Category: Senior School

25 May 22

The prototype goat wheel, made by some of our Year 11 (V Grp) 3D Design students has now been taken down to Arunwood for “field trials” and testing.   Unfortunately, on a very hot day, the goats were more interested in sleeping in the shade, rather than exploring or exercise!   James (our Head Gardener…

25 May 22

Congratulations to the St Chris Senior School cricket team who yesterday continued their unbeaten run, winning against John Henry Newman by 125 runs to 101. A huge well done to all involved!

19 May 22

Students from across the School have been enjoying the St Chris rhubarb over the past few weeks with many a crumble made. Year 8 (II Grp)  group enjoyed visiting the rhubarb patch this week in the pictures below. Next week is the last week and Year 7’s (I Grp’s) opportunity to get picking!

13 May 22

Year 9 (III Group) students left the library this week and headed outside for some extreme reading in their English lesson as the weather was so beautiful! Tom, Sam and Aubert decided to read in the trees. Perhaps we should all take a leaf out of their book and get more in touch with nature!

13 May 22

Congratulations to the following students on their achievements this week…   The Art Department is really proud that Scarlett Somerville (Year 11/V Group) has had her etching selected to go on physical display at the The Royal Academy of Arts this year as part of the Young Artists’ Summer Exhibition. Her work was selected out…

6 May 22

With the prospect of sunny weather, a group of our Year 10 (IV Grp) students have been working on building a pizza oven with Gavin and James in the 3D Design department. It is a bit of a journey into the unknown, but with lots of research by the students, everyone is optimistic we will…

29 April 22

The Duke of Edinburgh Expedition season has kicked off with 21 of the IV Group (Year 10) students undertaking their Bronze Practice Expedition last weekend. The group, supported by four staff, spent the weekend practising their campcraft and getting to grips with navigating their way around a 25km route. They returned to school a little…

1 April 22

A group of Senior School students have been recycling old furniture to build an outdoor activity area for the St Chris goats. After much discussion it was decided by Year 11 (V Group) that a giant “goat wheel” was the best way forwards! We are now at the prototype / testing stage – and, although…

31 March 22

The St Chris ‘Snowflakes‘ were back in action this week as the took part in the Hertfordshire MBDA Robot Rumble Competition! The team have been working hard all season and can be extremely proud of their third place, only narrowly losing to the eventual winners.   The team has already started preparing for their next competition…

29 March 22

The Grand Final of the Bake Off has now taken place.  The theme of this year’s showstopper was ‘My Favourite Film‘ – all teams came up with incredible and imaginative ideas.  The finalists were: Year 7 (I Group):  Ben, Amelia and Jenny – they constructed a masterpiece ‘UP’ cake!  The technical cooking skills were incredible – they…