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Technology
Technology held its annual A Level show in June, as well as a creative trip to the Camden Roundhouse for a group of Year 10 students who took part in workshops such as digital photography and TV editing. Year 8 took part in a day of structure building in July where they built the London Eye.
Maths
Maths 15 out of 28 students (in Years 7 and 8) who sat the National Junior Maths Challenge were awarded medal certificates for their excellent performance. Three were awarded Gold, 4 Silver and 8 Bronze. Notably, one of the three students who were awarded Gold is in Year 7, and received the highest mark.
Art
Art GCSE Artwork was exhibited in the Art Department and students’ families and friends were invited to view the work. The exhibition was a great success with many people attending and students feeling very proud of their achievements. Subsequently, the A2 show had it’s opening night on Friday 29th June at Kingsgate Gallery, with the exhibition open to the public over the weekend.
Media
Media continues to be a huge growth area at Hampstead. This year Media students took part in the BBC 21CC editing workshops with Year 10 to create Children’s Television commercials. Cineclub is currently running Master classes in cinematography with the Year 12s. Bliss Magazine will conduct focus group and magazine production work with Year 10. The Film and Video Workshop will introduce a series of holiday projects in animation for the Year 10s which will take place during the summer holidays. Editors from both the Ham and High and Camden New Journal have given an overview on the role of the local press to Year 13 and articles appeared in the Ham and High which were written by Year 13 students.
Dr Josh Zeitz of Cambridge University gave a lecture earlier this term attended by over 80 Year 10 -13 students. They listened attentively to what was essentially a 45 minute university lecture on the relationship between anti-communism and the civil rights movement. It really got students enthused and thinking about university. As a result of this, we have Professor Tony Badger (Clare College) booked for a talk in November and the possibility of a day trip for Year 10s to Cambridge where they will have mini-seminars with relevant history lecturers.
Sport
Hampstead School Year 9 boys 11 a-side football team won the Camden and Islington [under 14s] Cup. This is a monumental achievement especially as they beat St. Aloysius College, who have won the trophy three years in a row. They won the Louis Lewis Challenge Shield, contested since 1925, for the very first time. They won a pulsating match at Chase Lodge 2-1. The boys found themselves 1-0 down at half time, and were really up against it when they were reduced to 10 men. The Goalie was unfairly sent off for a handball outside the area. The boys showed tremendous character and determination to fight back and win.
Not content with that, our Year 9 boys continued their fantastic football season by becoming the Camden Schools 5-a-side champions! They travelled to Acland Burghley school and beat all the teams from Camden they played. This is a fantastic achievement by the boys and another trophy they have won for our bulging cabinet. The boys played tremendously as a team and represented the school superbly and did themselves proud. They finished top of the league table, progressed to the final and won the final 3-0.
The theme “Safe Space” for Refugee Week at Hampstead School was chosen by students and in March a logo competition advertised in assemblies. “Safe Space” stimulated a lot of positive discussions in Tutor Period and Self and Society lessons. The winners of the “Safe Space” logo competition were awarded prizes and the logos were used on the School website to advertise both Refugee week celebrations at Hampstead and the International Evening on 28th June.
