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The Parents Association 200 Plus Club has started up once more and is asking Old Cats to join up to help raise more funds and thus contribute to more equipment that the two headmasters always have on their ‘wish lists’!
The cost is £2.00 per month per number allocated and this is collected as a standing order of £24 per annum commencing in October of each year. For anyone joining during a school year, the first payment is £2.00 per number of months outstanding in the year and then £24 per annum thereafter.
Half the proceeds is returned a prize money and the remainder goes to the benefit of the P.A
The Invitation, Rules, Membership Application and a Standing Order form are downloadable here:
For more information please contact Tony Odling at: AnthonyJNO@aol.com
Anthony Odling
Woodstock
5 Bramley Avenue
Coulsdon
Surrey CR5 2DR
‘’In Georgian times, the Reverend John Townsend’s philanthropy shone as a beacon among the desperate and the destitute. The national mood was menacing, and revolution simmered just below the surface. However, the good Christian works of Townsend and his colleagues relieved suffering on a broad scale and set new directions for future generations.
Townsend ministered throughout London and its surrounds for over 47 years. He co-founded Bermondsey’s Asylum for Deaf and Dumb Indigent Children in 1792, Britain’s first publicly-funded charity for educating deaf children. In 1811, he founded the Congregational School, now Caterham School for the sons of poor Congregational ministers.
His vision then has translated into reality today as, with broadened mandates and updated names, each school continues to thrive.
Along with William Wilberforce and other dedicated workers, his leadership led to the creation of numerous benevolent organizations including: The London Missionary Society; The Religious Tract Society and the British and Foreign Bible Society. Most of these also continue to remain forces for good to this day.
Yet for much of this time, Townsend’s efforts were opposed by many. His frame was wracked with pain and suffering. In his family life there was deep tragedy, yet his tirelessly-pursued Christian convictions shine through as an example to us all.
In his time, Townsend was honoured for his humility, compassion, insights and humanity.
Today he remains a model in life and in death.’’
John Townesend has produced a fascinating read about a truly great man including many references to Caterham School.
The OC Association is offering copies of this book at £15 per copy, available on OC Day (contact Alina to reserve a copy) or by post, £18 inland, £20 overseas (inclusive of postage and packing)
Clare Brown, the Head of Careers, has issued the following notices:
The Careers Department would like to expand its database of careers contacts for current students and would like to ask for your help.
Students find that talking to professionals about their careers can be extremely helpful in helping them to make decisions about higher education and their future. The Careers Department keeps an updated bank of information including email addresses and telephone numbers, of OC’s who are prepared to be contacted to offer advice. We are keen to involve more OC’s in this invaluable scheme and would be delighted to hear from anyone who feels they can help in this way.
Please email Clare Brown at clare.brown@caterhamschool.co.uk if you are interested and she will forward a form for you to complete. Please be assured that no information will be passed onto any third parties.
Work experience can be a valuable option for our students to taste the world outside Caterham School and view the types of careers that they are interested in. We would be delighted to hear from anyone who is able to offer that opportunity within his or her organization. In 2005 the most popular professions appear to be psychology, physiotherapy, medicine, law, IT and computing, speech therapy, architecture, graphic design, marketing, advertising and business management. Please contact Clare Brown on extension 307 or email her at clare.brown@caterhamschool.co.uk for more information.
Any member who is interested in joining a future event should please contact Andrew Steer who will be delighted to tell you more. Andy Steer's Email - andrewsteer806@btinternet.com (home) Andrew_Steer@bankofscotland.co.uk (business)
Address - Woodside Cottage, Red Lane, Oxted, Surrey. RH8 0RT.
The good news is that again this year, we have
been able to increase the grant we make available to the Headmaster for
bursaries; the not so good news is that the increase is only very modest
and we ought to be doing better. Thank you to all OCs who have made donations
and who continue to do so. We need more donors – whatever you can
give will be most welcome. Please consider supporting this very worthy
cause that helps to maintain the ethos of our school. Bankers order
and Gift Aid forms are attached. Thank you for your support.
Download A Donation Form
As of September 2006 we are launching a new initiative to encourage a greater emphasis on charitable giving and community service amongst the students at Caterham School.
The idea is to formalise and extend the variety of charity events that we organise (e.g. non-uniform days, Talent Show, Macmillan Coffee Morning) in order to hit a target of £10,000 in the academic year 2006-07. A charity committee run mainly by 6th formers will take a lead but will be supported by staff and younger students (including the Prep School).
In tandem with that, the school is establishing a society to spearhead a community service programme. The aim here is that ALL U6th formers and as many junior students as possible have the opportunity to serve their community in a variety of ways. Projects and placements will include helping reading and sports coaching at the Pre-Prep School, supporting the Orpheus and Marie Curie Centres and providing assistance to local primary schools, nursing homes and Oxfam shops. The Headmaster has also set up formal links with the Lerangwa School in Tanzania and much of the focus of our efforts will be directed to improving academic / sporting / charitable links with that school. The long term vision would see Caterham students twinned with students in Tanzania with the view of seeing a group of U6th students visiting Lerangwa as part of an international community programme during the summer that they leave Caterham.
To assist us in this process we are hoping to call upon the corroboration, advice and expertise of the Parents Association, the Old Caterhmanians and the United Reformed Church. These partner groups are essential components in ensuring the success of this venture.
How can these groups help?
If you are able to help or support us in any way we would love to hear from you. Please contact either Mr. David Clark or Mrs. Clare Brown on the numbers below:
Phone number: 01883 343028
E-mail addresses: Clare.brown@caterhamschool.co.uk and David.clark@caterhamschool.co.uk
ROBERT A. BLACKWOOD 1928 - 1936
ALAN BLAKE THOMAS 1955 - 1964
JOHN de C. BLOMFIELD 1949 - 1958
J.I.EDWARDS 1942 - 1948
DAVID RABAN GATWARD 1946 - 1953
ANDREW OFFEN GRIGG 1953 - 1959
NICHOLAS HARPER 1950 - 1958
ROBERT HEAD 1961 – 1968
DAVID JOHN LANGRIDGE 1950 – 1956
Mrs MARY LEATHEM(wife of Headmaster, Terry Leathem 1950-1973)
Miss NAN MARTIN 1940 - 1973(Secretary to the Head of Prep School)
DAVID MORGAN JONES 1930 - 1936
FREDERICK NEEDHAM 1942 - 1945
HAROLD EDWARD PAYNE 1927 - 1937
GEOFFREY PYNER 1929 – 1932
SELWYN THOMAS RODERICK 1939 - 1946
STEPHEN RIDER SMITH (Headmaster 1974 – 1995)
GRAHAM PIERCE STOCK 1948 - 1953
D.C.WASTNAGE 1931 - 1939
NIGEL WHITTAKER 1958-1967
All
enquiries to: OCA Administration, Alina Rennie