Hall School Wimbledon is delighted to announce that three of our Beavers Holt pupils have been successful in the Wimbledon Bookfest Young Writers’ Competition 2011. Louise Lacour in Year 6X (Year 5 when she entered) is one of just 12 winners chosen from entries from over 20 Merton primary schools. The winners were selected for [...]
The Carnegie Medal is awarded annually to the writer of an outstanding book for children. It was established in 1936, in memory of the great Scottish-born philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919). Throughout the Summer Term, our Year 8U pupils were given the opportunity to read some of the Carnegie nominated books and share their thoughts on [...]
Parliament and politics were the order of the day for six of our Year 8U pupils on Wednesday 29th June, as they headed north of the River for a unique trip to the House of Lords. Lord Pearson of Rannoch, the grandfather of HSW pupil Edward Le Marchant, was kind enough to spend the [...]
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is the oldest drama school in the UK and has provided theatre and the world of film and television with generations of first-class actors and expertly trained managers. On Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th May, LAMDA examinations were held at the Junior School. Forty-four candidates from [...]
On the eve of the Carnegie Medal prizegiving, shortlisted author Jason Wallace visited Hall School Wimbledon to discuss his debut novel Out of Shadows with Year 9T and 10S pupils. Year 10S pupils have been studying this book as part of their English lessons. Set in 1980s Zimbabwe, Out of Shadows is a thought provoking [...]
Today six Hall School Wimbledon pupils stepped (marched actually!) onto their respective courts as ball boys and ball girls for the start of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) Championships. For some of them it is the culmination of eight months of rigorous training, determination and sacrifice. Back in late October 2010, training began [...]
On Friday 20th May, Hall School Wimbledon held a ‘Japan Day’ and dedicated time to remembering those who have been affected by the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami that took place in March 2011. All staff and pupils composed a haiku, a traditional Japanese poem, which was recorded on a piece of origami paper [...]
Although rain had been forecast, Friday 6th May saw the sun shining on the 11Rs as they began the last school day before the start of their GCSE examinations. In between morning lessons, pupils had their polo shirts signed by friends and teachers alike. This has become an HSW tradition and gives pupils a very [...]
On Thursday 28th April, Royal Wedding fever hit Hall School Wimbledon as over 600 pupils and members of staff participated in a garden party within the school grounds in celebration of the impending marriage of Prince William to Catherine Middleton. At 1pm, the school sat down to a traditional British lunch of pie, mash and [...]
Hall School Wimbledon has invested £100,000 in creating a well-designed integrated indoor-outdoor environment for its Reception children that provides excellent space for free movement and varied learning activities. Construction work is complete and the Reception classroom now opens onto timber decking that hosts the sand and water tables and overlooks four interconnecting, elliptical ponds that [...]