Author: Highclare School
A Level Othello Lecture Day
Mrs Moore and Mr Ghag together with our English Literature Students from L6 and U6 attended an all-day Sixth Form Lecture Day on aspects of Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’. The day proved extremely beneficial and there were a series of lectures focusing on: ‘Critical Approaches’, delivered by Andy Haley (Chief Examiner) ‘Dramatic Structure – the Pattern of…
An Inspector Calls Saturday Morning Revision Class
U5 students recently attended a Saturday morning revision class run by the English department on An Inspector Calls. To encourage an atmosphere of 1912, Mrs Dawson’s classroom was set up as an Edwardian dining room. Music similar to that played on The Titanic enhanced the atmosphere. We hope that the students benefited from the revision…
Little Red Riding Hood Swans Assembly
Highclare Pre-Preparatory children and staff were delighted to present ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, a Highclare Pre-Preparatory School Swans production, to parents and grandparents this term. In preparation, the children learned the narrative of the story through ‘Talk4Writing’ and songs and musical skills in their music lessons with our specialist music teacher, Miss Broder. The dances were choreographed…
Highclare Prep Success At Sutton Swim Gala
On Saturday 16 March the Highclare Preparatory School Swim Team took part in the WSAS (Wilson Stuart Active Society) swimming gala at Walsall Gala Baths. Schools competing in the event were from across the Sutton Coldfield Partnership and Highclare entered the large schools competition with each student taking part in one individual race including front…
Rural Planning Services Workshop At Highclare Preparatory School
Highclare Preparatory School pupils were visited by the Rural Planning Services (RPS) last week. The J5 children experienced a thoroughly enjoyable workshop of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), learning about one of the largest engineering projects happening in the London Thames. London relies on a 150-year-old sewer system built for a population less than…
Romeo And Juliet On Stage At Highclare Senior School
Highclare L5 and U5 students welcomed the Fred Theatre Company into school this week as a complementary session to their GCSE studies on Romeo and Juliet. Six professional actors performed the GCSE text-based production of Romeo and Juliet, allowing students to view the text as it should be, on stage. The Fred Theatre Company produces a…
The Amazing Performance Of Superstan At Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield
The year’s Highclare Preparatory School: Woodfield Junior production can be described in just one word, AMAZING. ‘The amazing adventures of Superstan’ to be precise. All Junior pupils played an important role and they delivered a truly wonderful performance. The level of acting was truly excellent, all of J6 enjoyed a speaking part and all demonstrated…
J4 Investigate Maths Outdoors
Highclare Preparatory School J4 pupils stepped outside of the classroom this week to investigate maths during their outdoor lesson. Using what they could find in the playground and the Woodland Skills Area J4 pupils discovered that maths is all around, they created charts, mathematical sculptures, investigated the question ‘Can you create a perfectly symmetrical design…
Reception Class Fly High At RAF Cosford
As part of the Reception class learning topic on transport, Highclare Preparatory School Reception pupils recently enjoyed an inspiring visit to Cosford Air Museum. On arrival pupils had great fun pretending to be air stewards and air stewardesses and then taking on the role of holidaymakers going to America, having to show passports and go through…
Highclare Preparatory School: St Paul’s Open Morning
Following a fantastic Senior School admissions event we look forward to welcoming prospective families to our upcoming Open Morning on Saturday, 30 March, 10.00am to 12.30pm at Highclare Preparatory School: St Paul’s. Our Open Mornings provide you with the opportunity to take a tour of the school and meet students and members of staff of both…
