Weekends Summer 2024

Summer Term 2024 WEEKENDS AT TEDDIES

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Cover image: Painting by Haruno Watanabe Main image: The boys’ 1st VIII race at Henley last summer

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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. www.stedwardsoxford.org www.thenorthwall.com

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS

SATURDAY 20TH APRIL Sport

Tilly’s and Mac’s Charity Dinner 7.30 – 10.00pm, The Roe Reading Room and Dining Hall See details opposite What Are You Wearing? Until 4th May 2024

Sailing – British Schools Dinghy Racing Association Southern Championship Cricket v Rugby Cricket v Marlborough Athletics v Harrow Tennis v Downe House CCF Skydiving: Static Line – First Jump Course CCF Cadets in the Fifth and Sixth Form 6.00am – 9.00pm Netheravon Airfield Oakthorpe Upper Sixth Dinner 7.00 – 9.30pm In House

The North Wall See details opposite SUNDAY 21ST APRIL Sport

Rowing – GB U19 Trials, Seniors CCF Skydiving: Static Line –

First Jump Course CCF Cadets in the Fifth and Sixth Form 6.00am – 6.00pm Netheravon Airfield DofE Silver Canoe Training Day 8.30am – 5.00pm The Boathouse Cowell’s in Concert

Quiz and Pizza Night Shell, Fourth and Fifth Form 7.30 – 9.00pm Willows Lower Sixth Social Following the Quiz Night Cooper’s Cafe

7.00 – 10.00pm The North Wall See details opposite

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 20TH APRIL What Are You Wearing? The North Wall Fashion is one of the significant areas where each of us can clearly express our style and values but how do our personal choices impact our shared planet? What Are You Wearing? will showcase that there is no style compromise when it comes to choosing sustainable fashion. Be inspired by specially-styled mannequins from celebrated fashion stylist Bay Garnett, images from award-winning photographer Tom Craig and pre-loved clothing repurposed with natural dyes by textile designer Kate Turnbull. Free entry. Until 4th May 2024. Tilly’s and Mac’s Charity Dinner 7.30 – 10.00pm The Roe Reading Room and Dining Hall Join Tilly’s and Mac’s for an evening of food, music and spinning roulette wheels as the Dining Hall is transformed into a casino. All the money raised will be given to this year’s school charities. This event is for Tilly's and Mac's pupils and their families.

SUNDAY 21ST APRIL Cowell’s in Concert

7.00 – 10.00pm The North Wall

The boys of Cowell’s will take to the stage of The North Wall Theatre to showcase their many and varied musical talents. This event is for Cowell’s pupils and their families.

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 27TH APRIL Sport Cricket v Bradfield Cricket v Winchester Athletics v Marlborough Tennis v Oratory OX2 Collective: Festival Workshops 10.00am – 9.00pm The North Wall Lower Sixth in Oxford 7.00 – 10.00pm OX2 Collective: Performance of Sad Club 7.30 – 9.00pm

SUNDAY 28TH APRIL A Midsummer Night’s Dream Rehearsals 3.30 – 8.00pm Recital Room Compline by Candlelight

Cooper Lodge 9.10 – 9.45pm Chapel

The North Wall See details opposite Prefects’ Dinner 7.30 – 10.00pm Warden’s Garden Avenue Showcase 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall See details opposite

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SATURDAY 27TH APRIL OX2 Collective: Performance of Sad Club 7.30 – 9.00pm The North Wall The OX2 Collective perform Sad Club , a play by Luke Barnes commissioned by the National Theatre for the 2024 Connections Festival. This exciting piece of contemporary theatre uses monologues, duologues and songs to explore how we might go about tackling the things which stop us from being happy. Avenue Showcase 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall A celebration of the achievements of the pupils of Avenue, both in and out of the classroom, accompanied by tapas, cheese and biscuits. This event is for Avenue pupils and their families. SUNDAY 28TH APRIL Compline by Candlelight

DofE Silver Canoe Practice Expedition 8.30am, Friday 3rd May – 6.00pm, Sunday 5th May SATURDAY 4TH MAY Sport LEAVE WEEKEND

Sailing - British Schools Dinghy Racing Association Western Championship SUNDAY 5TH MAY Rowing – Wallingford Regatta, Seniors

Cooper Lodge 9.10 – 9.45pm Chapel

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS DofE Silver Practice Walking Expedition The Cotswolds 8.30am, Friday 10th May – 6.00pm, Sunday 12th May

