Category: Senior School

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…

17 May 19

The I Group (Year 7) had amazing weather for the Geography Field trip to Walton-on-the-Naze yesterday.  They studied coastal erosion, coastal management and conducted questionnaire surveys, but still had time for an ice cream after all that work!

3 May 19

The St Chris Snowflakes – our robotics team – returned on Monday from the USA having taken part in a top international tech competition. ⁣ They were one of two teams representing the UK at the First Tech Challenge in Detroit, the world’s largest student robotics competition. ⁣ ⁣ 30,000 students competed for the title…

25 April 19

Just before the Easter break, Year 12 drama students performed comedy-thriller The 39 Steps in the School’s Theatre. Over the course of ten weeks with only two hours per week of rehearsals, and while navigating their A-levels, school trips and work, our students put on an outstandingly energetic performance of comedy, that was well received…

4 April 19

Congratulations to Frankie Zatouroff (Year 9) who won a silver medal in the East Region Laser Run Schools Competition this week. The Laser Run is the fifth event of the Modern Olympic Pentathlon, but is now also a stand-alone event across the country for all levels/abilities.  It requires athletes to alternate between shooting a laser…

29 March 19

Hola España, Bonjour France, Hello St. Chris! There was excitement in the air on 15 March as a group of St. Chris language students waited for their exchange partners to arrive from Metz (France) and Lorca (Spain). After a long day of travel, they finally arrived at St. Chris to meet up with their “St…

15 March 19

This week pupils in Year 10, 11 and 12 visited the National Apprenticeship Show in Milton Keynes. Over 100 employers and providers showcased opportunities in a lively, interactive, fun and informative setting. Our pupils enjoyed meeting a wide range of employers including IBM, Mercedes, Amazon, Astra Zeneca and Bentley. 

15 March 19

Pupils from St Chris have won a prestigious national robotics championship and will go on to represent the UK at a global robotics tournament in the USA in April. The St Chris ‘Snowflakes’ robotics team took part in the inaugural FIRST® Tech Challenge UK Championships in Peterborough on Wednesday 13 March. They won the FIRST® Tech…

1 March 19

This week to celebrate Chinese New Year Senior School pupils have decorated the school in festive banners and lanterns! We had six families visiting from Hong Kong on Friday who remarked on how lovely it looked.