Old Princethorpians

Saturday 21 May 2016 - 6.00pm to 10.30pm

Old Princethorpians, trustees, staff, parents and friends of Princethorpe are invited to join the Headmaster, Ed Hester, for what promises to be an historic and memorable night for the College.

A guided tour of the Commons will be followed by a drinks reception in the Terrace Pavilion and a three course dinner with wine in the magnificent Churchill Dining Room overlooking the Thames.

We are delighted that our guest speaker on the evening will be Mark Pawsey MP for Rugby and Bulkington, a former parent of the College.

Comments Ed Hester, "This inaugural event at the House of Commons will launch the Golden Jubilee celebratory year in true style and we hope to see all those involved with the College over the last fifty years represented on the night."

Tickets for this black tie event will be priced at £145 per head for the tour, drinks reception and three-course dinner with wine.

Optional return coach transport will be available from the College for a small additional charge.

Applications for tickets should be made via the Princethorpe website from Saturday 7 November to Sunday 15 November. Click here to link to the page. Applications will be entered into a ticket lottery and successful applicants will be notified wc 23 November.

Over 18s and only one or two tickets per application please. 

For more information contact goldenjubilee@princethorpe.co.uk.

J2318-House of Commons Dinner Invite 5_Page_2.jpg

Wednesday 2 December 2015 - 7.30pm

The Arts Society is delighted once again to welcome back the former Deputy Head of the College, Margaret-Louise O’Keeffe, for another of her inspirational lectures. 

The lecture will commence at 7.30pm and take place in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.  The lecture will then be followed by wine and light refreshments in the Atrium.  Please see below for further details and booking procedures.

Renaissance Rome was dominated by the Popes and it was their patronage which was responsible for transforming the city from a disease-ridden, decaying ruin into a dynamic centre of art and learning. Key figures in this transformation were Sixtus IV and his nephew, Julius II, the Medici Popes Leo X and Clement VII, and the brilliant Farnese Paul III.  The city also faced challenges due to the political and religious upheavals of the time.

This slide-illustrated talk will focus on the decoration of the Vatican Palace including the Sistine Chapel with its Quattrocento frescoes by Perugino and his team, and also Michelangelo's ceiling and Last Judgement, the Borgia Apartments with Pinturicchio's works and Raphael's Stanze and tapestry cartoons. The architecture of the genius Bramante will also get a mention!

Please click here for the booking form.

Sunday 29 November  - 2.00pm to 4.30pm

The College's annual PTA Christmas Fair will take place on Sunday 29 November from 2.00pm to 4.30pm.

As well as the 'must visit' Old Princethorpians stand, there will be an array of stalls full of present ideas, games and activities, festive music and refreshments plus of course Santa in his grotto!

This is a good chance to see the College at a weekend and all the family are very welcome to come along!

Wednesday 11 November - 7.00pm to 9.00pm

Aimed at internal and external prospective Sixth Formers and their parents, this is an opportunity to get an insight into the Sixth Form experience at Princethorpe, to meet staff and members of the Sixth Form and to get specific A-level information and advice.

Individual taster days for prospective external Sixth Formers are available. For more information please contact the Registrar, Mrs Rebecca Bantoft on 01926 634201 or email rebeccabantoft@princethorpe.co.uk. Scholarships and bursaries are available.

Friday 6 November 2015 - 7.30pm

This year's Prize Giving will be held on Friday 6 November in the Butterworth Hall at Warwick Arts Centre beginning at 7.30pm.

Traditionally, the vast majority of last year’s Upper Sixth returns to collect their A-level examination certificates.  Most will have embarked on their first year at university, apprenticeship or employment and this is an opportunity to catch up with the class of 2015.

This year, in addition to an address by our Headmaster, Ed Hester, our guest speaker is the Rt Hon Mark Pawsey, Member of Parliament for Rugby and Bulkington whose son Tom was educated at Princethorpe.

The OPs Committee hosts a special Drinks Reception before the ceremony for the U6 leavers, their parents and other invited guests. This is a very popular occasion and we have a limited number of seats available for any OPs who would like to join us for the Pre-Drinks at 6.30pm in the Helen Martin Studio and later for the ceremony itself.

To secure your seat please RSVP with the number in your party, stating that you are an Old Princethorpian, to carmelhopkins@princethorpe.co.uk by Friday 16 October please.

Thursday 8 October - 10.00am to 3.00pm

Crackley Hall, Princethorpe's junior school and nursery in Kenilworth, is opening its doors for an Open Day on Thursday 8 October from 10.00am to 3.00pm. Parents are now being encouraged to apply for places in Reception in 2016.

This is an opportunity to look around the school and to meet staff and pupils on a normal working day. All are welcome, no need to book.

If you can't make the Open Day but would like to look around, please call our Admissions Secretary, Mrs Angela Barnard on 01926 514444 and come on a day to suit you, we welcome visitors on most days.

For more information visit www.crackleyhall.co.uk

Sunday 4 October from 2.00pm to 5.00pm

The annual College Open Afternoon takes place on Sunday 4 October from 2.00pm to 5.00pm. All are welcome to visit the College and younger visitors are encouraged to participate in the many fun subject related activities around the various departments.

The Headmaster will address visitors during the afternoon and refreshments will be available.

All Old Princethorpians and Friends of Princethorpe welcome.

We have great pleasure in unveiling the OPs events calendar for the forthcoming academic year.

We have tweaked the programme slightly with some new venues being introduced. The Royal Pug in Leamington's Regent Street will be the venue for our local pub meet in March and our London meet will take place in June at The Old Tea Warehouse in the City, a venue that comes highly recommended by other alumni associations. 

The very popular Summer Supper Meeting at the College in June will be aimed this year particularly at the leavers of 1976, 1986, 1996 and 2006 (Year 11 leavers from those cohorts are most welcome too).  We are looking for champions from those years to spread the word, so please get in touch if you are happy to do so.

And the undoubted jewel in the crown of the year will be our first Golden Jubilee event, a tour and dinner, which will take place at the House of Commons on Saturday 21 May 2016.  See separate event listing.

The dates for the next major Golden Jubilee event, the 'Princefest' weekend including the OPs Sports Day are confirmed as Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September 2016.  More details will follow in the New Year, but this will be a must attend event!

All OPs, past parents and staff are welcome to participate in any or all of the events.

Click here to download the calendar or visit the Old Princethorpians section at www.princethorpe.co.uk for more information on Old Princethorpians.