On Tuesday evening we travelled to St. Paul’s School in London to take part in the regional heats of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Top of the Bench Competition. The pupils had to perform an assessed practical task and answer questions in a Chemistry based quiz. Annie L, Yolanda C, Joel V and Posh K […]
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Pupils Design Mars Rover
This term, the Caterham Computer Engineers Club were tasked with designing and building a Mars rover. Their brief stated that the vehicle should be both manoeuvrable and rugged enough to be able to cope with extremes of terrain such as soft sand and rocky outcrops. Several prototypes used Lego EV3 components which were controlled via […]
Lower Sixth Maths in Action
Friday 18 November saw 22 of our eager Lower Sixth mathematicians embark on a journey to the Emmanuel Centre, Westminster for the ‘Maths in Action’ lectures on a wide variety of fascinating and relevant topics, providing an insight into the innovative uses of maths. Sara Jabbari, a Birmingham University Lecturer, described the way mathematics is […]
Aspiring Medics Inspire Prep
The Wright Society visited the Prep School this week to inspire the Year 4 pupils to think about medicine. The Wright Society is the Sixth Form medics society and is committed to helping pupils from Caterham and our local state schools to achieve their dream of studying medicine, dentistry or veterinary science at university. This […]
Finale to an Impressive Term for MJS
This week saw the closing Moncrieff-Jones Society talk of the term. Natasha S treated the audience of nearly 50 pupils from Fifth Year, Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth to an undergraduate lecture on neuroscience, the brain and our latest understanding of the neurotransmitters behind ADHD. It was a truly stunning finish to the term. Mr […]
Musical Talent at Live Lounge
Our bi-annual Live Lounge, featuring soloists, our Swing Band and the wonderful Fifth Year band Lost Ambition was a highly enjoyable evening for all displaying great talent from our pupils. Live Lounge is our open-mic/acoustic musical evening where pupils choose their own pieces to perform. Swing Band kicked off proceedings with three fantastic jazz standards […]