Sports Centre
S P O R T AT B O X H I L L S C H O O L Sport plays an integral role in school life, helping to develop essential skills such as leadership, discipline and teamwork, along with physical and mental health benefits. The new sports centre gives us the opportunity to offer an extensive sports curriculum and activities programme designed to increase participation, fitness and enjoyment for all our students.
O F F I C I A L R O YA L O P E N I N G On Monday 25th June 2018, in front of the assembled school and guests, HRH The Earl of Wessex unveiled a commemorative plaque to mark the opening of the school’s multi-million pound sports centre. The school boasts a long-standing royal patronage having had a number of visits in the past including The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of York and The Princess Royal.
We were honoured to have His Royal Highness open our new facility, in particular because of the historic connection between Box Hill School and Gordonstoun, where Prince Edward was a former Head Boy. Both schools together founded the Round Square movement which promotes holistic education as part of the distinctive philosophy of the educationalist Kurt Hahn - most clearly recognised in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme. Cory Lowde, Headmaster
T H E N E W S P O RT S C E N T R E The new sports centre is an impressive building and provides a cutting-edge resource on two levels, featuring all the latest equipment and facilities for all types of sporting activities. Despite its size, it sits comfortably in the landscape, dropped several metres below ground and boasting a netball/tennis court on the roof. It is cedar clad and in keeping with the beautiful surroundings of the school’s campus.
FA C I L I T I E S Indoor: Netball court Basketball court + 6 hoops 4x badminton courts 4x cricket nets Hockey court Tennis court 5 a side football Volleyball court PE teaching classroom Fitness suite/gym 2 x changing rooms Balcony area for yoga, pilates, step aerobics and fitness video work-outs
Outdoor: AstroTurf pitch for tennis, hockey, football and netball Netball and tennis court - on top of the building
It has been fantastic to see the impact the new sports centre has already had on our sports curriculum, as well as the recreational use these state-of-the-art facilities offer to our boarders and the local community in the evenings and weekends.
Antony McAlister, Director of Sport
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