Register 2020

Register 2020

REGISTER2020 Christ’s College, Canterbury

CANTERBURY Each boy at his best. CHRIST’S COLLEGE

REGISTER 2020 Contents

Leadership

Culture, Groups & Activities

Executive Principal’s Prize-giving Address 6 The Chair, Board of Governors, Prize-giving Speech 10 The Head Prefect’s Prize-giving Speech 12 The 2021 Head Prefect’s Junior Prize-giving Speech 14 Our People 16 Board Notes 20 Governing Body 21 Prefects 2020 19 New Boys & Leavers 2020 22

Archives

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Chess

Debating

Senior Production – Evita  The Book of Everything  REACTION House Plays

Speech and Drama

Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival

Theatresports

Music

Virtues

Instrumental Music Leadership Events Outdoor Education Eco-Action Nursery

From the Chaplain

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From the Director of Wellbeing & Positive Education

College Committee Reports

Sport

Academic

Athletics

Departmental Reviews

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Badminton Basketball

NZQA Scholarship Awards for 2020

2020 NCEA Results Major Prize Winners Prize-giving Winners Scholarship Holders

Clay Target Shooting

Cricket Cycling Football Hockey

2021 University Scholarships

Academic Awards

Polo

Gold Ties

Rowing Rugby Sailing Skiing Squash

Honours Ties

Colours Careers

Pastoral Care

Swimming Table Tennis

Boarding Programme

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Tennis

Condell’s House

Volleyball Water Polo

Corfe House

Flower’s House Harper House Jacobs House Julius House Richards House Rolleston House School House Somes House

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Register 2020 Contents

LEADERSHIP

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LEADERSHIP Executive Principal’s Prize-giving Address

and the Board for their oversight through interesting times. To the boys assembled, thank you for your contribution this year. I would like to acknowledge the boys who are leaving, especially our Year 13 students. As recognised, the particular demands of 2020 have certainly made it different. I would ask you to reflect back and consider how you have grown in the skills of flexibility and adaptability this year – and focus not on what may have been lost, but what you have gained along the way. Your contribution this year was made special because it needed to be so, and you will be remembered fondly for the good humour and fun you brought along the way. You have, in various ways, been inspirational – and the boys who remain will always remember you. Your page has now been turned in College history, opportunities have been taken, friendships have been forged, glory days have been created ... thank you for your gifts of leadership and support. I would particularly like to highlight Head Prefect Dominic Edmond and his Deputy, Louis Gunn. From College Cribs to the articulation of brotherhood, you have both balanced your extraordinary talents with humility in an endearing way. You have been true leaders by example, modelling personal excellence along the way and, when asked, you have represented the views of your schoolmates with great empathy and forthrightness. As they leave school for the next exciting phase of their lives could I ask you to acknowledge, thank and wish well

Dom and Louis and all our leavers here today. There are two key groups that significantly influence the nature of College. First, our parents. Whether as members of the Parents’ Association, or through various “Friends of” committees, or by attending our various events, or just being alongside their boys, parents are involved in school life and make an appreciable difference in so many ways. I would particularly like to acknowledge Christ’s College Parents’ Association President Catherine McClean, who has so ably led her committee in this stop, start and plan again affair. Second, our Old Boys’ Association that, under the leadership of Richard Polson, has made huge gains in 2020 in moving the Association closer to its purpose and to College. Of course, this year it was these two associations that gifted College the beautiful korowai that Dom and I are wearing today. The fact that this gift was from our most significant traditional stakeholders should not go unnoticed, nor be understated. 2020 sees the conclusion of a four- year strategy that has focused on ensuring an equitable student experience across programmes, a higher level of personalisation, the introduction of Round Square IDEALS, and an emphasis on health and wellbeing. Much has been developed over that time, and indeed the boys who leave have in mind the graduate outcomes defined during this phase. Our next steps,

Ka tangi te titi, ka tangi te kaka, ka tangi hoki ahau.

Tihei mauri ora!

Te¯ na¯ koutou, te¯ na¯ koutou, nga¯ mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa. Nau mai, haere mai ki te Kura o ¯ te Karaiti. Warden of Christ’s College Bishop Peter Carrell, Ma¯ ori Bishop Richard Wallace, Chair of the College Board Hugh Lindo and members of the Board, special invited guests, staff, parents and students. Thank you for attending today for what I hope will be a celebration as we reflect back on what has been rather an extraordinary year and hand over the prizes. I am not intending to dwell on Covid-19 at this time, I think that has been considered enough, other than to say circumstances asked something of this community and we responded as best we could both individually and collectively. Thank you to staff, parents and boys for all that you did to make things work. I am proud of our response. Thank you to Hugh

toward our 175th anniversary, will rise through projects that

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consider motivation, philanthropy as a disposition, our connectedness through quality communication and commitment to others, and sustainability as a unique and thriving institution. All of us here should be encouraged by what we have done and what we will achieve as we seek to continuously improve our College in pursuit of its mission. As with any year there have been a number of staff changes throughout 2020. At the beginning of the year, we welcomed to the teaching staff Mathematics teachers Dr Neil de Joux and Amanda Lester, English teacher Claire Nicolson and Physical Education & Health teacher and basketball coach extraordinaire Ben Sheat. By way of farewells, at the end of Term 3 we said goodbye to Academic >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140 Page 141 Page 142 Page 143 Page 144 Page 145 Page 146 Page 147 Page 148 Page 149 Page 150 Page 151 Page 152 Page 153 Page 154 Page 155 Page 156 Page 157 Page 158 Page 159 Page 160 Page 161 Page 162 Page 163 Page 164 Page 165 Page 166 Page 167 Page 168 Page 169 Page 170 Page 171 Page 172 Page 173 Page 174 Page 175 Page 176 Page 177 Page 178 Page 179 Page 180 Page 181 Page 182 Page 183 Page 184 Page 185 Page 186 Page 187 Page 188 Page 189 Page 190 Page 191 Page 192 Page 193 Page 194 Page 195 Page 196 Page 197 Page 198 Page 199 Page 200

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