Pastoral Care
Crompton House uses a Form system to group students. There are 7 forms in years 7-11 which are Clegg, Cocker, Crompton, Lees, Ormerod, Ridley and Selwyn. In Year 10, Ballard is also the name of an extra form, and in the Sixth Form, Milne and Shaw are also the names of two more forms. These form names have historical significance for Crompton House as they are surnames of individuals who have contributed to the creation of Crompton House as a school.
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Famous quotes containing the words pastoral and/or care:
“Et in Arcadia ego.
[I too am in Arcadia.]”
—Anonymous, Anonymous.
Tomb inscription, appearing in classical paintings by Guercino and Poussin, among others. The words probably mean that even the most ideal earthly lives are mortal. Arcadia, a mountainous region in the central Peloponnese, Greece, was the rustic abode of Pan, depicted in literature and art as a land of innocence and ease, and was the title of Sir Philip Sidney’s pastoral romance (1590)
“Those of us who are in this world to educate—to care for—young children have a special calling: a calling that has very little to do with the collection of expensive possessions but has a lot to do with the worth inside of heads and hearts. In fact, that’s our domain: the heads and hearts of the next generation, the thoughts and feelings of the future.”
—Fred M. Rogers, U.S. writer and host of Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. “That Which is Essential Is Invisible to the Eye,” Young Children (July 1994)