Open Doors at St Lawrence College

#011 - Welcome back to Open Doors at St Lawrence College, the podcast that sheds light on all facets of life within and surrounding UK independent boarding schools by connecting with staff, pupils and parents of St Lawrence College, an independent, co-educational, boarding & day school situated in South-East England. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the community, asking questions and spending time to understand more. 

In this episode, we’re stepping into the Art Department with Head of Art, Nicky Hodge, as well as Carlie Curnow, Art Teacher and Derry Snowdon, Photography Teacher.

Listen to this episode to learn about the fantastic facilities they have in the Art Department, stories about some of the student projects that have blown them away and how they encourage students to get involved with art.

We find out what inspires them and how they inspire anyone and everyone to dive into the world of art.

So come with me now as we hear from the Art Department at St Lawrence College.

St Lawrence College online
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Twitter: @slcMain
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#010 - Welcome back to Open Doors at St Lawrence College, the podcast that sheds light on all facets of life within and surrounding UK independent boarding schools by connecting with staff, pupils and parents of St Lawrence College, an independent, co-educational, boarding & day school situated in South-East England. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the community, asking questions and spending time to understand more.

In this very special Christmas episode, we’re talking to Miss Radford and some of the children from St Lawrence College who are all very excited for Santa to come and visit.

Which means we’re talking Christmas! When does it happen? What do we all eat for dinner? What kind of letters do the children write to Santa?

But we’re also talking to Miss Radford and the children about the nativity at school, what it’s like and why it teaches the children so much.

So come with me now as we hear from Miss Radford and some of the pupils from St Lawrence College.

St Lawrence College online
Website: www.slcuk.com
Twitter: @slcMain
Facebook: facebook.com/slcukofficial
YouTube: St Lawrence College 

#009 - Welcome back to Open Doors at St Lawrence College, the podcast that sheds light on all facets of life within and surrounding UK independent boarding schools by connecting with staff, pupils and parents of St Lawrence College, an independent, co-educational, boarding & day school situated in South-East England. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the community, asking questions and spending time to understand more.

In this episode, we’re stepping into the world of boarding with housemistress, Andrea Izzard. But we’re also talking to some of the pupils themselves too so we can understand how things are from that perspective.

So we’re about to hear how a boarding house in a school actually operates, what some of the best things are about boarding, and what life is like in the evenings after school and during the weekends.

But we also find out what advice there might be for someone who’s looking to board for the first time.

So come with me now as we hear from one of the boarding houses at St Lawrence College.

St Lawrence College online
Website: www.slcuk.com
Twitter: @slcMain
Facebook: facebook.com/slcukofficial
YouTube: St Lawrence College 

#008 - Welcome back to Open Doors at St Lawrence College, the podcast that sheds light on all facets of life within and surrounding UK independent boarding schools by connecting with staff, pupils and parents of St Lawrence College, an independent, co-educational, boarding & day school situated in South-East England. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the community, asking questions and spending time to understand more.

In this episode, we’re talking about the importance of green landscapes and wildlife on a school campus, with Dan Mcgrath.

This means we’re going to find out what it’s really like protect, cherish and develop wildlife and nature at the school - and what it really means to be custodians of our flora and fauna for the future.

So come with me now as we step into this unique and refreshing conversation and perspective with Dan about Lanscape and wildlife protection at a UK independent boarding school.

St Lawrence College online
Website: www.slcuk.com
Twitter: @slcMain
Facebook: facebook.com/slcukofficial
YouTube: St Lawrence College 

#007 - Welcome back to Open Doors at St Lawrence College, the podcast that sheds light on all facets of life within and surrounding UK independent boarding schools by connecting with staff, pupils and parents of St Lawrence College, an independent, co-educational, boarding & day school situated in South-East England. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the community, asking questions and spending time to understand more.

In this episode, we’re talking CCF, Combined Cadet Force, if you’ve ever wanted to know more about how that can work in a school then this is the podcast for you. We speak to five guests on this episode, six if you include Pickle the dog shuffling around in the background. Nick Hill and Chris Brown open up this world of CCF along with pupils Becky, Harriett and Johnathan.

This means we’re going to find out what it’s really like to be in CCF, what this leadership training means for life outside of CCF, and we also hear what our cadets think of their CCF Officers.

So come with me now as we step into a conversation on CCF in a UK independent boarding school.

