Year: 2019
Prep School Instrumental Music Demonstration
At the start of term Highclare Preparatory School pupils had the opportunity to meet the extremely talented visiting music teachers, that deliver weekly instrumental lessons. Each visiting music teacher took to the stage to show our pupils the instrument they play, what it looks like and how it sounds. We heard a vast amount of…
European Day Of Languages
The European Day of Languages (EDL) is celebrated across Europe on the 26th of September every year. It aims to promote the rich linguistic diversity of Europe and raise awareness of the importance of lifelong language learning for everyone. It was set up by the Council of Europe and was first celebrated in 2001. Highclare…
U14 ISA Football Tournament
After a difficult selection process, the combined U13 and U14 football team attended the ISA Midland U14 competition last Thursday. Two groups of five would see the top two in each group go through to the semi-final, so that was the aim. This was made difficult after slow starts against an outstanding Priory School team…
School Librarian’s Good Read KS5
Seven years before the action of the book is set, Anne Elliott breaks off her engagement to captain Frederick Wentworth under pressure from her family, as Wentworth had no ‘ancestry’ nor fortune. Anne however has never stopped loving Wentworth; they encounter each other again when he returns to England after the Napoleonic wars. One of…
Sixth Form Open Evening
The School open-event season is now very much in full swing and we would like to warmly invite you to our upcoming open evening at Highclare Sixth Form. Like the rest of Highclare School, our Sixth Form continues the ethos of nurturing individual talents, facilitated by small classes, which afford teachers the privilege of close…
Business Network Event October 2019
We extend a very warm invitation to you to attend the next Highclare business network event which will be held on Tuesday 15 October 2019 at 7.30 pm at Highclare Senior School. We are delighted to welcome to Highclare Mrs Julia Willoughby, FCIPR, as our guest speaker. A communications specialist, Julia is founder of WPR,…
Headmaster’s Golf Challenge 2019
Congratulations to all those who took part in the Headmaster’s Golf Challenge 2019. Certainly the wettest Headmaster’s Golf Challenge to date took place on Monday evening hosted, once again, at Walmley Golf Club. Despite the terrible weather parents, pupils, friends and staff of Highclare School partook in a sociable and competitive evening of golf. Playing…
Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield Open Morning
We look forward to welcoming prospective families to our upcoming Open Morning on Saturday, 12 October, 10.00am to 12.30pm at Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield. Our Open Mornings provide you with the opportunity to take a tour of the school and meet students and members of staff at both the Preparatory and Pre-Preparatory settings. During the…
Senior School Non Uniform Day and Costa Rican Themed Lunch
We look forward to seeing senior school pupils enjoy a Non Uniform Day and Costa Rican themed lunch in aid of Laguna School, Costa Rica. Donations from the event will be used to purchase essential stationary equipment for the Laguna School pupils and will be distributed by Highclare pupils when they visit in October. ‘A…
Yr2 Travel Back in Time
Last week Year 2 pupils visited Staffordshire Regiment Museum at Whittington Barracks as part of their history topic on war and remembrance. The children saw a real life trench and learnt what it would have been like for soldiers who had to live in the trenches, complete with the sound of gunfire. Year 2 enjoyed…
