Boys' House
Houseparent(s): Mr & Mrs Clinton-Baker
Deputy Houseparent: Mr M Schofield & Mr A Carter
House Tutors: Mrs C Wolstencroft & Ms N Allen
Telephone: 01253 774216
Email: housemasterlugard@hotmail.com
House Captain: Leo Perini (Italy), Jan Strottman (Germany) & Kingsley Ko (China)
House Colours: red and black
House Motto: Nothing Without Effort
Mr Matt Clinton-Baker
Lugard Housemaster
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton-Baker arrived at Rossall School in 2004 after spending two years teaching in Auckland, New Zealand. After serving as Deputy houseparents for two years, they took on the Houseparents role in September of 2007. Mr. Clinton-Baker teaches Geography in the International Study Centre and coached various Rossall rugby teams.
Mr. Clinton-Baker is an avid sportsman and enjoys competition in any form. He is a keen rugby player and has played at club level in Canada, New Zealand and in the UK. He is also an avid fisherman. During the summer holidays, Mr. Clinton-Baker can be found working as a professional salmon fishing guide off of the Alaskan coast.
House Master's statement
Lugard aims to provide a supportive and disciplined boarding environment, in which boys feel happy, secure and valued. They are encouraged to strive for, and achieve, high standards relative to their ability in the academic work place and to develop excellent work habits, personal organisation and social skills, all essential to School and later life. Boys come to Lugard from many different countries and are expected to add to the rich multi-cultural life of the House and the International Study Centre here in Rossall.
The House Master, Deputies, Tutors and Matron provide a huge amount of personal support for each of the boys’ needs, whilst also having high expectations of the behaviour, appearance and manners of all boys in the House.
Since the house is a house of non-native speakers, English is crucial in this multinational house and a subject that fascinates me. It is crucial for positioning ourselves in the world and therefore, as stated in the National Curriculum, language should be an entitlement. 'In order to participate confidently in public, cultural and working life, pupils need to be able to speak, write and read... fluently'.
I too, believe in the very definite role played by actively directed learning and thus, the radical significance of education. Bakhtin made 'the revolutionary decision that tutoring was a necessary aspect of a student's journey to a ground of higher consciousness', because he understood that 'thought is inner speech', and therefore, 'learning to talk is really learning to think.'
This is the message I give to the boys.
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Lugard House
Lugard Boys' House was established in 1985 as Wren House. Situated along the Main Driveway within the campus gates, Lugard Boys' House is adjacent to Lugard Girls House. It currently houses 56 boarders.
There are 25 single bedrooms, 9 double bedrooms and a further 3 which contain three beds and 2 rooms containing 4 beds. Every bedroom has a bed, wardrobe and desk. There are two central changing rooms and showers, toilets (including international style toilet) and kitchenette containing a microwave, hotplate, kettle, toaster and fridge are available.
The House has one Common Room with seating, newspapers, television, video, DVD and video, Sky and internet access, two pool tables and a very popular table football machine.
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