Dear Parents, Last week’s Summer Fête was a real triumph! Not in terms of fund-raising. Not in terms of foot-fall. Not in terms of the weather. It was a huge success because of the wonderful Holmwood spirit that was evident throughout the morning. Parents, staff and children were buzzing; the atmosphere was one of collective…
Dear Parents, I have spent the day on Barbour’s Piece enjoying a wonderful Pre-Prep Sports Day. Whilst the sun graced us with its presence on occasion, it was not the most summery of days but this did not dint the enthusiasm, commitment and sportsmanship of our budding sportsmen and women from Nursery through to Year…
Dear Parents, We waved the Year 4s off this morning on their overnight trip to France and the Year 8s left later for Thorpe Park to mark the end of their exams. Upon their return, the Year 8s will embark on their 3 Challenge Weeks where they compete for the Hills Challenge Cup including Holmwood…
Dear Parents, How did we get to half term so quickly? The sun is out and the bank holiday weekend weather is looking ok, so enjoy some lovely time with your children and we look forward to seeing everyone in June when we will enjoy the annual range of Holmwood summer events. We have sent…
Dear Parents, I have been in Cambridge today at the summer IAPS Heads’ meeting. Membership of IAPS is an important facet of Holmwood House giving it a wider context in which to operate. As Chairman for the past 4 years I have had the honour of leading and working with a wide range of Prep…
Dear Parents, Our busy week was topped off by a dowsing at lunchtime! Six Year 8 pupils from Water presented themselves for a cold water soaking by lucky pupils and staff who were drawn from a hat in assembly earlier in the day. There was a purpose to all of this! Water’s charity events have…
Dear Parents Your children have had the most wonderful Space Week over the past 5 days! The assemblies have been a real highlight as well as the range of external and internal exhibits ranging from the Astrodome, Virtual Reality, Rocket Launching, and so on. The week came to an amazing conclusion today as we gathered…
One of my personal education heroes is Sir Ken Robinson. (Some of you may have watched his TED Talk on creativity in schools.) Sir Ken talks knowledgeably about the history of mass, organised education in this country being in line with the industrial revolution of the 19th Century and the subsequent ‘industrialisation’ of education itself;…
Dear Parents Welcome back to what everyone regards as the best term at Holmwood. We have been treated to a glimpse of summer and very much hope to see more of it! Our Les Ambassadeurs course over the break was a great success and my thanks to Madame Mookherjee and her team for giving our…
At Holmwood House, we never like to stand still. The past few years have seen enormous developments in the learning environment for all our children. In 2015, we became a Google school; adopting an innovative and exciting ecosystem which enables creative and interactive use of technology across the whole age range. This in turn results…
