term 2024 WEEKENDS AT TEDDIES

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WARDEN’S INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Autumn Term at St Edward’s. The start of the new academic year is an exciting

Our location in Oxford, the educational capital of the world, is an extraordinary advantage: it offers countless opportunities for independence and inspiration. The museums, galleries, libraries, and colleges of the city centre are just five minutes from the School by bicycle or by bus. Oxford’s history is the theme for the annual Shell Treasure Hunt on the first weekend of the term. You will also find in the centre of this booklet our recommendations for places to visit in Oxford and the events and exhibitions this term which you might like to explore as a family. Whether your children are by themselves or with you, whether they are staying in to enjoy an event at School or heading out to experience Oxford, whether they are spending time in a museum, talking with friends in a café, taking in a film at the cinema or just soaking up the atmosphere on a Sunday afternoon, weekends at Teddies are special. I hope that you and your children enjoy them this term. Alastair Chirnside

time for all of us at Teddies,

as we look ahead to a year of learning, opportunity, friendship and fun. It is also a time for making plans, and that is the purpose of this brochure about weekends at Teddies. We hope you enjoy looking through it, anticipating the wide range of exciting events to come this term and perhaps adding some of them to your diary. Weekend events at Teddies not only offer pupils the chance for further engagement in the co-curriculum, they also give families a chance to take part in school life by attending events which bring our community together. Join us on the playing fields for the annual Steeplechase, in the Olivier Hall for Our House (this year’s dance musical), or in Chapel for the festive Carol Services which mark the end of term and the beginning of the Christmas holidays.

Notes on the Weekend Programme All Chapel services and activities are open to families.

Sports fixtures are listed online; see the website for full calendar details. Exhibitions in The North Wall are open 12.00 – 4.00pm on Saturday (closed to the public on Sunday; pupils may visit the Gallery at any time). For weekday opening hours visit the website. stedwardsoxford.org | thenorthwall.com

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER Sport Rugby v Reading Blue Coat Hockey v Hawks Geneva, Switzerland Zorbing Evening Fourth and Fifth Forms 7.30 – 9.30pm Fields Shell Team Challenge 7.50 – 9.00pm Quad Side and Field Side Lower Sixth Group Dinner 8.00 – 9.30pm Dining Hall The Society of Wood Engravers’ 86th Annual Exhibition Football v Bradfield Badminton v Rugby Final day of CERN Physics Trip

SUNDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER Lower Sixth Film Day 10.00am – 5.00pm Shell History Treasure

Hunt in Oxford 10.00am – 1.00pm

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES The Society of Wood Engravers’ 86th Annual Exhibition The North Wall The Society of Wood Engravers returns to The North Wall Gallery for its annual touring exhibition, featuring original prints from some of the finest printmakers from the United Kingdom and overseas. The Society of Wood Engravers’ 86th Annual Exhibition will be on display in The North Wall Gallery from 3rd – 28th September. Free entry

The North Wall See details opposite

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER Sport Rugby v Merchant Taylors’ Hockey v Pangbourne Hockey v Downe House Hockey v Marlborough Badminton v MCS Squash v Rugby Football v Sherborne

JCR Karaoke Night Shell, Fourth and Fifth Forms 7.30 – 9.00pm Willows Lower Sixth Social

8.30 – 10.00pm Cooper’s Café

The Tiger Lillies: Come On Down

8.00 – 10.00pm The North Wall See details opposite SUNDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER Our House rehearsal

2.00 – 6.00pm Drama Studio Dance Rehearsal

6.00 – 9.00pm Dance Studio Compline by Candlelight

9.10pm Chapel

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER

The Tiger Lillies: Come On Down

8.00 – 10.00pm The North Wall

Post-punk pioneers The Tiger Lillies are on tour having released their new album, Lessons in Nihilism. They use their unique blend of cabaret, anarchic opera and gypsy music to explore the meaninglessness and absurdity

of existence. Tickets £27 SUNDAY

15TH SEPTEMBER Compline by Candlelight

9.10pm Chapel

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER Sport Rowing – Isis Sculls Rugby v MCS Hockey v Stowe Squash v Abingdon Football v Lord Wandsworth Badminton v Feather Badminton Club Headliner: Cabaret Comedy Fest 7.30 – 9.00pm Olivier Hall See details opposite Lower Sixth Social After the show Cooper’s Café Kendall House Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall

SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER CCF and Life Skills Field Weekend 8.00am (returning Monday 23rd September, 6.00pm) Compline by Candlelight 9.10pm, Chapel EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER Kendall House Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall Headliner: Cabaret Comedy Fest 7.30 – 9.00pm Olivier Hall MC Ada Campe introduces Card Ninja and other acts for an evening of uproarius fun SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER Compline by Candlelight 9.10pm, Chapel

