CLASS 12 PROJECTS 2023

CLASS 12 PROJECTS 2023 – PresentationEvenings Class 12 pupils warmly invite you to their project evening presentations from 6 pm on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th of May in Keir Hall. Martha Coombes – Enclosed EcosystemsHolly Iggulden – A Study of the BrainLyra Kitson – The Craft of CeramicsIshbel Sinclair – DanceOctavia Spinney – A…

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End of Term Festival

Last term was brought to an end with an uplifting festival of music and movement displaying the many instruments and pure singing voices of our children, Classes 1 to 12. An appreciation of this wonderful event just missed the last newsletter, so what better way to start the new term than with a reminder of…

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Class 12 Project Presentations 2023

Class 12 projects evening presentations from 6 pm on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th of May in Keir Hall. Martha Coombes – Enclosed EcosystemsHolly Iggulden – A Study of the BrainLyra Kitson – The Craft of CeramicsIshbel Sinclair – DanceOctavia Spinney – A Study of Baroque PaintingRhiannon Reineke – Making an End Table

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Class 10’s Play ‘Icarus’

There was much to get excited about in Class 10’s production of ‘Icarus’ – a one-act play by Jessica Chipman. First to catch the eye was the striking white stage-set with its full-size tree and its many portable blocks allowing for great flexibility and plenty of movement to help carry the narrative. The story, consisting…

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Class 11 Romantic Poetry and Music

Whilst studying romantic poetry in Main Lesson, four of the students felt inspired to write a new song. Upper school students and staff were invited to a special gig to see it performed (with a few of their other songs). It was a gig of which Wordsworth, Blake and Shelley would have been proud. 

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A Taste of the Upper School Curriculum

UPPER SCHOOL OPEN EVENING Wondering whether I too might have something to learn about the Upper School, I joined parents and pupils in accepting the teachers’ invitation to attend the Upper School Evening on Monday 23rd. And I did. A lot. Displayed before me in the classrooms and during a presentation in Keir Hall was…

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UK Maths Challenge

A few weeks ago, seven members of upper school took part in an optional UK maths challenge open to 16-18 year olds. They all worked incredibly hard to tackle a range of complex maths questions alongside students from across the country. Sarah B

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Oliver Twist, a Class 10 Play

Class 10 chose one of our national favourite stories – Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens – for their end-of-year play. This hugely dramatic and occasionally humorous tale is set in the London of the early 19th century and has a large cast of bigger than life-size characters which this equally large class really got their…

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