Catering

Catering

Introwise catering services are independent services providers that Falcon uses to prepare all meals the students eat. Sports events and other functions are also catered for through Introwise, providing families an opportunity to purchase a small variety of meals while visiting the school during these events. A tri-weekly menu is followed, but maybe subject to change to due availability of produce and electricity cuts.

INITIATION OF THE 2013 COLLEGE PREFECTS IN THE DINING HALL

Introwise Chef Falcon College Catering
Counsellor

Counsellor

Douglas (Doug) Darby, is the College counsellor, who visits the school fortnightly. Pastor Darby is in full time ministry based in Gweru, he travels to Falcon on a Wednesday and stays overnight at the College. Students have the ability to talk with Pastor Darby during confidential appointments. Should there be a rare case where a student is very unsettled about any aspect of school life or home, the Headmaster is made aware of this and parents are contacted. This is in order to ensure that the student’s well-being and state of mind are prioritised.

Formation of a Brotherhood

Formation of a Brotherhood

Your child’s life at Falcon is filled with boys from all walks of life – many meet as strangers and leave as life-long friends.

All students live on the campus with one another in their various Houses and grow together, forming a relationship that reaches all elements of school life – from the classroom to the playing fields – and this develops into lifelong friendships

SCHOOL LIFE

House Tutors

House Tutors 

Each house and year group/Form has its own House Tutor, who is responsible for assisting each student in setting and achieving personal goals in line with the Astra scheme – which is a programme that helps the students achieve their own personal goals in four aspects being service, culture, sportsmanship and academics. House tutors are also in place to help the students with any problems they may have.

Falcon College Chapel

Falcon College Chapel

Falcon College was founded on Christian principles but not affiliated to any specific church denomination. It remains inter-denominational and students, staff and speakers are welcomed to our services from a wide range of church backgrounds. The chapel is central to the school programme yet the majority of the services and meetings are voluntary. We do not have a full time school chaplain but there are many committed Christians on the staff and a good number of ordained church ministers available to assist and advise.

THE CHAPEL 2014

The House System

The House System

  • There are seven Houses – Founders, Hervey, Oates, Tredgold, George Grey, Kestrel and Chubb, each comprising of the full range of year groups. Each House has Housemaster / Housemistress in charge who lives nearby and makes his / her presence felt about the House. Every Housemaster / Housemistress has a House Tutor and two assistant tutors, and other members of staff, who assist in duties.
  • House Prefects – The Head of House is automatically a College Perfect and under him there are five or six house prefects, each of whom is in charge of a year group. Senior boys in the House are also required to take over various responsibilities.
  • The Form One to Form Four year groups live in dormitories, overseen by a prefect whose study/bedroom is attached to the dormitory. Boys in the Lower and Upper Sixth live in their own Study/bedrooms.
  • The House system is a competitive one, as Houses compete with each other in a range of activities such as singing drama, and the full range of sports. The Lower Sixth students are generally involved in the organisation of these inter-house competitions, thus assisting the Upper Sixth. This also gives them the training in organisation, assuming responsibility and being leaders. All these skills are needed when they become members of the Upper Sixth.
  • Forms One to Four are responsible for cleaning their dormitories, making their beds, taking their clothes to the laundry and generally to help keep the House and its surrounds clean and tidy. The Lower Sixth clean their own studies while the Upper Sixth have study boys / girls drawn from Form Twos to help them.

The virtues of the House System are that boys / girls are taught discipline and responsibility. As they progress their privileges increase, as does their responsibility in the House. This helps develop leadership and man-management skills. The dormitory system allows boys / girls from very diverse backgrounds to live and work together and this fosters team spirit and camaraderie, while lasting and meaningful friendships are forged.

The Sanatorium

The Sanatorium

  • The “san” as it is affectionately known is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, with one of the two qualified nursing sisters (delete the comma) on duty at all times. It has two six-bedded wards and a two-bedded ward for students who need extra care. If the sisters are not happy with sick students they will keep them overnight for observation. The San’s modern equipment includes a nebulizer in case of severe asthma attacks, a body board, a head immobiliser in case of severe rugby injuries and a glucometer to check blood sugar levels. The sisters are also able to stitch minor cuts.
  • Three Clinics a day are held which the students are able to attend for treatment of ailments or to take prescribed medication. If a student needs a sister in an emergency help is available at any time.
  • The ‘Medics Bus’ every Thursday afternoon, enables students to receive medical attention in Bulawayo. Medical appointments must be arranged and cleared through the San at least 24 hours beforehand.
    Falcon College has an account with a pharmacy in Bulawayo so that antibiotics and other medication can be ordered through the pharmacy. Parents can claim from Medical Aid.
  • The San sells various items such as throat lozenges and a variety of vitamins.
  • Students are not allowed to keep medicines in the houses. These are to be lodged with the San sisters.
  • The San sisters are part of the counseling team in the College and students are always welcome to visit them.

THE SISTERS AND FIRST AID TEAM