We are delighted to announce that our students taking their A2 exams this year have cause to celebrate according to results released last week. Of those students taking their A2 level exams this year, 94% achieved grades A-C, compared with a national average of 76.2%. Of these a phenomenal 47% gained A* or A grade (national average 27%) and 70% obtained A* to B grades (national average 52.6%). This is a wonderful achievement and testament to the hard work of students ..read more
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School grounds open to public as part of National Gardens Scheme
This Saturday 11th June Michael Hall will once again be opening its grounds up to the public as part of this national scheme to make otherwise private gardens accessible to the public. Kidbrooke Park is a Listed Landscape designed in the 18th century by world renown Landscape Designer Humphry Repton. The 60 acre grounds boast a wealth of notable features including waterfalls, a Doric temple, a water garden, 2 lakes and a number of unusual specimen trees.
A later addition is ..read more
Michael Hall in The Times
Extracts from Diana Hinds’ article in today’s Times, Independent Schools supplement, reveal how more and more schools are waking up to the need for a broad based education, less shackled to exams and league tables:
‘Parents choosing a school for their children must sometimes think that the entire education system is engulfed by league tables, examination results and the frenzied pursuit of A* grades. But some independent schools go out of their way to emphasise that they offer something more rounded – ..read more
Whole School Open Morning
Friday 4th March Registration 08:30 in the Mansion. Tours from 09:00-11:30. An opportunity to see the school from Early Years to Class 12 (age 18) in progress. Please encourage friends and family who might be interested in Steiner Waldorf education to come along. Parents, you are also welcome to join our tours and listen to talks. Creche available.
Kindergarten Talk – 25th January 20:00
We warmly invite you to come and listen to Sally Schweizer, Kindergarten teacher, mother and author of “Well, I Wonder” and “Under The Sky”, give an introduction to the world of wonder in early childhood. Sally will respond to anything you would like to ask about the young child. Please show thanks by donation. The talk will take place in Mark’s Kindergarten.
Class 11 Option Evening – Wednesday 17th November
We warmly invite you and your child to hear about the options available for students in Class 11 and 12 here at Michael Hall. We are delighted that students of current Class 12 will be attending to give a further view of the experience they have had in the culminating two years at school.
Michael Hall offers over 20 subject options that can be taken across the two years and these are particularly well placed to ensure smooth transition into the ..read more
Michael Hall achieves 100% A-Level Pass Rate
Monday 23rd August 2010
Michael Hall achieved a 100% 2010 pass rate for its A-Level students. The overall percentage of students achieving A grade was also high at 46%, exceeding the national average of 27%. Subjects where students achieved particularly outstanding grades were Maths, Art and Languages. Many students have been offered their chosen University place, such as Architecture at Portsmouth and History at Sussex, although have opted to take a year out before they begin their degree course.
Charlotte Harvey, Upper School ..read more
“Greatest unacknowledged health scandal..”?
TV should be banned for toddlers and severely rationed for other youngsters to protect their health and family life, a leading psychologist will tell MEPs today. Dr Aric Sigman claims that millions of children spending hours slumped in front of TVs and computers is ‘the greatest unacknowledged health scandal of our time’. He says it is linked to ills ranging from obesity and heart disease to poor grades and lack of empathy. Toddlers should not be allowed to watch TV, according to expert ..read more
Walled garden gets unblemished organic certification
“A very interesting example of a diversified, locally adapted Bio-Dynamic market garden.”
That was the conclusion reached by the Inpsectors from Demeter who came to check the walled garden here at Michael Hall as part of their certification programme.
Demeter is an voluntary international organisation which certifies growers who offer organic and biodynamic produce. It is the only ecological association that has built up a network of individual certification organisations world-wide. In 1997 Demeter-International was founded for closer co-operation in the legal, ..read more
Golden oldie – Eton head advises no more than 5 GCSEs
The Times,5th March 2009 Nicola Woolcock
Teenagers should take no more than five GCSEs, the head master of Eton College told a conference yesterday.
Tony Little called for an end to the culture of pupils sitting a dozen GCSEs, saying schools would be better off using the extra time creatively.
He also said the system should be radically altered so students apply to university after they receive their A level results.
Mr Little, who has been head of Eton since 2002, was addressing 80 leading ..read more