唐赛得学校Downside School是一所历史悠久的男校,成立于1606年。位于英国的西南部郊区,距环境幽雅的Bath12英里。校园内不仅有多幢现代化的教学楼,还有历史悠久ABBEY教堂。四周绿树环绕,环境清幽。Bristol机场乘车约45分钟便可到达。学校的人数不多,大约有320人,其中57名走读生,263名寄宿生。学生的年龄大概由13至18岁,并欢迎所有宗教信仰的学员入读。
学校教学和成绩
学校师生比例为1:7,学校共有46名全职教师,9名兼职教师。学校的教学十分注重于启发同学们的创造力和兴趣,且很推崇科技教学,故校内设有多部电脑供学生使用,特别是用于数学、语言、历史、地理和科学等科目上。另外,校方会安排每学员均有一位导师专门跟进他们的功课,而校方亦会于每一个学期评估学生的学业进度。每一次的评估,再加上舍监的报告会一并给家长过目。学校为了要照顾到海外学生的英语能力,特设有英语强化班以帮助同学尽快提高他们的英文基础。另外,Downside School的公开考试成绩亦相当优秀,在过去几年的GCSE及A-Level公开考试中,A B均有86%及81%。
学校活动
该校的教学宗旨是要发掘同学的各种潜能,因此学校亦十分注重同学的均衡发展,所以有很多课外活动供给同学参与。此外,该校设有各种不同类型的体育设备供同学使用,务求令每学员得到强健的体格。除传统的体育活动如游泳、篮球、网球外,更提供高尔夫球、剑道和航海等有趣的运动。同时亦成立各项球类运动的队伍,包括板球、榄球、和曲棍球。而且每年寒假,各球队均会被安排前往法国或瑞士等地方滑雪和游览。另外,Downside School学校设有一个标准的戏剧院,而且该校学生在戏剧方面表现出色,在舞台布景设计,音乐效果和化妆方面更为超卓,而且该校的爵士乐队更曾赴芝加哥和澳洲等地方演出。
学校住宿
同学的住宿方面,Downside School对同学们都十分照顾,每一座宿舍均会有一个舍监,负责监督各同学的行为及操守,而且宿舍内有专员负责跟进同学们的学业。另一个校园特色就是校方会定期转换学员的宿舍,从而希望能够扩大同学们的生活圈子,认识更多的朋友,增加对学校的安全感。另外,学校又有专业资格的护士驻守,方便照顾同学的健康。又有专业医生每星期叁天驻守于学校,在Bath市又有一间设备先进的医院,所以家长可放心子女的健康情况。
学校纪律
统一要求穿着校服。需按时完成作业,一旦发现学生吸毒,即刻开除;禁止携带酒和烟进学校。对任何违反校规的学生,都会严加处罚。
出自该校的名人
Richard Stokes (Privy Seal); Lord Rawlinson (former Attorney General); Simon Halliday (rugby international); Maurice Couve-de-Murville (Archbishop of Birmingham); Auberon Waugh; Lord Hunt (former cabinet secretary); General Arthur Denaro; Jonathan Warrender, Michael Noakes (artists); William Nicholson (playwright); Sir Rocco Forte; Philip Fowke (pianist); Martin Newland (Editor, The Daily Telegraph); Sir John Pope-Hennessy (Curator of the British Museum).
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