Year 9 recently visited the National Museum of Computing in Bletchley Park. The Museum features the largest collection of Computing Hardware dating back as early as the 1940’s, all the way to present day. During their trip, the girls attended a special event to celebrate the contributions of Women in…
Braeside pupils recently experienced a highly engaging and informative Careers Day. We welcomed several special guests into the school for the day, who kindly gave up their time to speak to the children about their chosen careers. Their talks included what made them choose that career path, how they got…
The pupils in Year 9 and 10 who are taking part in the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award had their practice weekend at Lambourne End. The assessed expedition will take place in June which is sure to come around in no time, so pupils did all they could this…
Wow – What a performance! We were treated to a spectacular performance this month from some of our talented pupils. Boos, hisses, cheers and laughter filled Lopping Hall in Loughton as the children took to the stage and showcased their rendition of Cinderella Rockerfella. All pupils in the Juniors were…
Year 9 have been exploring everyday objects and surrealism in Art. They have enjoyed studying the eccentric Spanish artist, Salvador Dali, and you can clearly see how they have taken on board some of the bizarre and crazy ideas of the surrealist artists. They thought a lot about how to…
Year 6 have enjoyed exploring a range of mediums and techniques for their most recent unit of work and the outcomes have been truly magnificent. As well as working with pencil and charcoal, pupils have tried working with inks. They have explored washes and sprays to create atmosphere and light…
This term Year 7 are exploring the fun of the circus. They have been thinking about how artists use perspective and composition to create drama and in particular how the artist; Toulouse Lau-trec would show ‘snap shots’ of life within his paintings. Thinking about how we generally only ever see…
Junior pupils and their teachers took inspiration from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for this year’s World Book Day. We saw every character parade around the playground before posing for a picture, even a squirrel! Kindergarten and Reception got their inspiration from The Very Hungry Caterpillar! We loved seeing some…
Years 5 – 9 travelled to Hemel Hempstead on Tuesday 28 February for the annual ISA Cross Country event. It was a tough, hilly course with a bitter wind! The girls gave it everything they had and encouraged each other around the course. Special mentions to Nicole, Ava M and…
On 23 February Year 1 went on a trip to Epping Forest District Museum as part of their topic ‘The Great Fire of London.’ They investigated the story of the Great Fire of London and how historians use evidence to try and understand what really happened. The children examined copies…
