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29 November 21

On Wednesday 24 November, Upper Sixth Form students from the Spanish Departments at both Habs Girls and Habs Boys took part in a literature workshop around the set text La casa de Bernarda Alba by Federico García Lorca. Following a production by Teatro Cervantes, pupils were able to stage some scenes from the play and…

29 November 21

The joint schools’ PolSoc were delighted to welcome Nicola Mulkeen, a professor of political philosophy at the university of Warwick, to give a talk to students across both Habs Girls and Habs Boys. Nicola gave the very topical talk on the subject of climate change, and more specifically who should bear the burdens associated with…

29 November 21

On Tuesday 16 November, as part of Languages Week, a huge crowd of very excited Upper Fourth students came to the Lecture Theatre at lunchtime to support their classmates taking part in the Annual MFL Spelling Bee. It was a tough competition and the 12 contestants really impressed, spelling out difficult words in Spanish, French…

29 November 21

Congratulations to Keshni (L6JRA) who was awarded this year’s Scholars Innovation Award from the Engineering, Maths, Science and Technology Association (EMSTA)! This annual award is presented to celebrate the achievements of young people interested in science and engineering and given to an outstanding Arkwright Scholar from the region. The Arkwright Trust is a charity that…

29 November 21

Congratulations to members of our Junior School, who took part in this year’s Moor Park Charity Fun Run earlier this term. Collectively they raised over £1,800 for the Mont Vernon Cancer Centre. This money will support the excellent work carried out by the Centre’s staff and ensure that they make a difference to every patient.

29 November 21

On Monday 8 November, 10 students from the Girls’ School attended the Monmouth Enterprise Financial Careers Trip at Haberdashers’ Hall. The day began with an introduction from Simon Hills, who is the Director of UK Finance, providing us all with valuable knowledge into the key roles of institutions in the financial world, particularly focusing on…

26 November 21

On Thursday 25 November the school held its St Catherine’s Day Service at St Albans Cathedral for the very first time. The service included many traditional elements including the singing of For All The Saints and the School Carmen. For the first time the entire school was present, with Year 5 to Upper 6 inside…

23 November 21

The fifth issue of our Equilibrium magazine is out now and available to read on Issuu. Well done to all of the pupils and staff involved in creating such a wonderful publication! Take a look at Equilibrium by clicking the image below.

19 November 21

On Thursday 11 November, the Habs Hindu Society from both schools organised a Garba evening for all years and all faiths to come together and experience a traditional Gujarati folk dance, traditionally done during the festival of Nine Nights called Navaratri, dedicated to the Divine Feminine. It is also done during the festival of Sharad…

16 November 21

Sarina (U6) writes that last week Victoria (U6) gave a presentation to PolSoc discussing the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, being held in Glasgow between 31 October and 12 November. The discussion had a high attendance from pupils across the school interested in the government’s role in improving our climate crisis, what has…