Category: Senior School

5 July 19

Pupils in the Senior School are currently returning from their Late Summer Programmes and have had a brilliant week. Year 7 pupils have been at the Wildchild Adventure Centre, Hertfordshire, Year 8 have taken part in outdoor pursuits on the Yorkshire Moors and Year 9 have been on an alpine adventure in Saas Fee, Switzerland….

5 July 19

With only 26 days left to go of the The Big Knit campaign organised by Innocent Smoothies, which raises money for Age UK,  students and staff in the Senior School knittting club have knitted an AMAZING 263 hats in their lunchtimes and spare time at school. The group started knitting in April, having decided to…

28 June 19

Our Year 7 (I Group) pupils recently visited Whipsnade Zoo for their Key Stage Three day.  The day was packed with activities and apart from seeing the animals, the students attended the Zoo’s Adaption and Evolution workshops in the Discovery Zone, and took a ride on Whipsnade Railways Educational train.

28 June 19

With our incredibly diverse school community comes a whole host of opportunities, including the chance to celebrate festivals from around the world! Our brave international students presented an insightful morning talk to the whole school last week to teach us about celebrations in their own countries. We learnt about the magnificent Chinese Dragon Boat Festival…

21 June 19

On Wednesday Senior School pupils took part in a Night at the Musicals: an evening of musical performance inspired by stage and screen. Performances included music from Newsies, Dear Evan Hansen and many more.

20 June 19

Last week the rain held off for the Senior School sports day. Congratulations to Godwin who won the team competition!

20 June 19

This week four St Chris pupils attended the Salters’ Festival of Chemistry at the University of Hertfordshire. Ryuho (Year 8), Louis, Vincent and Alfie (Year 7) all worked together in the brand new pharmaceuticals laboratory in the Department of Clinical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The students took part in The Salters Challenge in the morning and…

6 June 19

The Senior School Knitting Club are busy making tiny bobble hats for the The Big Knit organised by Innocent Smoothies, which raises money for Age UK. Pupils and staff have made nearly 200 in the last six weeks, and our deadline is 28 June if anyone would like to join in. The group started knitting…

6 June 19

Pupils in Year 8 had a great day today meeting new pupils who will join their year group in September. The day was full of fun activities, including a visit from the Animal Man who brought some other new friends…who won’t be joining Year 9 in September!  

20 May 19

On Thursday 9 May students from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 in the Senior School performed The Crucible. Arthur Miller’s play depicts a fictionalised version of the events of the Salem witch trials that took place in Massachusetts at the end of the 17th century, although the events in the play are intended as an…