Category: Sixth Form

Highclare Home Science: Experiment 2 Garden Rockets

25th May 2020

The second experiment in the Highclare Home Science series is Garden Rockets! Mrs Dudley had a lot of fun  with this experiment, when a science teacher has soooooo much fun and is impressed at how high the rocket goes you know it is a fun experiment, we hope that you enjoy it too. Click below…

Highcare Hike, Together We Made a Difference

21st May 2020

As we welcome the return of blue skies and sunshine, once again brightening up our days, we are reminded of the wonderful weather we enjoyed last bank holiday weekend, during which, our incredible community took part in the Highclare Hike VE Day challenge. Throughout the Highclare Hike, bank holiday weekend we shared photos of pupils,…

Preparatory School Virtual Open Morning

19th May 2020

We hope you are well as we all find ourselves in an unprecedented time. As we navigate this ‘new normal’ Highclare School is proactively trying to find ways it can operate as normally as possible in a safe way. With this in mind we are excited to be hosting our first Virtual Open Morning this…

U6 student successfully designs and develops problem solving Windows application

19th May 2020

Elis in U6 has been studying A-Level Computer Science for the last two years. As part of his coursework, he has had to use his programming skills to solve a problem and write his very own computer program in his chosen language. Elis has been working extremely hard on his “Staff Supervision Allocation” program using…

Highclare Home Science: Experiment 1 Density Rainbows

18th May 2020

While spending more time at home than ever, my children have been begging me to carry out lots of ‘fun science’ with them. I have been inspired by all of the wonderful remote learning opportunities being provided by Highclare and would like to share some of my home science experiments with the wider community.  I…

Mrs Moore’s Memo, Monday 18 May 2020

18th May 2020

Dear Children and young people, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and that you are looking forward to your final week of remote learning prior to the half-term break (‘Yippee!!’ I hear you cry – or was that the teachers?) Mr Moore and I had some lovely long walks again over the weekend…

Mrs Moore’s Memo, Friday 15 May 2020

15th May 2020

Dear Children and young people, A Happy Weekend to you all! I hope you’re managing to complete your work in time to enjoy some time outside in this lovely weather. On the question of work – please remember to check the VLE and your emails every morning and please make sure you attend the Zoom…

Mrs Moore’s Memo, Monday 11 May 2020

11th May 2020

Dear Children and young people, Well, I hope you all had a lovely long Bank holiday weekend and that you enjoyed taking part in the Highclare Hike! I certainly did – although I wasn’t too keen on walking far yesterday as it suddenly turned very cold and cloudy. Nevertheless, Mr Moore persuaded me to go…

Mrs Moore’s Memo, Thursday 6 May 2020

7th May 2020

Dear children and young people, Happy Thursday! As it’s a special day tomorrow and there’s no school (‘yippee!!’ I hear you all cry), the weekend officially starts today. I hope you are all enjoying this gorgeous weather and looking forward to taking part in the ‘Highclare Hike’ over the next few days.  I am geared…

Highclare Hike, 8 May 2020

5th May 2020

Community support is a significant part of Highclare life and as we Take Charge of our distance learning we thought the summer term 2020 charity endeavours should continue with gusto.  So, we are launching a huge whole-school challenge to raise money for two great charities while staying active, healthy and safe at home. Together we can…