A school in Africa : Peterhouse : education in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe 1955-2005

When Peterhouse School opened in 1955, the British Empire in Africa was still intact and the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland had just come into being. It was a boarding school founded on the British model, but with the intention that it would 'adapt all that is best in the Public School tradition to African conditions'. The story of Peterhouse is not only about work and sport, music and drama, chapel and syllabus changes. It is set in the context of educational development and political changes in a Southern Africa country. The school became a pioneering multi-racial institution in 'white Rhodesia'; shared the sufferings of the country during the 'bush war'; expanded greatly in the new Zimbabwe, survived the contradictions of a black 'Marxist' government, and has kept its firm commitment to being a 'Church School'. Despite the uncertainties and challenges of the new century, this is a story of faith and vision. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 10 Abbreviations and Place Names......Page 12 Foreword......Page 16 Preface......Page 18 Acknowledgements......Page 20 Map......Page 21 1 A Colony in Africa......Page 24 2 Founding Fathers......Page 33 3 Getting Started......Page 53 4 Metamorphosis......Page 66 5 The Wider Scene......Page 83 6 Changes All Round......Page 109 7 Mind and Soul......Page 125 8 War and Peace......Page 145 9 A New Era......Page 162 10 Being Rector......Page 176 11 The Great Expansion......Page 192 12 'Play the Game'......Page 210 13 Enrichment......Page 231 14 A Zimbabwean School......Page 243 15 The New Millennium......Page 261 Endnotes......Page 271 B. The 'Crisis Years' illustrated......Page 289 G. Headmasters of Springvale (to 1979) and Springvale House (from 1985)......Page 290 I. Housemasters......Page 291 J. Chaplains......Page 292 L. Heads of School......Page 293 N. Speech Day Guests of Honour......Page 295 Bibliography......Page 297 Index......Page 302 Color plates......Page 4