Dear friends of Pilgrims',
Another Pilgrims’ term draws to a successful close. In our final assembly on Wednesday, I thanked all the boys and the staff for making it such a good and productive term. Below is an excerpt from my words to the school which I thought I might share with you:
"In preparing for the assembly, I looked back in my file at some of the things I have talked about this term: be it events like the Queen’s death, Remembrance, or even Halloween and the World Cup; important concepts like respect and consideration; or vital topics like wellbeing and anti-bullying. I hope that you have learned something from our time together in this room. In fact, I do more than hope; I can see evidence of it around the school. We don’t get it right all the time; who can? But I am seeing with my own eyes the bond of community that we all feel: the trust in each other, the joy in each other’s company. I hope that you and staff can feel it too. I am proud to be a Pilgrim, and I hope that you are too."
It is quite easy to be proud to be a Pilgrim at this time of year: there is so much to take pride in!
In this newsletter you can read a couple of my recent articles, as well as stories about the school and its community.
May I wish you a wonderful Christmas break, and I look forward to seeing our Pilgrims' community again in January, ready for another successful term to unfold.
Alistair Duncan
Interim Head
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