We were delighted to welcome Britt Gustawsson and Sue Mansfield, Chairman of the YWPA Committee for Zonta London, from Zonta International to St. Helen’s on Wednesday to present Bethany in Year 13 with an award recognising her contributions to school and public life. Bethany is the London winner of the … Read more
The large and enthusiastic audience enjoyed a rare musical treat at the Senior School Founder’s Concert on Tuesday at Emmanuel Church, Northwood. Numerous choral and instrumental groups took part, including the Senior School Orchestra, Senior School Choir, St. Helen’s Singers, Year 7 Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Band, Wind Band, String … Read more
Phab Week 2013 was in the first week of the Easter holidays and it was a fantastic, fun-filled week of activities including a petting zoo, a trip to the London Eye and Aquarium, bowling in Watford and a day out shopping. On site at Merchant Taylors’ school, they did arts … Read more
The celebration of our girls’ talents and gifts reached a climax last night with the wonderful Joint Concert with MTS. St. Helen’s girls sang and played with enthusiasm and professionalism and contributed enormously to the power of the orchestra and the huge choir (made up of girls, boys, parents and … Read more
On Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th March, parents, friends and staff gathered in St. Helen’s Sports Centre to watch the Physical Education Department’s annual Gym and Dance Show. The theme this year was ‘A Night at The Movies’ and the show’s soundtrack included theme tunes and songs from many classic … Read more
A number of events have taken place in Senior School this week. For example, on Wednesday there was House bench ball and today there was House University Challenge, both involving teachers as well as girls. The total amount raised during the week will be divided equally between the four House charities. The … Read more
Young Enterprise gives Year 12 students the opportunity to create and run a real organisation. Girls take on different roles within their company and learn business skills such as how to run meetings, create ideas, innovate products and account for their decisions. This year we have three groups: “Infinito”, selling car bins; … Read more
Today Ziggy Shipper, a Holocaust survivor, came to speak at St. Helen’s. The school’s Jewish Society had organised this event to coincide with Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday 27th January. He spoke about growing up in Poland with his Orthodox grandparents, living in the ghetto, experiencing the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, … Read more
This year, for 15 girls in Year 12 pursuing the Gold Duke of Edinburgh award, the first day of the Spring Term came a day early. We all came into school wearing our blue Gold D of E polo shirts quite excited for the day but slightly resenting the rest … Read more
On Tuesday, St Helen’s hosted a conference for IB Theory of Knowledge students. The speaker was Bill Roberts, a highly-experienced IB examiner, who delivered two lectures to 130 students invited from London’s IB schools. Theory of Knowledge (ToK) is a central component of the IB course, akin to a practical philosophy course that … Read more