Month: May 2018

16th May 2018

Gad’s students are very much looking forward to hosting this exciting event. Thank you to Thames Rockets and Diggerland for donating some great prizes.

16th May 2018

To celebrate National Numeracy day, Maths teacher Mrs Ostrehan challenges Gad’s students and their families to take an online quiz to highlight strengths and areas that need brushing-up on.

16th May 2018

Our K1 and K2 classes spent a day at Leeds Castle finding out more about plants and animals. The students followed a trail path and took part in an interactive workshop to learn how the many different species of animals and plants flourish in the castle grounds. After seeing the wildlife in their own habitat,…

15th May 2018

Seniors students from Gad’s Hill spent time at a trampoline park as part of the independent school’s wellbeing scheme. Students from Years seven to ten took part in physical activities, testing their agility, reflexes and most importantly team work skills at ‘Soar’. PE teacher and fencing coach Miss Sarah Ellis, who organised the event said: …

14th May 2018

Our Years nine and ten Geography pupils spent a day in the capital researching a sustainable redevelopment case study, before taking a trip on the UK’s tallest and longest tunnel slide! The 26-strong group found out more about the social, economic and environmental impacts of regeneration at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park first-hand. On an official…

10th May 2018

Our youngest Seniors spent a sunny day in Dover finding out more about the English coast. Geography classmates from Years seven and eight followed the coastal path on a round trip from the seafront to St. Margaret’s Bay, taking in the sights over the bay. They saw first-hand the uses of the coast including the…

8th May 2018

A group of Gad’s Senior Spanish students travelled to Madrid to find out more about the country’s culture, lifestyle and, of course, language. Accompanied by Head of Modern Foreign Languages, Miss Batther, Head of Senior School, Mr Savage and PR Manager, Mrs Carr, the 18-strong group of 11-13 year-olds flew to the Spanish capital for…

4th May 2018

As part of our Year 8’s Science studies on light and the eye, two L4S students taught their classmates how to dissect an eye – under the watchful eye of our Head of Science! Mrs Fletcher challenged the students to present what they had learned about the topic to the class, with Piers C. and…

2nd May 2018

The Heads of Gad’s Junior and Senior Schools look forward to welcoming our Year four and five pupils and their families to our first KS3 information session today from 4.15-5.15pm. KS3 (Years 7-9) is the stepping stone to the GCSE years – the culmination of years of schooling and as such, KS3 must develop your…

1st May 2018

Our Y6 students showed-off their culinary skills when they made savoury snacks in a cookery lesson. Remove classmates prepared cheese, bacon and salad wraps in our Food Technology workshop – hopefully the food made it home for family tea! Juniors and Seniors benefit from the specialist space by learning about nutrition and the functional properties…