Category: Sport

7 February 22

Before half term, we saw the first day of our collaborative climbing club! Pupils from the Girls’ Junior School and the Boys’ Prep School came together to get kitted up and take on the climbing wall in the Medburn Centre. The pupils participated in the climb but also in the opportunity to make new friends,…

15 November 21

On Wednesday 10 November we were privileged to welcome England Netball player Eboni Usoro-Brown. Eboni is one of the most decorated and well-known members of the Vitality Roses. The world class defender has been enjoying a long and prosperous career on the netball court for her country ever since her debut against Malawi in 2008. …

11 November 21

On Tuesday 12 October, we were lucky to welcome Sasha Corbin to Habs Girls. Sasha is an England international netball player and plays for Hertfordshire Mavericks, having represented Hertfordshire Mavericks in the Netball Super League inaugural season. She has also played for Team Bath, Loughborough Lightning, Northern Mystics. She now runs her own company ‘Solo…

19 October 21

Lower 5 recently had part of the day off-timetable to learn more about the science behind various sporting activities. Our Sports Science Day was full of so many intriguing activities and we had so much fun trying to beat the world records for each activity, although some were more difficult than others! Each student got…

19 October 21

Thursday 7 October was an exciting day for our netball players as the school hosted the annual Haberdashers Netball Festival. The event brought together eight Haberdashers schools and offered students from across the county an opportunity to meet, socialise and finally have a chance to play competitive sport against one another. We were especially pleased…

14 October 21

The St Catherine’s Guild gave the Junior School a generous donation for an inspirational guest speaker. As part of the Junior School Enrichment programme, Susannah Townsend was invited to share her Olympic experience with the Junior School. The focus was on curiosity and the students asked Susannah many interesting questions about winning a gold medal…

11 March 21

On Monday 1 March, we were lucky to receive a talk from former GB sprinter and Olympic medallist, Anyika Onoura. She discussed her journey to become an athlete and the struggles she faced during her career. Her love of athletics first started when she competed in Sports Day at school. Anyika described it as her…

28 January 21

Now more than ever, it is important to provide opportunities for pupils to be active whilst focusing on remote learning. To help support this, the PE department are holding various online workshops, extra-curricular clubs, and activities to move students away from their screens giving opportunities to exercise body and mind. Here’s what you should expect…

12 May 20

Well done to Tilly in Upper 5 for entering this national dance competition. You can follow the links at the bottom of the article to watch her performance and vote for her. In an ideal world, lockdown would never have happened. This summer I was supposed to be sitting my GCSE examinations, competing at the…

20 March 20

Our gymnastics teams have had fantastic success at competitions this year. Many medals were won at both regional and national competitions. We started brilliantly at the ISGA 2 piece championships: 1st place for U15 and O13 teams as well some outstanding individual results: Camille W 1st in the O13s and a clean sweep in the…