Every year the Hampshire Interfaith Network runs a calendar competition for all schools in the county, both Primary and secondary. For the 2015 calendar, there were over 400 entries so we were delighted to hear that three Harrow Way pupils had been successful and that their designs would feature in the published calendar. The winning [...]
Mrs Collins and Miss Bull took 4 x year 11 artists on a voluntary trip to London on Saturday 15th November. They went to see 'The Wedding Dress' at the V&A museum and saw costume and fashion through the ages from 1750 till present day. The gowns were stunning and some were very unusual. The [...]
On Monday 17th November, we welcomed back our outgoing Year 11 students to collect their GCSE certificates and celebrate their success at their Presentation Evening. Presenting certificates and awards was our guest speaker, James Ketchell, a serial adventurer who has scaled Mount Everest, cycled around the world and rowed across the Atlantic Ocean. As well [...]
52 Year 7 students went on the 'Warner Bros. Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter' on Thursday 6th November. The aim of the trip was to give students an exciting introduction to the world of English and Media. The students were be able to explore some of the original sets used in the Harry [...]
Tuesday 11th November saw the arrival of nearly 100 Year 5/6 children from local schools for the annual Town Schools’ Basketball Tournament. Excited boys and girls from Portway, Knights Enham, Anton, Andover CE Primary and St Johns descended upon the Sports Hall to meet their Harrow Way leaders and await the [...]
When tasked with creating artwork which fuses animals with mechanical components, where better to conduct some serious engineering research than the Museum of Army Flying at Middle Wallop? Fifty Harrow Way Year 9 Art students visited the museum which is home to helicopters and aeroplanes depicting over 100 years of Army [...]
Art in the Garden, the renowned outdoor exhibition held at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, has provided creative inspiration for Harrow Way Community School’s Year 10 GCSE and BTEC (First Award Art and Design) students. Now in its 15th year, Art in the Garden is one of the largest sculpture exhibitions in [...]
On Friday 7th November, the Year 11 BTEC Drama students performed 'Shakespeare at War' as part of this years Shakespeare Link Project. Year 11 students gave up their half term and a week of after school rehearsals in order to prepare this performance. The show was co-directed by Kirsty Cox, a professional actor, who also [...]
In Year 9 catering, they have been looking at breads around from around the world. This is Gina Muir and Rebekah Barnes final bread assessments. Both girls jointly produced the best pieces of practical work for the term finishing in these Pain Au Chocolat flowers, which included high skill brioche dough and intricate shaping. Achieving [...]
In this weeks assembly I discussed the values we want all our students to develop; Aspiration and Resilience. The assembly slides can be viewed here. These values evolved as a series of student and staff consultation last year and these words I would like to see etched on the lips of [...]