Oxford Bach Choir: Come and Sing Day with John Rutter 11.00am – 4.45pm Olivier Hall See details opposite Cinema Night Shell, Fourth and Fifth Form 7.30 – 10.00pm The North Wall Lower Sixth Social 8.30 – 10.00pm Cooper’s Café Corfe House Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall SUNDAY 12TH MAY Sport Clay Pigeon Shooting at the 4.00 – 8.00pm Drama Studio Compline by Candlelight Jubilee and Kendall 9.10 – 9.45pm, Chapel Cotswold Clay Club Honk! rehearsals

SATURDAY 11TH MAY Sport Rowing – Nottingham City Regatta, J16 and Seniors Cricket v Stowe Tennis v Bloxham Tennis v Marlborough Golf v Bloxham Athletics – Teddies Fixture at Iffley Road

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES

SATURDAY 11TH MAY

Oxford Bach Choir: Come and Sing Day with John Rutter 11.00am – 4.45pm Olivier Hall

Singers from far and wide are invited to come and join composer John Rutter as he brings his very popular Singing Day to Teddies. Explore some of Rutter’s best-loved music in a series of workshops. Tickets are available to purchase via oxfordbachchoir.org SUNDAY 12TH MAY Compline by Candlelight Jubilee and Kendall 9.10 – 9.45pm Chapel

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS

SATURDAY 18TH MAY Sport Rowing: Thames Ditton Regatta

SUNDAY 19TH MAY Jubilee Charity Family Day 2.00 – 4.00pm Avenue Field See details below Compline by Candlelight Oakthorpe 9.10 – 9.45pm Chapel EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SUNDAY 19TH MAY Jubilee Charity Family Day 2.00 – 4.00pm, Avenue Field Join Jubilee on Avenue Field for an afternoon of outdoor games and competitions and a BBQ to raise money for the school charities. This event is for Jubilee pupils and their families. Compline by Candlelight Oakthorpe 9.10 – 9.45pm, Chapel

and Worcester Regatta Cricket v Winchester Cricket v Cheltenham Athletics v Harrow Tennis v Dean Close Tennis v Warwick School Golf v Bloxham Laser Battle Zone All year groups 7.30 – 9.30pm Fields Sing’s House Dinner 8.00 – 10.00pm Dining Hall

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OXFORD LIFE

Climb the tower of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin If you have a head for heights the summer is the perfect time to climb the 127 steps up the tower of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin in Radcliffe Square. The tower is the oldest part of the church still visible today. Dating from 1280, it is decorated with beautifully-carved gargoyles and grotesques. When you reach the top, past the Clore Old Library and the bell ringing tower, you are rewarded with the most incredible views of Oxford, with the Radcliffe Camera, All Soul’s and Brasenose to one side and the High Street to the other. Tickets for the tower of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin are £6 and are available from 9.30am – 4.30pm from Monday – Saturday and from 12 noon to 4.30pm on a Sunday. Alfonso Gelateria Summer will well and truly have started in April when the Alfonso Gelateria truck returns to Summertown. Lewis, the owner and gelato maestro, grew up in Rome before moving to England in 2010 and completing a degree in Chemistry. His concoctions blend Italian flavours with scientific mastery. Try a classic like vanilla or pistachio or something a little more adventurous – strawberry with balsamic vinegar and stilton are both delicious. The Alfonso Piaggio Ape is parked outside Helen & Douglas in Summertown from April – September. Opening hours vary.

Write, Cut, Rewrite at the Weston Library

This exhibition focuses on the creative importance of revision of literature, delving into the editorial process of some of the world’s most celebrated authors. The texts on display are drawn from The Bodleian Libraries’ unparalleled collection of modern manuscripts from the 18th century to the present day. Highlights include discarded ideas, fundamental changes, deletions, additions, notes and scribbles from Mary and Percy Shelley, Jane Austen, James Joyce, Raymond Chandler, Ian Fleming, Samuel Beckett, and John le Carré. Write, Cut, Rewrite will be in the Treasury at the Weston Library until 5th January 2025.

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The Wilton Diptych at the Ashmolean

Whilst you’re in the Ashmolean you could also pay a visit to Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings . This major exhibition presents drawings from many of the Flemish masters, rarely seen in public. Marvel at works by Pieter Bruegel, Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony van Dyck and Jacques Jordaens and gain insights into their visual thought processes and how they honed their skills throughout their careers. The Wilton Diptych will be in Gallery 41 of the Ashmolean from 10th May 2024 – 1st September 2024. Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings will be at the Ashmolean until 23rd June 2024.

As part of its 200th birthday celebrations the National Gallery is loaning 12 of its most famous paintings to venues around the UK, with all of the displays opening on 10th May. The Ashmolean is lucky enough to be the temporary home of the Wilton Diptych, a remarkable altarpiece painted in the 1390s for Richard II. The small, portable, diptych is one of a handful of English panel paintings to have survived from the Middle Ages and combines religious and secular imagery to embody Richard II’s personal conception of kingship.

