Philosophical, Critical & Creative Thinkers

Further to the cancellation of all public exams, Heritage has created a bespoke online programme of further study for our Y11 leavers.  With a shift in focus now to their A levels, the aim of the programme, (which started this week) is to help prepare pupils as independent thinkers. 

In addition to subject specific classes there are whole class sessions on ‘Thinking Philosophically, Critically and Creatively’. 

In addition to our senior school staff, Mr Fletcher and Dr Polly Ha will be delivering these sessions.  We are particularly grateful to Dr Ha for her contribution as she leads two seminars on Thinking Creatively.  Dr Ha has taught at the Universities of Cambridge, Southern California, and East Anglia. She has also developed and taught ‘New Smart Life’ seminars to secondary students across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. She is an award winning academic, the author and editor of four volumes, and has a particular interest in studying ‘Rapid Historical Change’.

We hope that this course will provide a stimulating end to Year 11, inspite of all the interruptions they have so bravely had to overcome.

(The photograph shown was taken prior to lockdown.)

Nature Photography Challenge

With nature giving us her very best during this lock down, pupils were asked as their 3rd Nature Challenge to capture a stunning photograph of a flower or a tree, either from the garden or on their daily walk.  We received so many beautiful pictures a few of which are shown below. Many congratulations to all our budding photographers.

 

 

School Open for Lower Prep, Upper Prep & Year 6

We were so pleased to welcome 37 more pupils back to school today in addition to our Key Worker Children. We now have 9 pupils in Lower Prep with Mrs Lee and Miss Cage, 10 pupils in Upper Prep with Mrs Carter and Miss Carter and 18 pupils in Year 6 with Mrs Parkinson.

Pupils are being looked after in  ‘bubbles’, (with Key Worker Children in their own bubble, working from the Year 2 and Year 4 classroom’s.) With a staggered start time at the beginning of the day, the bubbles are well spaced out as they move through the building, in the classrooms and the playground. Year 6 are divided into two bubbles, (the girls and the boys) and are working from The Hall. Each bubble has their own allocated play equipment which is disinfected after use.

Mr Fletcher says’

“We are pleased there has been such a strong response from parents of pupils in LP, UP and Y6. It is great to have more pupils back on site and to see so many happy and familiar faces! We are confident in the safety measures we have in place.”

Now providing full days for our youngest classes

To simplify logistics for parents, Heritage is pleased to offer the (optional) provision of five full days a week for both Lower Prep and Upper Prep pupils from September 2020.

Heritage has intentionally designed a gentle start for our youngest pupils, with two full days and three half days for Lower Prep (and one half day for Upper Prep). We still believe that this brings a helpful balance to a child’s week, with focussed, high quality learning taking place at school and time to rest and play at home. However to simplify logistics for parents for whom the half-days are unworkable, we are now offering Stay & Play on each of the half days; Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1pm-3:30pm. This is also applicable to Upper Prep pupils on Wednesdays.

Stay & Play will be lead by Miss Cage and her team. Miss Cage is an exceptional member of staff, she was recently nominated Student of the Year on completion of her Foundation Degree in Education and Play. Her Stay & Play sessions are full of delights and include gardening and cooking, crafts and stories, free play and trips to the playground, the City Library and Cambridge Botanic Gardens. The children in her care all love it.

These sessions are entirely extra curricular. They do not contain any extra teaching and are intentionally low-key. Children who do not attend will not be missing out.
For more information please contact office@heritageschool.org.uk

The Show Must Go On

In order that we may enjoy performances by our young musicians even in the midst of lockdown, Mr Fletcher invited pupils to submit recordings of their chosen pieces for a digital Recital Assembly.  It was very much enjoyed by pupils and parents alike and many thanks to all who worked hard preparing and practising and sending their work in.  Please keep playing and we hope we will be able to enjoy more live performances very soon.