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STEEPLECHASE AND LEAVE WEEKEND THURSDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER Coffee for Lower Sixth Parents 10.00am, Willows Lower Sixth Parents

Lower Sixth Parents ‘Meet the Tutor’ 11.00am, Big School Shell Parents ‘Meet the Tutor’ 10.10am, Big School Coffee for Shell Parents 10.30am, Willows Shell Parents Academic Briefing 11.00am, Olivier Hall

Academic Briefing 10.30am, Olivier Hall

Lunch for Parents and Guardians 11.30am – 12.30pm

Willows and the Christie Quad Autumn Parents Briefing (all year groups) 12.30 – 1.30pm, Olivier Hall

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SUNDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER Sport Rowing – Chester and Wallingford Long Distance Sculls – Seniors Dance Show Rehearsals 6.00 – 9.00pm, Dance Studio EVENTS FOR PARENTS SUNDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER Parents’ Prayers 8.30pm, Cooper’s Café

The School Steeplechase 2.00 – 4.00pm Lower 2 and Martyrs Pavilion Sixth Form: 2.00pm Fifth Form: 2.15pm Fourth Form and the Shell: 3.00pm Steeplechase Tea 2.00 – 4.00pm, Martyrs Pavilion Leave Weekend From approximately 4.00pm EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER Sport Rowing – Chester and Wallingford Long Distance Sculls – Seniors

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER Sport Sailing – BSDRA Midlands Championship Rowing – Reading Small Boats Head – J16s and Seniors Rugby v Clifton College Hockey v Bloxham Hockey v Cheltenham Hockey v Marlborough Badminton v Downe House Badminton v Oratory Squash v Stowe Paul Kilsby: The Pensive Image The North Wall See details opposite Trampolining Shell, Fourth and Fifth Forms 7.00 – 9.45pm Jump Inc Bicester Lower Sixth in Oxford 7.00 – 9.45pm

Homeless Oxfordshire Sleepout Night 9.00pm until 9am on 6th October The Quad, Big School, Cooper’s Café and Chapel Apsley House Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER Oxford International Chamber Music Recital 8.00 – 9.30pm Olivier Hall Compline by Candlelight

9.10pm Chapel

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SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER Paul Kilsby: The Pensive Image The North Wall Paul Kilsby is an artist, writer and lecturer specialising in fine art photography and this exhibition is part of this year’s Oxford Science and Ideas Festival. Kilsby’s photographs, in their different ways, allude to the complex ways in which art and science co-exist, sometimes sharing a single vision while at others occupying a much more ambivalent and uncertain dialogue. His ‘Unnatural Histories’ series features meticulously constructed tableaux using taxidermy specimens and in ‘Geometria’ EVENTS FOR FAMILIES

SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER Compline by Candlelight

9.10pm Chapel

he explores the belief, held by many in the West since the time of Plato, that underpinning reality are certain timeless mathematical shapes and structures. Paul Kilsby: The Pensive Image will be on display in The North Wall Gallery from 2nd – 19th October. Free entry

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER Sport Sailing – RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championship Rowing – Pairs Head – Seniors Rugby v Oundle Hockey v Tudor Hall Hockey v Rugby Badminton v Cheltenham Ladies’ College Badminton v Oratory Badminton v Bradfield Squash v Cheltenham Ladies’ College Shell Plays Rehearsals 4.30 – 6.30pm Olivier Hall The Shell Plays 7.30 – 9.00pm Olivier Hall Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time

SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER Sport Sailing – RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championship Oxford Half Marathon: Water Station Volunteering 7.00am – 1.00pm Summertown Our House Rehearsal 11.00am – 4.30pm Drama Studio Ballet Recital Rehearsal

5.00 – 9.00pm Dance Studio Senior Music Award Holders’ Evening 7.30 – 9.15pm

Recital Room, Music School Compline by Candlelight

9.10pm Chapel

7.30 – 10.00pm The North Wall See details opposite

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER The Shell Plays 7.30 – 9.00pm Olivier Hall Ed Byrne: Tragedy Plus Time Mark Twain once said that ‘comedy is tragedy plus time’. Ed Byrne returns to The North Wall with his hit show, to test Twain’s formula by mining the most tragic event in his life for laughs. Tickets £32 7.30 – 10.00pm The North Wall

SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER Senior Music Award Holders’ Evening 7.30 – 9.15pm Recital Room, Music School Compline by Candlelight

9.10pm Chapel

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OXFORD LIFE

Permit Room Legendary Indian restaurant Dishoom is coming to Oxford this autumn, opening Permit Room on New Inn Hall Street. Inspired by the permit rooms of 1960s and 1970s Bombay, the eatery will serve snacks, curries and sharing platters. Feast on samosas, matar paneer, daal and cheese naan whilst local DJs spin the decks. Permit Room, North Bailey House, New Inn Hall Street

Modern Art Oxford Modern Art Oxford reopens in October following a transformational refurbishment by RIBA-award-winning practice, David Kohn Architects. A new ground floor gallery will be a permanent home for changing displays showcasing the creative activities of the local community and the expanded Creative Space will host studio sessions, workshops and short courses.

Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street

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Money Talks: Art, Society and Power at the Ashmolean This major new exhibition will feature over 100 objects, including work from artists Andy Warhol, Grayson Perry, Banksy and Paula Stevens-Hoare who use money itself as a medium for political commentary and satire. Alongside these artworks a range of money including Roman, Chinese and Islamic coins, Art Nouveau banknotes, and the artwork for Charles III’s currency will be on display. Money has been a popular theme in art – from greed and prejudice to plenitude and happiness, artists have long explored and commented upon the balance between power and wealth, using money artistically in novel ways. Money Talks will be at the Ashmolean from 9th August 2024 – 5th January 2025

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SATURDAY 2ND NOVEMBER Sport House Rugby Hockey v Kimbolton Badminton v Abingdon Ballet Recital Dress Rehearsal 6.00 – 9.00pm The North Wall Bowling Evening Shell, Fourth and Fifth Forms EVENTS FOR PUPILS 6.30 – 10.00pm Kassam Stadium Lower Sixth Social 8.30 – 10.00pm Cooper’s Café Sing’s House Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall

SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER Ballet Recital

Dress Rehearsal 12 noon – 3.00pm The North Wall Ballet Recital: Performance 1 4.00 – 5.30pm The North Wall Ballet Recital: Performance 2 8.00 – 9.30pm The North Wall Fireworks Night

7.00 – 8.00pm Teddies’ Fields Compline by Candlelight

9.10pm Chapel

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 2ND NOVEMBER Sing’s House Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall SUNDAY 3RD NOVEMBER Ballet Recital: Performance 1 4.00 – 5.30pm The North Wall

Ballet Recital: Performance 2 8.00 – 9.30pm The North Wall Fireworks Night 7.00 – 8.00pm Teddies’ Fields Compline by Candlelight

9.10pm Chapel

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER Sport Rugby v Haileybury Hockey v Wellington Badminton v Radley Squash v Oratory Cheltenham Ladies’ College Badminton Tournament – Girls U16 and Seniors County Netball Tournament – U14s, U16s and U19s Headliner: Tom Brace:

SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER Remembrance Sunday: Concert Band rehearsal Recital Room CCF Parade 9.30am – 1.00pm Wolvercote Concert Band play in Wolvercote and Wytham 10.30am – 12.30pm Our House rehearsal 2.00 – 8.00pm Olivier Hall Rehearsals for the Chamber Concert 4.00 – 6.00pm The Music School The Chamber Concert 7.30 – 9.15pm Recital Room Compline by Candlelight 9.10pm, Chapel and warm-up 9.00 – 10.00am

The Ride 4D 7.30 – 8.45pm The North Wall See details opposite Lower Sixth Social After the show Cooper’s Café Mac’s House Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER Headliner: Tom Brace: The Ride 4D 7.30 – 8.45pm The North Wall Stage magician Tom Brace will be recreating his Edinburgh Festival show live in The North Wall, a world-first experience using 3D technology combined with magic. SUNDAY 10TH NOVEMBER Remembrance Sunday: CCF Parade 9.30am – 1.00pm Wolvercote Concert Band play in Wolvercote and Wytham 10.30am – 12.30pm The Chamber Concert 7.30 – 9.15pm Recital Room Compline by Candlelight 9.10pm, Chapel

LEAVE WEEKEND Begins at 1.05pm on Friday 15th November SATURDAY 16TH NOVEMBER Rowing – GB Trials – Seniors Our House tech rehearsal 10.00am – 6.00pm Olivier Hall SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER Our House tech rehearsal 10.00am – 8.00pm Olivier Hall

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER Sport Rowing – RBCS Fixture Rugby v Bedford Modern Cinema Night in Oxford Shell, Fourth and Fifth Forms 7.00 – 10.30pm Lower Sixth in Oxford 7.00 – 9.45pm Our House – Performance 7.30 – 10.00pm Olivier Hall See details opposite Cowell’s House Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall Hockey v Bromsgrove Badminton v Bloxham

SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER Sport Rowing – Fours Head of the River – Seniors Junior Music Award Holders’ Evening 7.30 – 9.15pm Recital Room Compline by Candlelight