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS SATURDAY 8TH JUNE Sport Rowing – Star Regatta, Shell, J15 and J16 Sailing - British Schools Dinghy Racing Association Thames Valley Championship Cricket v Winchester Cricket v St Helen and St Katharine Athletics v Marlborough Tennis v Tudor Hall Oxford Pride 2024 LGBTQ+ Society City Centre JCR Weekend Activities Willows 7.30 – 9.00pm Lower Sixth BBQ 8.30 – 10.00pm Cooper’s Café

SUNDAY 9TH JUNE Dance Show Rehearsals 12 noon – 4.00pm Dance Studio A Midsummer Night’s Dream Rehearsals 4.00 – 8.00pm The North Wall Honk! rehearsals

4.00 – 8.00pm Drama Studio

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS

GAUDY WEEK

SATURDAY 22ND JUNE Sport Rowing – Henley Women’s Regatta Rowing – Marlow Regatta, J16s and Seniors Rowing – Private Fixture v Radley and Hinksey, Shells and J15s

SUNDAY 23RD JUNE Sport Rowing – Henley Women’s Regatta A Midsummer Night’s Dream : Gala Performance 6.00 – 7.15pm Fields The Leavers’ Platform 8.00 – 9.30pm Holywell Music Room

Cricket v Marlborough Athletics v Marlborough Tennis v Stowe Inflatables Evening with BBQ 6.30 – 9.30pm Fields

EVENTS FOR FAMILIES SUNDAY 23RD JUNE The Leavers’ Platform 8.00 – 9.30pm Holywell Music Room

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EVENTS FOR PUPILS

SATURDAY 29TH JUNE Sport Rowing – Henley Training Camp, 1st VIIIs Cricket vs Westminster School, Adelaide Cricket v Parents House Assemblies 8.30 – 9.00am Houses Final Assembly and Ad Itinerarium 9.00 – 10.00am Olivier Hall St Edward’s Awards Reception

Speeches and Prizegiving 11.00am – 12.15pm Marquee Buffet Lunch and Drinks in Houses 12.30 – 2.00pm Leavers’ Service 5.30 – 6.15pm Olivier Hall Leavers' Champagne Reception 6.15 – 7.30pm The Quad The Leavers’ Ball 7.30pm – midnight Marquee

10.30 – 11.00am Warden's Garden

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EVENTS FOR FAMILIES

SATURDAY 29TH JUNE St Edward’s Awards Reception

10.30 – 11.00am Warden's Garden Speeches and Prizegiving 11.00am – 12.15pm Marquee

Buffet Lunch and Drinks in Houses 12.30 – 2.00pm Leavers’ Service 5.30 – 6.15pm Olivier Hall Leavers' Champagne Reception 6.15 – 7.30pm The Quad The Leavers’ Ball 7.30pm – midnight Marquee

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Families Cowell’s in Concert

Training Day Cowell’s in Concert

Pupils CCF Skydiving DofE Silver Canoe

SUN 21ST APRIL

Charity Dinner

Families Tilly’s and Mac’s

Charity Dinner

Tilly’s and Mac’s

Lower Sixth Social

Sixth Dinner Quiz and Pizza Night

Pupils CCF Skydiving Oakthorpe Upper

SAT 20TH APR

THE WEEKENDS

Candlelight

Families Compline by

Candlelight

Compline by

Dream Rehearsals

Pupils A Midsummer Night’s

SUN 28TH APR

Performance Avenue Showcase

Families OX2 Collective

Avenue Showcase

Performance Prefects’ Dinner

OX2 Collective

Pupils OX2 Collective Workshops Lower Sixth in Oxford

SAT 27TH APR

Sing’s House Dinner

Pupils Laser Battle Zone

Candlelight SAT 18TH MAY

Families Compline by

Candlelight

Compline by

Pupils Honk! Rehearsals

SUN 12TH MAY

with John Rutter

Families Come and Sing Day

Pupils Cinema Night Lower Sixth Social Corfe House Dinner

SAT 11TH MAY

Honk! Rehearsals

Dream Rehearsals

Pupils Dance Show Rehearsals A Midsummer Night’s

SUN 9TH JUN

Activities Lower Sixth BBQ

Pupils JCR Weekend

SAT 8TH JUN

Candlelight

Compline by

Family Day

Families Jubilee Charity

Candlelight

Compline by

Family Day

Pupils Jubilee Charity

SUN 19TH MAY

Families The Leavers’ Platform

Pupils A Midsummer Performance The Leavers’ Platform

Night’s Dream : Gala

with BBQ SUN 23RD JUNE

Pupils Inflatables Evening

SAT 22ND JUNE

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