senior school Archives - Page 13 of 23

Inspiring a Love of Languages

by tl | Feb 20, 2024 | Academic

Head of School, Dee (Upper Sixth, Gascoigne), and Head of Harcourt, Tara (Upper Sixth, Harcourt), shared their passion for languages with pupils across the School in the first student-led Modern Foreign Languages Day. They organised an array of linguistic and cultural...

Policing Politics

by tl | Jan 30, 2024 | In School Events

The Politics Department were delighted to welcome Matthew Barber (OC, 1999, Harcourt), the Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley and former Leader of Vale of White Horse District Council to the School to speak to students. Mr Barber provided a unique...

Holocaust Memorial Day

by tl | Jan 28, 2024 | Academic

Holocaust Memorial Day falls on 27 January – the day on which Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated. This year, the theme was the ‘fragility of freedom’, and the History Department prepared and delivered a series of age-appropriate talks designed to encourage pupils to...

A Powerful Performance of The Persians

by tl | Jan 27, 2024 | Academic

Greek and Classical Civilisation pupils enjoyed a festival of ancient drama held at Warwick University. The day included a powerful performance of The Persians by Aeschylus, the earliest surviving Greek tragedy and the only one to draw its plot from historical events,...

Crucial Collaboration in Chemistry Competition

by tl | Jan 10, 2024 | Academic

The Royal Society of Chemistry’s annual ‘Top of the Bench’ chemistry competition, challenges teams to take part in a series of practical activities, using lab techniques beyond the curriculum, to problem-solve and hone their chemistry skills. This was a...