senior school Archives - Page 7 of 23

Christmas Carol Services

by tl | Dec 4, 2024 | School Life

St Mary’s Church was awash with angelic and beautiful music last Monday and Tuesday as Cokethorpe celebrated its two Christmas Carol Services. The Senior and Prep Chamber Choirs were on stunning form, with both congregations being treated to glorious and moving...

The Wonderful World of Music at Cokethorpe

by tl | Nov 22, 2024 | Performing Arts

What does Bach (the GOAT – says our Director of Music, and he ought to know!) have in common with jazz legend Sonny Rollins? Or Tchaikovsky (he of the awesome arabesques) with ‘60s Geordie rockers The Animals? On paper, perhaps, nothing much, but in the...

Ascending New Heights in Enlightenment Lecture

by tl | Nov 21, 2024 | School Life

Sixth Form students were joined by our Third Form Scholars for the latest Enlightenment Lecture, delivered by expert climber and explorer, Stuart McAleese. Pupils were transported away from the lightly snow-dusted grounds of Cokethorpe School, to the heavily...

Mural by Brush at Mulberry Bush

by tl | Nov 4, 2024 | Wider Community

Our Art Award Holders were given a brief by Jess Hooper, Head Teacher at the Mulberry Bush School, to create an interesting, calm mural in their School’s education area on the theme of local rivers. Pupils researched local flora and fauna, then prepared for the...

Digging up the Past in Pompeii

by tl | Nov 3, 2024 | Trips

A group of Senior School Classicists embarked on an Italian adventure during the half term, which began with a guided tour of Naples. Pupils had the opportunity to explore the incredible treasures at the Naples Archaeological Museum, including stunning mosaics from...