Tag: senior school
L5 Geographers visit Carding Mill Valley
L5 (Year 10) Geographers from Highclare Independent Senior School in Erdington, have successfully completed their physical geography fieldwork for the new GCSE specification. They enjoyed a highly successful day of data collection at Carding Mill Valley in Shropshire, where pupils investigated fluvial processes and changes in long and cross profile as they moved down the valley.
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition
Well done to the Bronze DofE groups from Highclare School in Birmingham who completed their practice expedition in North Wales, as preparation for the qualifying expedition in September. The trip involved 20 students from U4 (Year 9) going to the Arete Outdoor Centre in Llanrug, North Wales. The first couple of days were spent rafting…
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Pupils from U3 and L4 at Highclare Senior School, an Independent Senior School, based in north Birmingham, recently enjoyed a very successful and sunny 4 day trip to Normandy. As in previous years they stayed in the picturesque Château du Molay not far from Bayeux. Highlights from the trip included visits to the D-Day landing…
Highclare pupils meet an author from the Alumni
Mrs Moore, Head of Highclare Senior School, welcomed author and former pupil of Highclare, Kam Verdee to talk to pupils about the world of writing. Kam enjoyed meeting U3 and L4 pupils during the morning before hosting a drop-in session in the learning centre. The librarian team and other year groups were given the opportunity…
Highclare supports Comic Relief
On Friday pupils at all three Highclare schools wore their best red outfits and used their greatest entrepreneurial skills to support Red Nose Day. Whilst having fun, they raised a fantastic total of £1,180 which will go directly towards helping the charity. Amongst their fund raising activities they sold cakes, played games guessing the name…
A Night on Broadway
The songs, music and drama of ‘Broadway’ came to Highclare Senior School recently when the senior pupils entertained a packed audience, showcasing some amazing talents. They performed pieces from Sweeney Todd, Blood Brother, Footloose, Annie, Matilda, Woman in Black and the High School Musical, with performances from the choirs, GCSE drama students, Flute Ensemble, String…
Visit to the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara by L4 pupils
L4 pupils visited the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick, a Sikh place of worship, as part of their studies. They learned that Guru Nanak Gurdwara was the first and largest Gurdwara in Europe, opening on 31st July 1961. It is a huge building spanning a total area of about 70,000 square metres and inside the…
Intermediate Mathematical Challenge Achievements
Congratulations to the gifted mathematicians at Highclare School who were entered in the Intermediate Mathematical Challenge recently. This is a nationally recognised challenge and only the top 40% of students receive a certificate. Silver Certificates were awarded to: Samuel Donaghue, L5 Ainara Zubialde, U4 A Bronze certificate was awarded to: Aditya Swaminathan, L5 These are…
ISA National Swimming Gala Medalists
Many congratulations go to our medal winners who represented the Midlands at the ISA National Swimming Gala at the Olympic pool in London: Highclare Senior School: Alexandra Bartley (L5S) won 2 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze Adin Kamangira (L5R) won 1 silver and 1 bronze Harriet Gordon (L5S) won 1 gold Highclare Junior Schools: Bethany Roberts (J6Q)…
