Queen’s College Preparatory School: Autumn Update

Covid rules have meant pupils having to socially distance from other year groups, but Form VI, undeterred, welcomed Reception pupils to school with real bubbles. Here are some pictures of events and activities held in school during the Michaelmas term, as well as giving a flavour of what pupils have been doing in lockdown to complement their online lessons.

Virtual Harvest Festival

This past October, there were strange sounds coming from the Hall and music rooms at QCPS. Rumours of frogs and toads seen in the passages and on the stairs were rife. This is because this year’s Harvest Concert was all about the plight of the frogs and toads throughout the world, where population numbers are plummeting due to habitat loss, pollution, and roads. The whole school got on board, writing poems, painting, drawing pictures, singing songs, making sets, voice-overs, stop-frame animation and origami puppets to produce our first virtual Harvest Concert - CROAK! by Sarah Baker. Over £1,000 was raised in aid of Froglife, who will be using this to help build a new frog pond, so that we all can enjoy the sound of the frogs and toads once more in central London.

Heroine Dress Up Day

Before half term, we held a Heroine Dress Up day, where we encouraged our pupils to come into school dressed up as someone who they considered to be a real-life heroine. We were so impressed by the girls eloquently explaining why they had chosen their depicted heroine. It was a truly joyous and informative day, celebrating heroic women, both past and present, from all around the world.

“It was a truly joyous and informative day, celebrating heroic women, both past and present, from all around the world”

Sports Award

We are absolutely delighted that QCPS won the ‘Active Westminster Award for School Sports & PE’ at the end of the Michaelmas Term. This award is a testament to the dedication and enthusiasm of our PE staff who, despite limited access to facilities in lockdown, provided many opportunities for outdoor and physical pursuits for our pupils. The staff worked incredibly hard to provide both live and pre-recorded lessons, which inspired pupils to make their own equipment so that they could continue to get the most out of PE.