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Summer Term

 

Science FairThe Pre-Prep Science Fair produced the wow factor when Year 8s gave Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 their first taste of lab-based experiments.

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LewesYear Six pupils have explored the life and times of the Normans at the near 1000 year old Lewes Castle.

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Gti ScienceThe Prep School’s Gifted, Talented and Interested (GTi) series has launched into action this term with an exciting science session including bubbles, slime and rockets.

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First CommunionHurst held its second annual First Communion service in April for pupils too young to be confirmed.

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Woods MillYear 5 pupils travelled to Woods Mill near Henfield to analyse different creatures and habitats ahead of their Key Stage Two studies on the life cycle.

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Lent Term

 

CharityA Hurst Prep School pupil whose twin brother lives with Cerebral Palsy has presented the Dame Vera Lynn Trust with a cheque for £1100 to support families affected by the condition.

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NetballHurst's U13A, U14A and 1st VII netball teams have won the Sussex Knock Out Cup, making 2013 the College's most successful year in the tournament.

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Choral FestivalHolmewood House and Pennthorpe Prep School choirs attended Hurst for a choral festival culminating in a sublime evening concert of church anthems.

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ClassicsA group of girls and boys returned from this year's Classics Reading Competition having achieved seven individual wins across all three of the competition's categories.

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Syncopated PsalmsThe voices of over 100 Prep School pupils filled the campus’ chapel last night for an event titled Syncopated Psalms, including a twelve-piece professional band.

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MusicVisitors to the Music School’s concerts are always spoilt with a diversity of styles and genres but the annual Winners’ Concert is perhaps the most wide-ranging of them all.

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bandaBoys and girls from The Banda School in the suburbs of Nairobi returned to Hurst for the third time as part of their hockey tour of England.

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iPad ConferenceHurstpierpoint College Prep School pupils showcased the school’s ‘Digital Pencil Case’ initiative in London last week to hundreds of educational and technology delegates from across the world.

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Michaelmas Term

Chestnut Tree HouseHurstpierpoint College has raised over fourteen thousand pounds for the charity Chestnut Tree House hospice in 2012.

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NativityFamilies gathered inside the Hurstpierpoint College chapel yesterday to watch the Prep School’s Year Three and Four perform the Christmas nativity.

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Dance ShowcaseInspired by artists, choreographers, composers and events related to Great Britain, the 2012 Dance Showcase delivered a programme of energy and creativity inside the College's Bury Theatre.

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CSI KIDSScience labs at Hurst Prep School were transformed into a CSI headquarters this week when a former Metropolitan Police detective visited for a day of fun forensic activities.

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Show JumpingThe Hurstpierpoint College Team Show Jumping Competition at Hickstead has, for the fifth year running, offered a glimpse at the emerging equestrian talent from across Sussex and Surrey.

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Coffee MorningHurst has joined thousands of people from far and wide to support the Macmillan Cancer Support World's Biggest Coffee Morning.

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Kew GardensYear 8 students embarked on an exciting art project when they visited London’s famous Kew Gardens.

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Summer Term

HicksteadPrep School Show Jumpers have competed in the Hurstpierpoint College National Schools and Pony Club Championships at The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead.

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Heroes Run 2012Prep School staff and students have transformed themselves into heroes to run in aid of the charity Pass It On Africa.

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iPad SuccessWhen Apple’s iPad fell from the innovation tree Hurst’s Year 7 pupils were ready to catch and build it into their “Digital Pencil Case” for the classroom.

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Big Dance 2012Hurst has taken part in an international attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest multi-venue simultaneous dance routine.

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Lent Term

 

dance showcase 2012The Hurst Annual Dance Showcase is going from strength to strength with thoroughly entertaining performances from pupils across all three schools.

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cup_winnersHurstpierpoint College has swept the floor to become County Hockey Champions across four different age groups, in the boys’ Sussex Cup competitions. 

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classics readingVeni Vidi Vici

Hurst takes part in the Annual Classics Reading Competition.

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Hurstpierpoint College

22 May 2013