Month: September 2020

28 September 20

It’s hustings for our Junior School Council today – seven pupils are standing for two positions and are giving their speeches online to their peers, with voting this Friday.   Good luck everyone!  

25 September 20

This week has been St Chris Apple Fest at St Chris! The week has been organised by our Be Green Together group which spans the Junior and Senior Schools, with each year group having the opportunity to go apple picking in the St Chris orchard. The apples will be made into St Chris apple juice,…

18 September 20

On Friday 18 September we are taking part in Jeans for Genes Day to raise money for Genetic Disorders UK, the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by a genetic disorder. Pupils have come in to school in their denim (sometimes double denim!) to take part in the fundraising effort. If you would…

18 September 20

Welcome to our two new gap students Pauline and Helen who have joined St Chris this year. Based in the boarding house,  during the school day Pauline will be supporting the Music Department and the Junior School, and Helen will be supporting the Modern Foreign Languages Department. They’ve both written a short introduction to themselves…

18 September 20

During lockdown Maggie in Year 10 (IV Group)  produced some beautiful artwork when she was at home in China. Her series on Plants & Humans is being printed and produced to display in the boarding house this term. Amazing work Maggie!    

18 September 20

This week boarders in Arundale Boarding House enjoyed a waffle night together. Houseparent Cecilia is famous at St Chris for her amazing waffles, and our boarders, new and old, enjoyed getting together after school to enjoy a sweet treat.    

17 September 20

The St Chris ‘Apple Fest‘ begins next week courtesy of ‘Be Green Together’ and each year group will have the opportunity to go apple picking! Senior School students can either take the apples home – please bring your own bag/box – or they can be added to the boxes we are filling to make St…

14 September 20

This weekend our boarders enjoyed some late summer sunshine on a trip to the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. The Garden holds a collection of over 8,000 plant species from all over the world to facilitate teaching and research, and has dedicated autumn and winter gardens which means they are  a beautiful place to visit at…

11 September 20

10 September 20

Congratulations to Old Scholar Tom Romain (2020) whose work has been selected for the Royal Academy’s Young Artists’ Summer Show. Tom’s work is one of 392 selected from 17,700 submissions, and will be exhibited at the RA from 18 October to 22 November in the Clore Learning Centre. Tom, who completed his A Levels at St…