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Hark! Oathall sings!

13th December 2013Oathall

Magenta preparing for some Carols in the Barn!

Oathall Community College has held its annual Carols in the Barn event on Thursday 12 December.

In the days running up to it farm staff and student volunteers decorated the barn with lights and other festive trimmings while a large Christmas tree generously donated by Balcombe Estates provided a spectacular centrepiece.

Past and present students, parents, staff and members of the local community packed into the barn for a cold but magical start to Christmas. Under the watchful eye of the animals a selection of traditional and religious readings were given and music students raised the roof with renditions of lots of festive favourites.

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Parallel Youth Games

17th June 2013Oathall

Well done to all of the Year 9 students that volunteered at the Parallel Youth Games at the Triangle in Burgess Hill. The games are a disability event for all schools in Sussex and children take part in a range of activities from New Age Kurling to Cricket. Oathall’s Year 9 students officiated in the Boccia and played their part in making the event both enjoyable and successful.

Year 8 student Luc Rohan took part as a competitor in the Mid-Sussex swimming team. Our congratulations go to Luc who achieved two 1st places and one 2nd place in his events, leading to a gold medal for the Mid Sussex Team. Luc will now start training for the athletics at the Sussex School Games finals at K2 on Wednesday 10th July. (more…)

Farm Open Day a Success

22nd May 2013Oathall

Little Isaac Skey makes some new friends on the farm!

We host an annual public open day on the farm, this year it was held on Sunday 19 May 2013.

Lots of visitors came down to tour the facilities, meet the animals and take part in a variety of craft and child-friendly activities.

We had bee keeping displays, sheep shearing and wool spinning demonstrations plus a BBQ and a jazz band.

The sun shone and a great day was had by all!

Winter Sussex School Games

13th March 2013Miss L GYNGELL

On Wednesday 6 March, three members of the Leadership Academy were given the opportunity to volunteer at the Winter Sussex School Games at Lancing College, a huge event involving Primary and Secondary schools from across East and West Sussex. Year 10 students Faye Leslie, Sam Mitchell and Stefan Kohli were allocated jobs to do on the day and with Faye reporting, Sam on information point and Stefan in charge of the VIPs, they made a highly efficient team.

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Carols in the community and on the BBC

10th December 2012Oathall

On Friday 7 December, Oathall students in years 7 to 10 entertained residents at Balcombe Place Care Home with a set of Carols and Christmas songs. The elderly residents also took part and sang along with the students. Students were rewarded with a Christmas tea and an invite to return and sing at anytime.

Listen here to Oathall students singing ‘O Holy Night’

Oathall students can be also heard on BBC radio Sussex singing ‘O Holy Night’ on Tuesday 11 December at around 15:40. Mrs Mac Taggart submitted this recording of ‘O Holy Night’ to the BBC after they put out a request for schools and community choirs to submit recordings of Christmas music to be played every day in the run up to Christmas. Oathall was one of the schools to have been selected.

Oathall Students Plant Jubilee Tree

5th December 2012Oathall

Year 11 students from our Level 2 Environmental and Land-Based Diploma Course took part in the planting of an American Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) on Friday 23rd November 2012.

The planting at Muster Green was one of 60 trees planted throughout Britain to mark the Queen’s Jubilee and were donated by The Tree Council.

We hope that our students will work alongside Haywards Heath Tree Warden Alan Colgate in the future as they continue their studies.

Youth Sport Trust Young Ambassadors

18th October 2012J Godbolt

Year 9 students Josie Batchelor and Lily Bravo were selected from their year group to train as Youth Sport Trust Young Ambassadors and attend a conference led by Mid Sussex Active and the Youth Sports Trust. Josie and Lily will be part of a team of Young Ambassadors across the country that will work within their schools and local community to continue the London 2012 legacy and work towards increasing sporting participation and promoting its positive values.

Josie Batchelor and Lily Bravo meet GB Diver Pete Waterfield.

The girls were even fortunate enough to meet Great Britain Diver Pete Waterfield. I have every confidence that Josie and Lily will be superb Young Ambassadors and look forward to seeing their ideas put into practice.

Alan Titchmarsh opens New Farm Shop

26th April 2012Oathall

Alan Titchmarsh MBE opening our farm shop

Students at Oathall were privileged to give TV personality and renowned horticulturist Alan Titchmarsh a guided tour of the farm and growing areas on Friday.

Arriving at Oathall to officially open the farm shop, Alan Titchmarsh said that his visit to Oathall was ‘nothing more than a dream come true’ and that Oathall was ‘a beacon of how schools should be’. (more…)