St Lawrence College online
Website: www.slcuk.com
Twitter: @slcMain
Facebook: facebook.com/slcukofficial
YouTube: St Lawrence College 

#006 - Welcome to Open Doors at St Lawrence College, the podcast that sheds light on all facets of life within and surrounding UK independent boarding schools by connecting with staff, pupils and parents of St Lawrence College, an independent, co-educational, boarding & day school situated in South-East England. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the community, asking questions and spending time to understand more. 

In this episode, we speak to Alastair Brogdon, Elite Performance Director at St Lawrence College, and we have four students as well, Tom, Ellen, Chloe and Ollie. We’re going to hear about Alastair’s own sporting background, his role at the college, the importance of mentoring and ‘off the pitch’ support, and we hear how the skills and lessons they learn on the field can be applied to their everyday lives. 

So let’s step into this conversation so you can hear from them all. 

St Lawrence College online
Website: www.slcuk.com
Twitter: @slcMain
Facebook: facebook.com/slcukofficial
YouTube: St Lawrence College 

#005 - Welcome to Open Doors at St Lawrence College, the podcast that sheds light on all facets of life within and surrounding UK independent boarding schools by connecting with staff, pupils and parents of St Lawrence College, an independent, co-educational, boarding & day school situated in South-East England. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the community, asking questions and spending time to understand more. 

In this episode, we speak to school chaplains James and Tim. We find out from them how the Christian ethos can be communicated throughout a school, what it’s like to live on campus at a UK independent day and boarding school, and how services in a school chapel can be adapted in times of lockdown. So come with me as we step into this episode.

St Lawrence College online

Website: www.slcuk.com

Twitter: @slcMain
Facebook: facebook.com/slcukofficial
YouTube: St Lawrence College

#004 - Welcome to Open Doors at St Lawrence College, the podcast that sheds light on all facets of life within and surrounding UK independent boarding schools by connecting with staff, pupils and parents of St Lawrence College, an independent, co-educational, boarding & day school situated in South-East England. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the community, asking questions and spending time to understand more.

In this episode, we speak to two of the school’s alumni, both of whom are now living in the Far East. Ricky in Hong Kong, and CT in Malaysia reminisce on their lives at St Lawrence College having both left the school back in 1980. They discuss their fondest memories, how their time at St Lawrence helped to enhance their careers after leaving school, and we find out more about school reunions and the importance of reconnecting with school friends.

But we also find out what school lunches were like back in the 70s and I’m glad to say that things in UK boarding schools have definitely moved on since those days!

So let’s step into this conversation so you can hear from Ricky and CT.

St Lawrence College online
Website: www.slcuk.com
Twitter: @slcMain
Facebook: facebook.com/slcukofficial
YouTube: St Lawrence College 

#003 - Welcome to Open Doors at St Lawrence College, the podcast that sheds light on all facets of life within and surrounding UK independent boarding schools by connecting with staff, pupils and parents of St Lawrence College, an independent, co-educational, boarding & day school situated in South-East England. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the community, asking questions and spending time to understand more. 

In this episode, we speak to Ellie Matthews, Assistant Head, and Ellen Rowe, Head of the Junior School. We’ll be hearing from them about the advantages of having both senior and junior pupils on the same campus in a UK independent school, what opportunities there are for pupils of different ages to mix on the same site, and whether or not this is important. We also find out how parents might feel. So let’s step into this conversation so you can hear from Ellen and Ellie.

St Lawrence College online
Website: www.slcuk.com
Twitter: @slcMain
Facebook: facebook.com/slcukofficial
YouTube: St Lawrence College

#002 - Welcome to Open Doors at St Lawrence College, the podcast that sheds light on all facets of life within and surrounding UK independent boarding schools by connecting with staff, pupils and parents of St Lawrence College, an independent, co-educational, boarding & day school situated in South-East England. Each week we’ll be interviewing people within the community, asking questions and spending time to understand more.

In this episode, we speak to parents Kelly and Matt who have three boys at St Lawrence College but they talk about what life is like for them all being a part of a day and boarding school. We’re going to find out their experiences of schools in their own education and in their work, but also some of the challenges they faced when deciding which school to send their boys to. But we also get to find out a little bit more about them as people, I think you might enjoy that so don’t forget to stick around to the end. But in the meantime let’s get into this episode.

St Lawrence College online

Website: www.slcuk.com

Twitter: @slcMain

Facebook: facebook.com/slcukofficial

YouTube: St Lawrence College