Boarding : WelfareBoarding has always been central to the life of the College.Boarding requires a boy to take responsibility for his own life and to get on with a community of other people. It also provides him with a secure base and a focus of loyalty in a large school, as well as an opportunity for exercising responsibility and leadership in a community.
School House is presided over by the Head of Boarding, Mr Bert Robinson, who was appointed from Haileybury School with ten years experience of boarding in a top independent English Public School. Mr Robinson is responsible for the academic, pastoral and social welfare of his boys and for dealings with their parents. The Head of Boarding leds a team of Boarding Assistants who look after the health of the boys and the domestic affairs of the House. Every boy is assigned to a Personal Tutor in School House whom he sees regularly, and has access to a range of medical, pastoral and counselling services. The Tutor is the first point of contact for a boy. As a boarding and day school, Campbell College is committed to providing a broadly-based education designed to enable all boys to discover their strengths, and to make the most out of their talents within Campbell and beyond. It is our belief that the experience of living in a boarding community engenders respect for individuality and the difference of others. In School House we seek to foster self-confidence, enthusiasm, perseverance, tolerance and integrity. Above all, however, we want all boarders to be happy during their time at Campbell. House staff create an environment where supervision, care and guidance is exercised in a family atmosphere. The School Doctor visits the College twice weekly and the boys’ medical welfare is overseen by the School Matron. The College operates a number of Policies and Procedures, and they are available for scrutiny by contacting the College Front of House staff. A culture of academic attainment is nurtured in School House as boys observe two sessions of supervised Prep each evening. House staff act as academic tutors and provide a sensible monitoring and reporting system, both within school and with home. Tutors meet with the boys on an individual basis to discuss their Progress Card comments and agree a timetable of study, as required. |