The Pastoral programme
Our vision for the Pastoral System at the English School:
- To provide opportunity for all students at The English School to develop social and personal skills, enabling them to function as effective citizens at school, and beyond, and support them in achieving their full academic potential.
- To provide a Pastoral Programme that creates an environment where all students are actively responsible for their own conduct and development, emotionally literate, and resilient, able to effectively deal with situations in their personal life and their education.
- To provide emotional support when students need it, within the boundaries of our professional capabilities, and to refer them to appropriate others when their requirements exceed these boundaries.
About the Pastoral programme
The Pastoral Programme works along with the Academic Program. The Deputy Head Teacher and the Senior Teacher in charge of Pastoral Care work closely together, monitoring and enhancing the academic development of students. We also coordinate closely with the Senior Teacher in charge of Discipline.
Our aim is that every student at The English School is equipped and provided with the necessary support, so that he or she can achieve their maximum potential. We also pride ourselves in the belief that the education we provide at The English School reaches further than exam success. We provide our students with an education for life.
The activities organised during the anti bullying week in mid November have helped to raise awareness and encouraged juniors’ creativity!
Poster Competition Results:
Year 1:
1st Prize: Onat Ataman 1 Red
2nd prize (shared):
Marina Economidou 1 Black
Sophia Brown 1Green
Year 2
1st Prize: Pavlos Kailos 2 Yellow
Poetry Competition results:
Year1:
1st prize: Constantina Antoniadou 1 Y
2nd prize: Xenia Kantouna 1 G
3rd prize(shared): Maya Menon 1W and Marilena Papadopoulou 1 Bl
Year 2:
1st prize: Alexis Machlouzarides 2 R
2nd prize: Christopher Solomis 2 Y
3rd prize: Aysuda Gursoy 2Y
The poems:
YEAR 1
The victim of Bullying
I ponder, when I look at the grey sky,
if this is what I deserve;
I wonder, when I sit in the lonesome corners,
if this is how life is supposed to be;
I think, when I’m grabbed and threatened,
if there’s a way out of this;
I cry, when it’s one of those rainy nights,
and I feel like I’m the only person on earth.
I realise, when I feel empty inside,
that I need somebody to support me.
I KNOW, THAT EVEN IF IT FEELS LIKE I’M STUCK
FOREVER, I HAVE TO FIGHT MY WAY THROUGH.
Constantina Antoniadou, 1 Yellow
1st prize
That Night …
He kicked him, they punched him,
And me…,
I spat in his face. And our victim didn’t argue,
no … that wasn’t the case,
Then at once, when we saw,
That the moon was fading away
We ran and ran,
George leading the way.
Only then did the truth burn in my heart,
So once again I ran,
To the place where he lay
So from then we stayed bonded
And all the others feared
of the love and the friendship And never reappeared.
Xenia Kantouna, 1 Green
2nd prize
Killing the Sun
Sometimes I feel so weak
like only others can control everything in me
Like others could touch
the sky with my wings
Nobody can understand
really what it means
people like them coming
murdering hopes and dreams
Killing your sun
hurting your wishes until they fade
what have I done?
Am I being wrong or maybe insane?
My eyes are ready to brake
the tears are just too much
flowing down my face
like rain in the mud
Bullying reached its limits
the anger is enough
never again sacrifice your needs
peace and love
Maya Menon, 1 White
3rd prize (shared)
I’m a bully – please understand
The ones who tell me to stop, I hate,
I break their heart’s gate.
There’s no safe place, nowhere to hide,
But I sometimes wonder if they mind.
I’m stronger and older, I make you fear,
You’re weaker and younger, I see you tear.
I have no shame for what I do,
The only victim here, is you.
When you’re nice, kind and clever,
You have pulled my cruelty lever.
I have only hate, not love,
I’m not a soft and gentle dove.
I’m not awesome, cool and great,
I’m the one who decides your fate.
Find your true self, the bully in you,
Then you will see what it is I do!
Marilena Papadopoulou, 1 Black
3rd prize (shared)
YEAR 2
Pt. 1
Tall like a tower,
Powerful as a lion,
Weak inside
Fierce like a race-horse,
Miserable as sin,
Weak inside
Ill mannered,
A disgrace,
Weak inside
He takes pleasure in causing pain,
A Bully,
Weak inside
Pt. 2
With a watchful gaze,
a smiteful blow,
He follows you wherever you go
He’s a bully
Machlouzarides Alexis, 2 Red
1st prize
Pain and Sorrow
Tears of pain and sorrow trickle down my face,
All I feel like doing is fleeing to a safe place,
I feel so weak and empty inside,
As if you’ve stripped me of my soul,
Why! Oh Why! Must I play this excruciating role.
You’ve caused me so much suffering and even more pain,
Don’t these acts of cruelty make you feel Shame?
But the time for me has come,
To stand up and flight and not run.
I clench my firsts and grind my teeth,
Determined to fight back and stand up for my beliefs.
Christopher Solomis, 2 Yellow
2nd prize
In the silent sky …
Someone’s frightening dream,
someone’s reason for laugh,
someone’s reason not to go to school,
someone’s nothing but a bully.
A bully is the bad person to the victim,
A victim is the weak person to the bully,
Bullying is the thing that;
People do, to be cool
Bullying can scar for life,
Scar for the good people,
A joke for bad people,
A joy for cool people.
Victim must not hide,
Bully must not laugh,
Cool people must not hurt,
To stop bullying in the big sky.
Aysuda Gūrsoy, 2 Yellow
3rd prize
Year 2 Short story Competition-Commendations:
George Paranis 2 Black
Maria Loizou 2 Black
Elena Zampakidou 2 Black
Congratulations to ALL the winners and to ALL the entries for their creativity