Month: December 2018

11 December 18

On a crisp, cold day in early December, the sun rose encouragingly over the Girls’ School. Twenty committee members, one hundred volunteers and one hundred and fifty guests stepped into the Prevett Hall at two o’clock. But the familiar tiered seating and wide empty windows no longer defined the space –  it was instead transformed…

10 December 18

After weeks of intense preparation, the Lower 4 recycled fashion show came to its glorious conclusion on Friday.  Each class strutted on the catwalk showing off their fabulous creations made solely from old junk. The theme was “our fragile Earth” and four vulnerable areas were chosen as inspiration for the outfits; desert, oceans, polar and…

4 December 18

On 25 November, a group of Lower 5 students travelled to Birmingham to visit the largest German Christmas market outside of Germany. We met at Watford Junction station, full of anticipation; we were so excited to be part of a traditional German Christmas market. It was amazing to see all of the stall owners, most…

3 December 18

In September 2018, our PE Department set up a Talented Athlete Programme (TAP) with the aim of providing a supportive infrastructure to help enable and encourage the school’s most talented sportspeople to maximise their potential and meet their personal aspirations of playing at the highest possible level. The goal of the scheme is to support…

3 December 18

In the first week of the October half term, 62 girls and 9 members of staff visited Barcelona on the Music Tour. For the first time, the pupils and staff flew out to Barcelona with logistical support from two members of staff in a van carrying all the instruments and equipment. Staying in a resort…