Month: April 2023

28 April 23

We are excited to announce that the Habs Partnerships Programme has won the Hertsmere Civic Award, for work undertaken to benefit residents of the borough. Mr Josh Plotkin, the Director of Partnerships, received the award at a ceremony on Sunday 16 April, alongside two of the key members of staff on the Partnerships Programme, Miss…

19 April 23

On Wednesday 22 March, Habs were honoured to welcome Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis to speak to students from both schools. It was a pleasure to have a full lunchtime to listen to him speak and answer questions from the students. He spoke with enthusiasm about visits he made which have most inspired him and the people who…

19 April 23

On Wednesday 15 March, we were excited to welcome acclaimed economist and presenter of the BBC’s Radio 4’s More or Less, Tim Harford. Mr Harford spoke to students in Years 7 and 8 about his new book for children nine and over: The Truth Detective. Mr Harford has written nine books for adults, including How To…

13 April 23

Earlier in the Spring Term, Upper Sixth A Level Art students were taken by the Art department on a two-night residential to Liverpool. The students visited many exciting galleries and exhibitions which helped inform their own personal projects. The highlight for many was the visit to the Tate Museum to see the Turner Prize winners,…

12 April 23

We were delighted that our Piano Trio and two String Quartets were invited to represent Habs’ Girls in the qualifying rounds of this year’s South East School’s Chamber Music Competition, held at North London Collegiate School. Along with performances from each ensemble, each group also received a coaching session from the adjudicator, Michael Dussek, who…

11 April 23

As part of Neurodiversity Celebration Week, the Individual Needs department, together with the Neurodiversity Society in the Girls Senior School, set up a pop-up sensory space in the new drama studio and opened it to all senior students before school and during the lunchbreaks. Over 200 students used the space, which was open from Monday…

10 April 23

The end of term Spring Concert took place on Wednesday 29 March in the Prevett Hall and was a wonderful celebration of music-making from students from across the Senior School. The concert included St Catherine Singers performing excerpts from ‘Dido and Aeneas’ by Henry Purcell, and guest soloist Amelie Jones (U6) performing the second movement…

6 April 23

Congratulations to our Habs Robotics team who won the Student Robotics Competition for 2023! Miss Harrison and Mr Lee accompanied James (U6H1), Noah (U6S2), Alain (U6S2), Amy (GS U6KXO), Oliver (U6H1), Robin (U6C2), Anurag (U6J1), Zeshan (U6C2), Akhtar (U6H1) and Armaan (U6C2) to Southampton University just after the end of term. There, the team competed in a two-day final. The group…

6 April 23

Habs Choristers sang Evensong at St John the Baptist Church in Barnet on Saturday 25 March. It was the group’s third service since being formed in January 2022 and featured music typical of the English Choral Tradition. The Magnificat and Nunc dimittis were to a setting by T Tertius Noble in B minor, the psalm…

4 April 23

On Monday 13 March, three students from Habs Girls competed in the regional final of the ESU Churchill Public Speaking Competition at Dartmouth House in London. The students had successfully competed in two previous rounds and were excited for the regional final. Tamara (M5 A) gave a thoughtful and thought-provoking speech on the topic of…