Today is Chinese New Year, so at Heritage we turned our attention to China for our annual International Day celebration. During the day, Infants and Juniors chose from a wide range of activities that highlight Chinese culture, history, geography, art and nature. Classes came together later in the day to talk about what they learned […]
Yesterday, Year 5 were visited via Zoom by Channel 5 and ITV journalists Charlotte Grant and Will Mott. This was a valuable opportunity for the pupils to hear firsthand from two seasoned television reporters, as they prepare to create their own news broadcasts for an at-home learning assignment. During the session, Ms Grant and Mr […]
Congratulations to the Heritage Debate Club, who placed second in their heat during the English-Speaking Union’s Schools’ Mace competition on 14 January. The Mace Cup is one of the oldest and largest debating competitions for schools in England, offering students from Years 7-13 the opportunity to discuss and debate controversial topics and current affairs. During […]
In her book, ‘Towards a Philosophy of Education’, Charlotte Mason wrote, ‘[N]o intellectual habit is so valuable as that of attention; it is a mere habit but it is also the hall-mark of an educated person.’ Ms Mason, writing in the early 1900s, recognized that the ability to pay attention is a habit that can […]
Our own Ms Emma Robertson, Art and Handicraft teacher for the Junior School, has written a little booklet with her twin sister called ‘The Boobybirds are in Lockdown’ – a gentle and sensitive explanation of what is happening now, told through the eyes of boobybirds. Although written for children aged 4-7, it can be enjoyed […]
