Year: 2018
Ochre Studios Screen Printing Workshop
The Form VI Art Masters were lucky enough to have a private workshop given by Ochre Studios, a print making studio based in Guildford, on Thursday 29th November . The children learned the beautiful art of screen printing and created some amazing prints during the workshop. This is the last term for our Form VI…
U11 Girls Rugby Masterclass
The Forms V & VI girls were very privileged to have a masterclass with England international and Rugby World cup silver medalist Leanne Riley on Monday 26th November. The girls were treated firstly to a motivational talk and Q & A session during which they were given the once in a lifetime experience of holding…
King Edward’s Orchestral Day
We were pleased to be invited to attend another Orchestral day at King Edward’s Witley on Thursday 18th October. With over 100 pupils from six schools, our Longacre instrumentalists held their own and tackled some complex pieces. We had representatives from each section of the orchestra and amongst older and more advanced musicians they threw themselves…
Ade Adepitan Author Visit
On Monday 15th October, we were privileged to have a visit from Ade Adepitan. For some of us, he is a Paralympian, captaining the Great Britain wheelchair basketball team over several years; for others he is a presenter from CBBC and Channel 4 and for others he is a face of Children in Need. He…
Roedean Literary Festival
On Tuesday, Mrs Forster took a group of Form V and VI girls to Roedean, a girls’ boarding school on the stunning South Downs, overlooking the sea. What an atmospheric setting for “Murder by the Sea”, a literary festival with a difference. The girls were excited to be having break out sessions with a variety…
U11 Netball Masterclass
The girls in Form V were treated to an amazing netball masterclass by Suzanne Gardner from Churcher’s College this week. Suzanne put them through their paces with ball skills, a netball version of tic-tac-toe and games to test the girls skills and decision making. Everyone was engaged and enthusiastic and really impressed Miss Gardner and we are…
G & T Sports Trip to Epsom College
The children from our Gifted & Talented sports club were treated to an incredible trip to Epsom College last Friday – something Epsom have never done before. The group were met by Miss Busby and escorted to meet Mr Johnson (Director of Sport) who then toured the group around the school’s amazing facilities. The first…
New Outdoor Classroom
The teachers and children would like to say a huge thank you to the PTA for donating the new outdoor classroom to the school. It is absolutely wonderful to have a hub in the woods that can be used for lessons across the school and also a quiet zone for break and lunchtimes. We already…
Tennis Masterclass
The children in Form I and Form IV were very lucky to have Tennis Masterclasses this week with Nigel Allingham. Nigel is Head Coach at Worth School and a very highly qualified Level 5 LTA Performance Master coach so it was a fantastic opportunity for the Longacre children. The Form I children were extremely enthusiastic and energetic –…
Sports Masterclass at Reed’s School
Longacre’s gifted and talented sports children had a mesmerising day at Reed’s School on Tuesday 8th May. The pupils were met by Mr Edwards, Director of Sport and had a personal tour around the school’s outstanding facilities. These included the school’s playing fields, indoor cricket centre, swimming pool and indoor tennis bubble. The pupils were then…