Archive for the ‘Boarding’ Category

Year 8 Big Weekend

The hotly anticipated Year 8 Big Weekend began with a bang on Saturday evening. Delicious DIY burgers were to be the fuel before the main event: The Downe Hous...

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Boarders’ Family Race Night

The Boarders’ Family Race Night is always a popular evening and this year was no exception! Last Friday the boarding community came together in the McMullen H...

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Year 7 Big Weekend

This weekend we welcomed Year 7 for their Big Weekend – ‘Mission Impossible’ and Laser Tag. The pupils started their weekend in the dining hall with o...

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Escape from Colditz

Castle Colditz, high in the Berkforest Shireland, had a massive breakout on Saturday, and is now a local embarrassment. Once a bastion of lockdown times, 80 chi...

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Year 7 Big Weekend

This weekend Elstree hosted the Year 7 Big Weekend ‘Ready, Steady, Cook!’ It was a mix of giggles, flour everywhere, and some top sportsmanship in the firs...

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Boarders’ Family Fortunes evening

Our survey says…. what a cracking night! Our first whole boarding community event and what an occasion it was. Roughly 150 parents, siblings, children and...

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Year 8 Big Weekend

The Year 8 children enjoyed a fantastic Big Weekend, kicking off with some delicious pizza for supper followed by a Neon Silent Disco in the Long Room. After a ...

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Year 6 Big Weekend

The Year 6 pupils had a fantastic Big Bushcraft Weekend! Saturday evening consisted of a delicious supper, water balloons being launched from a giant trebuchet,...

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Year 6 Big Weekend

The theme for the Year 6 Big Weekend was Wet Wacky and Wild. Saturday evening started off with pizza and donuts followed by a trip down to the school lake. At t...

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Year 8 Big Weekend

The Year 8 Big Weekend was another huge success. After a busy morning of play rehearsals, the group prepared themselves for a fun night out – a special Sa...

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