Year: 2018

27 June 18

Earlier in the year Kiko Matthews came to speak to us about her extraordinary battle against illness, which culminated in a world record solo crossing of the Atlantic ocean. In order to help her raise money for the Critical Care Unit at King’s College Hospital the whole school has attempted to run or walk over…

27 June 18

On Monday 25 June, the Junior School Student Voice and Eco Council enjoyed a wonderful day out visiting The Houses of Parliament; they got a glimpse of all the fascinating rooms there and took part in a debate to pass their own law! They also had the opportunity to witness the regeneration of Battersea Power…

27 June 18

On Wednesday 13 June we hosted an Institute of Engineering and Technology Faraday Challenge Day.  Four visiting schools and two teams of Habs Girls students became real-life engineers for a day and researched, designed and built solutions to real engineering problems. The event aims to encourage more young people to study and consider exciting and rewarding…

21 June 18

After an early start during the Easter holidays, a group of excited M5 girls arrived in Berlin for what proved to be an incredible trip. We had unseasonably great weather, so our walking tour of the city was really enjoyable and we saw some of the city’s historic landmarks – such as the Brandenburg Gate…

21 June 18

Seventeen schools, dozens of jazz shoes and hundreds of pupils. The Big Dance Off 2018 was an inspiring experience which pushed us all to the edge of our comfort zone. Not only did we get a whole day dedicated to dance, but we also were given the opportunity to learn from other schools and dance…

25 April 18

Abby in Upper 6 reviews last week’s Sports Awards. The Sports Awards Evening is an event which we as young sportswomen look forward to, as it brings together girls from all year groups and allows us to celebrate one another’s successes throughout the season. This year, the format of the event was slightly different to…

24 April 18

Congratulations to Mira, the first winner of the Anna Komnene Cup, Mira wrote an outstanding essay on Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick Film Processing Laboratory Strike of 1976. The Anna Komnene Cup is named after the famous Byzantine historian and daughter of the Basileos Alexios Komnenos and will be awarded annually to a student producing…

20 April 18

Daniella in Upper 6 writes about this year’s MUN Conference. This year has seen MUN (Model United Nations) grow throughout the school, with more students lower down the school joining in then in the past. It has been lovely to see younger students grow in confidence through practise sessions, and go onto win awards at…

26 February 18

The Lower 6 recently attended Mathsfest 2018 in London, Tapaswini tells us more here. I must admit before actually attending Mathsfest I was very doubtful that I would actually enjoy it. Fortunately that was not the case. It was a well planned out and engaging event and I managed to understand far more than I…

23 February 18

Last night saw the Performance Space play host to the 3rd Habs Girls ‘Any Questions?’. An exciting and experienced panel answered questions on a range of topics asked and written by students. The panel included Major General Tim Bevis, Director of Operations and Planning Division of NATO’s International Military Staff; Joe Twyman, Head of Political…