Category: Senior School

6 December 19

More than 100 pupils took part in our totally awesome production Legally Blonde last week – either on stage, in the band or behind the scenes as technical crew. Two different casts – Team Bruiser and Team Rufus – alternated, each performing two performances. Head Richard Palmer said: “The production quality, musicality and sheer enjoyment shone…

3 December 19

On Wednesday 27 November, pupils from I & II Group (Years 7 & 8) headed off to Queenswood School for this year’s Kids’ Lit Quiz! The Kid’s Lit Quiz is an annual celebration of reading and all things children’s books, so it is a fabulous opportunity for book lovers to challenge themselves and show off…

29 November 19

Last week pupils from the Senior School attended WorldSkillsLive at Birmingham NEC. WorldSkillsLive is the UK’s largest skills, apprenticeships and careers event. It aims to inspire more young people to consider apprenticeships and technical education career routes and get off to a strong start in work and life. Pupils saw live demonstrations on what it…

22 November 19

At the end of October St Chris pupils Soonu, Asa and Frankie took part in the Cambridge Festival of Ideas in a performance called MULTIPLIED: Embodying the Resonance of the Soul.  An interpretation of Rudolf Laban’s movement choir concept, the piece was a site-specific dance performance intended as an exploration of the soul’s journey in search…

15 November 19

This week we’ve marked Anti-Bullying Week at St Chris with positivity activities! Our two-day Positvity Fair at lunchtime in the Social Library proved hugely popular. There was a really buzzy atmosphere as pupils took part in activities such as busking, origami, nail painting, hair plaiting, colouring and knitting! We also marked the week with Odd…

25 October 19

Year 7 (I Group) took part in the Bake Off this week – their challenge was too bake the best flavoured or plain shortbread.  The competing teams were: Matthew, Wolf, Freya and Mia (Anne- Marie’s Company) with vanilla shortbread with a blue chocolate glaze and edible flowers; Millie, Ethan, Chloe and Darcie (Angeles Company) with…

23 October 19

Last week Year 9 (III Group) spent time in France and Belgium on the Battlefields Trip. It was a moving few days with pupils visiting First World War cemeteries, memorials and the preserved trenches at Hill 62.  They also visited the Passchendaele museum. Mylo, pictured below, is standing at the grave of his great great…

18 October 19

On Wednesday this week a party of Year 7 (I Group) was invited to hear celebrated children’s author Piers Torday speak at a David’s Bookshop event held at St Francis’ College. Piers is a superb storyteller, and we were all held captive as he told us about the origin of his stories.  Piers is the…

18 October 19

The penultimate Bake Off challenge this week was Year 8’s (II Group) turn to bake the most delicious and well presented pizza!  The entrants were: Tom, Ted and Ray (Emma’s Company) baked an International Pizza with marinated jack fruit; Louis, Ruth and Seb (Sue’s Company) baked a Rainbow Pride Pizza with a stuffed crust and…

17 October 19

Scarecrows may lack brains, but they don’t lack a heart or a voice at St Chris!! Senior School pupils from Year 7 (I Group) to Year 10 (IV Group) have been readying themselves for the much anticipated bi-annual Foxton Scarecrow Festival. Since the beginning of term, they have been gathering materials that would have otherwise…