Congratulations to the Heritage Debate Club, who placed second in their heat during the English-Speaking Union’s Schools’ Mace competition on 14 January. The Mace Cup is one of the oldest and largest debating competitions for schools in England, offering students from Years 7-13 the opportunity to discuss and debate controversial topics and current affairs. During […]
In her book, ‘Towards a Philosophy of Education’, Charlotte Mason wrote, ‘[N]o intellectual habit is so valuable as that of attention; it is a mere habit but it is also the hall-mark of an educated person.’ Ms Mason, writing in the early 1900s, recognized that the ability to pay attention is a habit that can […]
Our own Ms Emma Robertson, Art and Handicraft teacher for the Junior School, has written a little booklet with her twin sister called ‘The Boobybirds are in Lockdown’ – a gentle and sensitive explanation of what is happening now, told through the eyes of boobybirds. Although written for children aged 4-7, it can be enjoyed […]
The Spring term has started for our Seniors, who began at-home learning today, and our Infants and Juniors, who begin their lessons at home tomorrow. Although we are disappointed we couldn’t welcome them in person, as Mr Fletcher wrote in his message to parents following the announcement of a new national lockdown, ‘I am very […]
The celebration of a new year gives us an opportunity to mark another milestone in the timeline of history 𐆑 another 365 days completed. Charlotte Mason believed that the chronology of history formed the framework for much of a child’s education. She wrote, ‘It is a great thing to possess a pageant of history in […]