9.10pm Chapel

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SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER Our House – Performance 7.30 – 10.00pm Olivier Hall Join us for the final performance of Our House , a musical with music and lyrics by the iconic British band Madness. Set in Camden Town in the 1980s we follow the story of Joe Casey, the choices he makes and how they affect his future. On the night of his sixteenth birthday Joe takes Sarah, the girl of his dreams, out for a romantic evening. On a whim, he breaks into a new building development near his house to show Sarah the view over north London. When the police come, Joe faces a tough decision: to run, or give himself up. It is at this point that the story splits in two as we follow the fortunes, and misfortunes, of Good Joe and Bad Joe. SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER Junior Music Award Holders’ Evening 7.30 – 9.15pm Recital Room Compline by Candlelight EVENTS FOR FAMILIES

9.10pm Chapel

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 30TH NOVEMBER Sport Rowing – Hampton Small Boats Head Rugby v Lord Wandsworth Hockey v Cheltenham Badminton v Bradfield Squash v Cheltenham College JCR Night Shell, Fourth and Fifth Forms 7.30 – 9.00pm Willows Upper Sixth Christmas Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall Lower Sixth Christmas Social

SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER Sport Rowing – Wallingford Head – Seniors Chapel Choir Rehearsal 2.00 – 3.30pm Chapel Carols on the Stairs: Sixth Form Chapel Choir and Guests 7.30 – 8.00pm Warden’s House The Choir Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall

8.30 – 10.00pm Cooper’s Café

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SUNDAY 1ST DECEMBER Carol Services for Parents, Friends and OSE 4.00pm and 6.00pm Chapel Mince pies and mulled wine served in Willows from 5.00 – 6.00pm Kick off the festive season with a service of Lessons and Carols, held by candlelight in Teddies’ historic chapel.

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS FRIDAY 6TH DECEMBER The School Carol Service and Ad Itinerarium 4.00 – 5.15pm Oliver Hall End of Term Begins at 5.15pm

Art and History of Art Trip to New York Seville Rowing Camp – Seniors Malaysia Netball Tour

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Cabaret Comedy Fest

Families Kendall House Dinner

Lower Sixth Social Kendall House Dinner

Pupils Cabaret Comedy Fest

SAT 21ST SEPTEMBER

Families Compline by Candlelight

Pupils Our House Rehearsal Dance Rehearsal Compline by Candlelight

Pupils JCR Karaoke Night Lower Sixth Social SUN 15TH SEPTEMBER

Hunt in Oxford SAT 14TH SEPTEMBER

Shell History Treasure

Pupils Lower Sixth Film Day

Dinner SUN 8TH SEPTEMBER

Pupils Zorbing Lower Sixth Group

SAT 7TH SEPTEMBER

THE WEEKENDS

Families The Shell Plays

The Shell Plays

Pupils Shell Plays Rehearsals

SAT 12TH OCTOBER

Families Compline by Candlelight

Pupils Compline by Candlelight

SUN 6TH OCTOBER

Sleepout Night Apsley House Dinner

Homeless Oxfordshire

Pupils Trampolining Lower Sixth in Oxford

SAT 5TH OCTOBER

Families Compline by Candlelight

Weekend Compline by Candlelight

Pupils CCF and Life Skills Field

SUN 22ND SEPTEMBER

Families Ballet Recitals Fireworks Night Compline by Candlelight

Ballet Recitals Fireworks Night Compline by Candlelight

Pupils Ballet Recital Dress Rehearsal

Families Sing’s House Dinner SUN 3RD NOVEMBER

Sing’s House Dinner

Bowling Evening Lower Sixth Social

Pupils Ballet Recital Dress Rehearsal

SAT 2ND NOVEMBER

Families Senior Music Award Holders’ Evening Compline by Candlelight

Senior Music Award Holders’ Evening Compline by Candlelight

Pupils Our House Rehearsal Ballet Recital Rehearsal

SUN 13TH OCTOBER

Lower Sixth in Oxford

Pupils Cinema Night in Oxford

SAT 23RD NOVEMBER

Wytham The Chamber Concert Compline by Candlelight

Band in Wolvercote and

Families Remembrance Sunday: CCF Parade and Concert

Rehearsals The Chamber Concert Compline by Candlelight

Wytham Our House Rehearsal Chamber Concert

Band in Wolvercote and

Remembrance Sunday: CCF Parade and Concert

Pupils Concert Band Rehearsal

Families Headliner: Tom Brace SUN 10TH NOVEMBER

Lower Sixth Social Mac’s House Dinner

Pupils Headliner: Tom Brace

SAT 9TH NOVEMBER

Families Carol Services

The Choir Dinner

Carols on the Stairs

Pupils Chapel Choir Rehearsal

Social SUN 1ST DECEMBER

Dinner Lower Sixth Christmas

Pupils JCR Night Upper Sixth Christmas

SAT 30TH NOVEMBER

Families Junior Music Award Holders’ Evening Compline by Candlelight

Pupils Junior Music Award Holders’ Evening Compline by Candlelight

Families Our House – Performance SAT 24TH NOVEMBER

Our House – Performance Cowell’s House Dinner

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