The sun has got his hat on, hip, hip, hip, hip, hooray, The sun has got his hat on, but not kept the cold away! This morning it was -17 in the resort. Brrrrrr! But it didn’t stop us from braving the elements, all looking like Michelin men, wrapped up and [...]
Yippee! Brilliant blue skies today so we could see where we were going; for some that was a good thing, but for others it was not such a good thing partly because they could see how steep the slopes are here. All groups are able to get to most areas of [...]
Today we woke up to an overnight snowfall of approximately 20cm, which has made the depth, on average, 3m; not very much really! First thing, it wasn’t looking good for our intrepid explorers as it was blowing a hooley and snowing very heavily. However, by the time we’d had our fill [...]
On Tuesday the 31st January, Harrow Way held its Year 7 Spelling Bee competition. Hosted by the English department and the Library, Year 7 took to the Auditorium in tutor groups to battle it out to find the best spelling tutor group and win house points. Round one saw the traditional spelling bee competition of [...]
Today the weather was cloudy with sunny intervals, which showed real promise for an excellent day’s skiing and we weren’t let down. The snow truly is amazing and has allowed for great progress due to the confidence that is gained from having such great conditions. Today we followed the two beginner [...]
Wow! We are so lucky the snow is FAB. It’s impossible not to be having a good time in such impressive snow conditions. Please click on the thumbnails to view today’s photos. There are more bumboarding photos to come, but we had difficulty uploading them last night. The students have conquered [...]
And we’re off! What a long day it’s been. Everyone’s safe and sound; tucked up in bed trying to catch up on the sleep lost today. Thank you to our wonderful band of parents who got their children to school at the delightful time of 2.45am. Little did we know that [...]
On Wednesday 11th January, students from local schools Anton and Portway came down to Harrow way to take part in a rock-it-ball festival run by the London 2012 Leadership Academy. Students in the Academy are from years 7, 8 and 9. After both schools had arrived, Mrs Escritt ran some fun [...]
Harrow Way will be holding some Climbing Taster sessions on our new refurbished wall on 4th February and 17th March, 11.15am - 12.45pm. Open to beginners or experienced climbers, each session will cost £5 and equipment will be provided. Numbers are limited so please book you place by calling the Community Office on 01264 364900. [...]
So far we have had two very well attended sessions. At the first meeting the challenge was to build the tallest free-standing tower, with extra points for style. The winner of this challenge was Adam Baston. At the second meeting students made vehicles; the winner was Morgan White with his retro chariot design. Next on [...]