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Several St John's pupils joined the Global Climate Youth Strike in Cambridge on 20 September 2019 as part of the week of global action. Those children involved were encouraged to write to Headmaster, Mr Chippington, outlining their own reasons why they felt strongly about taking part in the march. All pupils were accompanied by one or both of their parents.
T2s were transported back to June 1897 and the reign of Queen Victoria via the drama-based presentations and workshops delivered by ‘History Off the Page’. This truly cross-curricular experience coincided with their classroom study of the Victorian era and the children experienced a range of sources including documents, artefacts, pictures and music, to bring to life this colourful period in history.
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan’s biggest fundraising event, where the charity asks people across the UK to hold a coffee morning and raise money for people living with cancer. The event is central to the charity's fundraising programme, raising a staggering total of over £200m since its inception, with nearly £27 million raised in 2018. This year's Parents' Association Macmillan Coffee Morning took place in Whitfield House, the school’s boarding house, on 27 September and £826 was raised for the charity through generous donations and a raffle.
Form 4 visited Wandlebury Country Park, a 110 acre estate in the Gog Magog hills, just south of Cambridge for orienteering based activities and to learn about the history of the park and park management as part of their Geography studies.
The Sixth Form had a collaborative art and design technology all-day workshop with world-renowned visual artist, Mr Michael Brennand-Wood. The children thought about geometry, woven patterns, shapes and rhythms to create their own unique artwork, exploring textiles and taking inspiration from the artist’s own imagery. Mr Brennand-Wood is internationally regarded as one of the most innovative and inspiring artists working in textiles.
Two of our most talented pianists (from Form 5 and Form 6) had the opportunity to enjoy a masterclass at Steinway Hall in London. This is the main branch of the world-renowned piano manufacturer Steinway & Sons.
Form 2 enjoyed a fun day getting to know each other on the St John’s playing fields at the end of their first week of term. The children were involved in a variety of team building activities and had to effective communications skills to work effectively as a team. The children in all three of the Form 2 classes were put into mixed groups, enabling new friendships to form whether they were new to the school or not.
The 2019 Girls’ U11 A hockey season got off to a flying start on 6 September with a masterclass at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, led by Haileybury school’s Director of Hockey and former USA international, Mr Rob Schilling. The girls took part in a hockey festival with four other schools which involved training and matches, before watching Haileybury's 1st XI hockey scholars' 'curtain raiser' match against Epsom.
On Saturday 6 July 2019 parents, pupils, staff and friends of St John’s gathered to mark the end of another successful academic year at the school. Parents and children had the opportunity to admire and celebrate the wonderful work that was on display around the school, at Byron House, Senior House and Whitfield House. After the prize-giving service in the marquee, families relaxed with a picnic lunch before the Form 1 to Form 6 children took part in an afternoon of sports.