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A Level Geography Residential, Cranedale
Independent study skills are invaluable for students as they progress through school on to university or other routes of further education. The independent study element of geography A level is one of the many reasons why geography remains so highly valued as a subject at A level and beyond. Throughout the A level geography course…
Oh What A Knight Indeed!
Highclare Preparatory School: St Paul’s outstanding junior production 2019 was staged before half term as J3 to J6 pupils introduced family and friends to Arthur and the knights of the Round Table on Camelot’s craziest quest in a hilarious musical adventure! A castle full of colourful characters joined in the fun, including precocious princesses, a…
Inspiring Young Musician’s At Highclare Prep
J3 and J4 recently enjoyed an inspiring visit to the Symphony Hall, Birmingham to watch young musicians from all over the country perform at the Music for Youth Primary Prom. The concert was absolutely fantastic, every performance was of an extremely high standard that captured our imagination and mesmerised the children throughout. A wide range…
Visit Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield In Action
The School open-event season is now very much in full swing and we would like to warmly invite you to our upcoming School-In-Action open morning at Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield. Between 9.30am & 11.30am on the 19 March, we will be conducting our hugely popular School–In–Action tour. A chance to find out about opportunities at…
Sixth Former Running Towards ISA Athlete Of The Month
Following the recent launch of the ISA athlete of the month recognition, we knew it wouldn’t be long until an athlete from Highclare School would be nominated. A well-deserved nomination, Sixth Former Daniel Hurst is an excellent athlete and role model who would be well deserving of the ISA Athlete of the month award. Daniel…
A Snowy End To J1’s Polar Adventures
In the first half of the Spring term, J1 have enjoyed learning all about Polar exploration during their science topic ‘Polar Adventures’. Throughout the term children have studied how explorers and animals survive the extreme weather conditions found in these regions. To bring the topic to a snowy end, J1 took a trip to The…
Highclare A Level Chemistry Students Have The Power
As part of our work on Electrochemistry, our A2 Chemistry students have been busy setting up their own Electrochemical Cells and measuring its resulting EMF. Students were then able to use this technique to compare the electrode potentials of different metals. Using concepts previously learned about redox reactions, it gave an insight into how a commercial…
J4 Pre-Prep Puppet Show With A Twist
Pre-prep recently enjoyed a fantastic puppet show with a twist when J4 pupils paid a visit to their classroom. Following a quick set up and introduction, our younger pupils thoroughly enjoyed watching as J4 perform the stories of La Bella Durmiente (Sleeping Beauty) and El Hombre de Jengibre (The Gingerbread man). An amazing interactive modern foreign language…
Well-Being Week At Highclare Preparatory School
During February preparatory school pupils took part in an enjoyable week of activities as part of a new initiative launched, Well-Being Week. With a themed activity taking pace at the beginning and end of each day both pupils and staff enjoyed the opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of well-being. Over the week pupils enjoyed…
Sportshall Athletics Competition, Arthur Terry
A team of U3 and L4 girls represented Highclare Senior School fantastically by competing at the Sportshall Athletics competition at Arthur Terry. Taking part in various track and field events our athletes achieved some very good individual and team performances . a special congratulations to the U3 girls who finished second overall. Full results from the…
