Joan Darling cup - hockey
By Nena Valdés, PE and Sports Teacher
This is for all our old girls and everyone who carries the memory of our dear founder, Mrs Joan Darling, in their hearts. After forty years participating in the John Jackson rugby team, today the girls take part for the first time in the Joan Darling hockey team.
Six top-level sportswomen represented our institution, with the values, traditions and principles of The Grange School, St. Margaret’s and Craighouse School.
Congratulations to all participants, especially to our players: Maite Alliende, Javiera Tala, Noel Otero, Valentina Gálvez, Valentina Labowitz and Josefina Cambiaso, all of them from Year 12.
I would also like to thank with all my heart the pioneers of sport at Craighouse School: Mini Fritis, Nelba Álvarez and Patricia Ximenez. They were all great teachers and promoters of good sportsmanship. They are all part of our history. |
Pupils receive confirmation
By Marcela Acuña, Head of Religion Department
On Saturday 17th October we celebrated a mass at Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia where twenty pupils received their confirmation. The ceremony was led by father Pedro Ríos.
After two years of preparation, our students came to say yes to God with the greatest of convictions, in an atmosphere of deep introspection with their families, friends and Craighouse School teachers.
Today we would like to thank all families for the support given to our pupils throughout this process. |
Pupils participate in Astronomy Olympics
By Gloria Paredes, Physics Teacher
Pupils Tomás Altermatt (Year 8 E) and Nicolás Bluhm (Year 8 B) had an outstanding participation in the 7th National Astronomy and Astronautics Olympics, where they had the opportunity to attend lectures by important Chilean astronomers, workshops, educational visits and the mobile planetarium.
The event, organised by the Chilean Astronomy Society (SOCHIAS) and sponsored by Cerro Tololo, Gemini and ALMA observatories, took place on September 3rd & 4th at Liceo Abate Molina in Talca. The two pupils who represented Craighouse School were accompanied by their Physics Teacher, Miss Gloria Paredes. |
Chess simultaneous exhibition (Morovic)
On Thursday 15th October the school made a selection of pupils who will take part in the school chess national finals, led by Iván Morovic. This year, the chosen pupils were Vicente Ramírez, Lorenzo Bevilacqua and Mario Henríquez, from Year 12.
Congratulations to the participants. We wish you all success on November 7th in the national finals that will take place in Colina.
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A big thank you to all our teachers
On Friday, 16th October we celebrated Teachers’ Day, in appreciation of the important job they do every day. The school, together with the Parents’ Association, organised a special lunch where all members of staff of our institution were invited.
A teacher’s job goes way beyond the teaching of a subject: it is about a broader education and the teaching of values for life, a process that lasts a lifetime. |
Craighouse ski team wins first place in the 2015 championship
On Wednesday 14th October, a group of children belonging to the Craighouse ski team visited Mr Lacey’s office to present him with the cup for first place which they had recently won in the school championship organised by ARSKI (Association of School Ski Branches).
Congratulations to the children and their families, who during the winter season took active part representing our school in this snow sport. |
Old boys are called to join the Chilean rugby team
On October 5th the list of pre-selected adult players for the 2015-2016 process of the rugby national team was made public, both for the XVs and the 7s.
Among the players there are fourteen members of Craighouse Old Boys (COBS). Congratulations to Ignacio Álvarez, Felipe Beltrán, Nikola Bursic, Basilio Díaz, Rodrigo Fernández, Raimundo Fierro, Manuel Gurruchaga, Matías Nordenflycht, Cristián Oneto, Martín Raddatz, Javier Richard, Alfonso Rioja, Martín Triviño and Ítalo Zunino. |
Craighouse School pupils join Chilean under-14 hockey team
By Rony Stein, COGS Head Coach
The under-14 national hockey team, led by coaches Carolina García, Martín Rodríguez and José Maldonado and with the help of physical trainer Ignacio Flores, flew to San Juan for the Club Amancay mercedario tournament held from September 18th to 22nd. Among the team players were Francisca González Troncoso from Year 8 C, Isidora Cabargas from Year 8 B and Martina Jana from Year 8 A, pupils of our schools and members of Craighouse Old Girls (COGS).
