Upper School
Play: ‘The Tempest’ by Class 10
The Tempest by William Shakespeare Performed by Class 10 Before heading off on their Wilderness class trip to Sweden, Class 10 made the time to share their end-of-year performance of Shakespeare’s ‘Tempest’ with us. What a magnificent play it is, and how magnificently performed it was – we loved it! We know this class well…
Read MoreTheatre: Agamemnon’s Dilemma
Class 9 performed a Greek chorus for the whole school as part of their History of Theatre main lesson with Nancy. Their Greek play was performed wearing masks and simple costumes and told the story of Agamemnon’s dilemma. The unfortunate king had to choose whether or not to sacrifice his daughter to the gods in order…
Read MoreGallery: Building Work Progress
[foogallery id=”5842″] You may have noticed the building work going on at the edge of the school field opposite the Lantern. It’s phase 1 of the new Upper School buildings designed by Keir Polyblank (of Keir Hall fame – he designed the original school buildings we all know and love). The work is being done by…
Read MoreClass 10’s Newspaper Catwalk
The Newspaper Catwalk A Craft Block in Upper School We used the Newspaper Catwalk Workshop as a starter for two of Class 10’s Craft blocks: Tailoring & Dressmaking and Blacksmithing. Crafting 2 Dimensions into 3 During the workshop, the students investigated two areas relevant for the craft work; The process of developing three-dimensional objects out…
Read MoreA PhD Day in the Upper School…
Visiting PhD Student, Alys Mendus, reports on her day in the Upper School… Wednesday 1st November 2017 I met with Juliet at 8.20 on Wednesday morning and she showed me the staff room which was in an amazing position up above the playground and yard that the classrooms were nestled around. It was beautiful morning…
Read MoreVisiting Students – What they say!
Staying at Ringwood Waldorf School by Luca Girkens “The idea started at the end of the eighth class that Thomas and I could leave our school to experience school in England, mainly it was because the boring English lessons. After we spoke with a few teachers and found the school in the internet. It was…
Read MoreIn Search of the Avant-Garde
[pl_video type=”vimeo” id=”240888578″] [foogallery id=”4941″] Class 11 in London – In search of Modernism Before half-term Class 11, as part of their Art History main lesson, visited London to find Avant-garde artists, exploring several major galleries; Tate Britain The National Gallery Tate Modern Movements they’ve explored during their Art History Main Lesson were; the Pre-Raphaelites Fauvism…
Read MoreAutumn in the Upper School
Gallery: Autumn in the Upper School It’s been a busy half-term for everyone, not least for Class 9 moving into the Upper School and Class 10 and 11. From Copperwork to Forensics and from Poetry to Textiles, here’s a glimpse into what they’ve been doing… [foogallery id=”4864″]
Read MoreExam Results 2017
GCSE Results for Class 10 Huge congratulations to pupils and teachers for the brilliant results obtained in this years GCSEs. Although our school is proud of a broad curriculum that stretches way beyond exams, we are none the less delighted (but not surprised!) to see how our children fare in mainstream grading methods. 92% of…
Read MoreErasmus Hungary – in Budapest: Erasmus+ #7
Students from Ringwood Waldorf School visited Budapest in Hungary – they recently joined other students from our 6 Erasmus+ partner schools for a series of collaborative workshops and projects: Erasmus Hungary…
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