September has been a really super month at Leighton Park School. After a really purposeful start in the classroom by staff and students alike, some competitive fixtures on the sports field, and the excitement of casting the next major production we can reflect that term has well and truly got into full swing. New students have been very prominent in many areas of school life, and are settling in extremely well. It is such a friendly, happy place.
It is also a school where we try new things and have enormous fun. Sailing has taken off, and in our first regatta this week we enjoyed first places in a number of classes, notably by our solo sailor, Italian student Giovanni Abiosi. While individual achievements are exciting in themselves, and draw the congratulations of everybody at Leighton Park, the team and house events add something special. The house scarecrow competition was hilarious, with extraordinary creations being produced by each house. This competition pulled together all the year groups, day and boarding, and in unseasonally hot sunshine it was a pleasure to stroll around the park among the judges. This week also saw the sign-up sheet for our new venture...Quidditch! It is a fast-growing college sport in the USA, and while it is fast-moving and exciting, it is also just a little bit silly. We have issued challenges to other Quaker schools. Two have responded positively so far. A Quaker Quidditch competition is a distinct possibility. 70 students have signed up. Such fun!