Second Form delve into the shadows

by tl | Mar 16, 2023 | Performing Arts

Second Form Dramatists delved in to the shadows this term with their thrilling production of ‘Dracula’. The entire year group performed, taking responsibility for communicating a section of the story. With the use of minimal props and costumes, multi-roling and...

Play-based Learning in Cokethorpe Pre-Prep

by whg | Feb 8, 2023 | Academic, School Life

Reception Class Teacher, Mrs Brash, explains the benefits of play-based learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, followed in Cokethorpe Pre-Prep. What is play-based learning? The main thing that differentiates play-based learning from other types of learning is...

Treasure Island

by lmw | Dec 18, 2022 | Performing Arts

The Senior School Michaelmas Term production of Treasure Island was yet another outstanding performance from our talented pupils. From its romping sea shanties to its dark brooding atmosphere of menace, this show was packed with excitement and wonderfully charismatic...

Baarmy Bethlehem

by lmw | Dec 10, 2022 | Performing Arts

Expectations are always high for the Pre-Prep Nativity, and when it comes to setting a mood of reverence or exuberance, this year’s Pre-Prep performance, Baarmy Bethlehem, unapologetically opted for the latter. A trio of party loving sheep named Rascal, Cheeky and...

A passion for English

by tl | Dec 1, 2022 | Academic

As part of their work on Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, pupils have been writing their own descriptions of imagined mean characters and the weather. To develop their descriptive writing, some second form pupils took a trip to the Woods to look more closely at the world...