Category: STEM

12 April 24

On International Women’s Day, four students from Middle 5 competed in the annual physics competition at St Helen’s in Northwood. The team was chosen from 20 students, all keen to represent Habs. As expected, the competition was fierce to secure a place on the team, with Tia (M5 Aleph), Odelya (M5 Aleph), Sophie (M5 Aesc)…

13 October 23

As part of our September Speakers Programme, Habs students enjoyed three fascinating talks from leading minds in the world of neuroscience, business and geographical research. Professor Catherine Loveday – Neuroscience A principal lecturer in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Westminster, Professor Loveday has spent many years working with people experiencing memory loss, while researching…

1 May 23

Congratulations to Amy (L6 JEP) who has won a Salters’ Chemistry Changemaker Award! Amy was presented with the award at the Institute Awards Ceremony, held in December at Salters’ Hall in London. The judges said: “Your young person was able to demonstrate excellent intellectual ability, a deep interest in chemistry and how chemistry can make…

1 March 23

Habs Girls was excited to welcome Old Haberdasher, Daniel Black, to speak as part of the Visiting Speaker programme at Elstree Schools. Daniel studied at Habs until 2009 before going on to have a highly eclectic and highly successful career in engineering and innovation. Working at Global Innovation and Technology Centre | PA Consulting, Daniel also…

23 February 23

A team of five Lower Sixth Chemistry students from Habs Girls and Habs Boys took part in the Cambridge Chemistry Race which was held at the University of Oxford’s Chemistry department. They did extremely well coming 10th out of 20 teams , considering most of the other teams were Upper Sixth students. They had to…

17 February 23

Congratulations to Amarleen (L6 RY), Aparna (L6 RY) and Zeph (M5 Aib) who have all been selected for the STEAM Youth Director (SYD) programme! The STEAM Youth Director (SYD) programme is made up of 26 young people aged between 13 and 17 from across the UK. These young people will help in finally bridging the…

16 December 22

On the 14 November 2022, the Economics department at Haberdashers’ Girls’ School launched the Atherton Award. The Atherton Award recognizes entrepreneurial spirit and all pupils aged 11+ are encouraged to apply. From completing an online coding course, to inventing a new product, to starting a business. The winner of the annual prize will receive a…

14 November 22

As part of the academic enrichment programme, students in Years 4 – Upper 5 6 were treated to an inspiring talk by June Angelides at the start of this week about women in technology, taking risks and being brave. Born into a family of entrepreneurs, June is passionate about getting people from all backgrounds into…

10 October 22

On Monday 12 September we launched our Academic Enrichment programme. Dr Peter Lovatt was our first guest speaker and what a speaker he was! Below some of our pupils from Year 4 to 11 have written reviews. Alex Flynn and Sadie Kennedy – Year 4 We thought Dr Peter Lovatt’s was really groovy and fun. …

1 July 22

Larissa (L5 Aesc) was the South East regional finalist of the Big Bang competition this year and presented her project on digital healthcare at the National Big Bang fair at The NEC in Birmingham on Wednesday 22 June.  She did a fabulous job communicating her research on the impact of digital devices and apps on…