The team’s first game was against Amancay, won by the diablitas 2-0. The next opponent was the Jockey Club, which they was comfortably 18-0. To finish this phase they faced Río Cuarto in a tight game which they finally managed to win 1-0. With these fantastic results, they made it to the semi-finals where they had to play against Liceo. They finally reached the finals, where they faced Universidad de Córdoba. Unfortunately they lost the game 2-1 with a goal by our dear “Pancha”.
Overall, the under-14 team had a wonderful performance. Congratulations to our players and physical trainer for being part of the team. |
COBS & COGS: a successful tour
By Karla Galán, COBS & COGS Manager
As is tradition, the Craighouse Old Boys & Girls Club (COBS & COGS) embarked on a tour to Mendoza from October 9th to 11th, with a total of 249 hockey and rugby players between the ages of 7 and 12.
It was an intense two-day trip of nothing but rugby and hockey. On average, the children played four matches each day respectively, always giving their best.
As always, the parents cheered on the touchline, helping their children with first aid kits, coolers full of juice and water, taking hundreds of pictures and, best of all, giving them all their love and support.
The tour finished with a massive dinner and award-giving ceremony attended by over six hundred people.
We travelled with our beloved COBS & COGS trainers, with two wonderful groups of delegates who worked nonstop with the best attitude and remarkable care, and with a team of paramedics who were always there to help “the fallen” in the toughest moments. |
Pupils take part in robotics tournament and win important award
By José Manzanares, accompanying Robotics Teacher
A group of pupils from Years 6 and 8 who are part of the Robotics extracurricular activity took part in the Kimunbots Educational Robotics Tournament on Saturday, 10th October, at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Several schools from Región Metropolitana were present at the event, and they all had the same objective in mind: to develop skills through robotics.
The Liontech team, led by teachers Cristóbal Quijada and José Manzanares, won the award for robot design, an important achievement for a team that wants to continue taking part in other events like this.
Congratulations to the pupils of the Craighouse School Liontech team: Vicente Rojas Chandía (Year 6 A), María José Carrizo (Year 6 G), Nicolás Bluhm (Year 8 B), Mateo Viguera (Year 8 B), Fernando Batarce (Year 8 E) and Sebastián Jana (Year 8 E).
The team is now getting ready for an international competition: the First Lego League, which will be held in late November 2016. |
COGS: great performance in closing tournament
By Karla Galán, COBS&COGS Manager
Congratulations to the coaches and players for their fantastic performance during the closing tournament.
The under-19 and under-16 categories, led by Felipe Tapia and Alan Hamilton respectively, have climbed to second place in the regular phase of the closing tournament, which secures the play off match that will define the finalist teams.
In the worst-case scenario, they will win the bronze medal in the closing tournament.
The under-14 team has to wait for the result between Old Girls and Old Gabs to know if they end up second or third. If they finish second, they will be able to follow the footsteps of the under-16 and under-19, only one step away from playing the finals.
We will soon inform you of the times for the matches played on October 25th.
The first division has yet to define their position, but we expect to play the national finals. |
Myriam Hernández receives award
On October 15th Chilean singer and Craighouse School parent Myriam Hernández received the award Presidencia de la Academia Latina de la Grabación for her work as songwriter. With this recognition she will be part of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame (LSHOF).
Congratulations for this important achievement. |
Culture tip: exploring our cosmic origins
From October 7th to January 3rd the exhibition “Alma, explorando nuestros orígenes cósmicos” will be present at Espacio Fundación Telefónica. This exhibition includes astonishing photographs and illustrative videos, and its objective is to explain how the most powerful observatory in the history of mankind works, why it is located at an altitude of five thousand metres above sea level in the Atacama desert, what it looks for and what it has found so far regarding our cosmic origins.
Free admission
Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
(except “compulsory” ones) from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Providencia 127 - Providencia
www.fundaciontelefonica.cl
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