Habs Occasional Papers

We would like to take this opportunity to alert you to the Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School Occasional Papers Series.

The series provides a forum through which members of the School Community can present the fruits of research, scholarship, and reflection to a wider public. Academic inquiry is at the centre of the life of the School. It informs the activities of students and teachers alike, not only in lessons, but, equally importantly, outside of the classroom, providing a stimulating environment within which everyone is motivated to pursue areas of interest, investigate more deeply topics raised in class discussion, or simply follow an intellectual passion. This engagement with academic learning does not end at the School gates, and many former students and teachers have gone on to continue to research and write, whether in a formal academic environment or as something they do alongside their professional careers.

The Occasional Papers Series reflects and celebrates this aspect of our School tradition. It presents papers under the rubrics of The Humanities, Sciences, and Education, and incorporates contributions from the whole array of the School community – current and former students, staff and teachers past and present, and anyone who is connected with the School.

We hope you find the articles informative, interesting and thought provoking, and that you will agree that they reflect admirably the School’s commitment to the pursuit of academic learning in all its forms.  Pupils will have the opportunity to begin their own research or write their own scholarly articles through the forthcoming Keith Dawson Project (Year 9) and Aske Project (Year 12) about which more information will follow.

The Series can be located at:  http://www.habsboys.org.uk/Senior-School-Publications

If you would like to contribute a paper for possible inclusion in the Occasional Papers Series, please contact Dr Ian St John at stjohn_i@habsboys.org.uk.

Kirti Shah

Director of Studies

&

Ian St.John

Teacher of History