“Where children flourish in confidence, creativity, and care.”

It’s been a busy and brilliant few weeks for our sports teams, with the girls showing real spirit in the face of continued poor weather and lots of January germs!

🏐 Our U10s enjoyed a lively netball festival at Queenswood, taking part in fun games and tournament-style matches before rounding off the afternoon with a much-enjoyed tea. The girls showcased an excellent attitude throughout and were delighted to bump into former St Hilda’s pupil, Nina, who was helping at the event.

Two days later, all of Form V travelled to Berkhamsted for a fast-paced 5-a-side netball fixture. The red team put in a superb performance, conceding just two goals across four quarters, while the blue team claimed a thrilling 8–7 win with a last-minute goal!

Back at home, we hosted Sherrardswood for a fixture against our Form III and IV girls. Strong movement, confident attacking play and committed defence saw St Hilda’s secure an overall win.

🏃‍♀️ Our U9 and U11 teams participated in the Beechwood Park Cross-Country Races, a large event featuring boys and girls from a wide range of schools. Despite the tough field, three of our U9 runners finished in the top 20 (out of 70 competitors), and both teams secured top 10 finishes overall. Huge congratulations to everyone who raced, with a special mention to Harriet (Form III) who represented St Hilda’s for the first time, and to our Form VI trio — Edie, Emily and Imogen — who were outstanding role models for their younger teammates.

In the final cross-country event of the season, Violet, Georgia, Gracie and Georgina represented St Hilda`s at the Hertfordshire Cross-Country Championships. The girls ran bravely against seasoned competition — with one even losing a shoe along the way! — and should be incredibly proud of their resilience and effort.

Another fantastic chapter of sport this term — full of effort, enjoyment and moments to be proud of.

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A grand chapel, powerful organ, joyful voices and proud podium moment: our Senior Choir`s day at the Haileybury Choral Competition was one to remember.

The girls arrived to lunch in the domed Dining Hall (very Harry Potter!), before participating in an inspiring workshop with Haileybury`s pop and jazz specialist. They learned how to connect with their diaphragm muscles through breathing and hissing, and also found creative ways to maintain a steady beat whilst marching and dealing with distractions.

Following a rehearsal of their prepared song in Haileybury`s beautiful chapel - as well as an inspiring organ demonstration by the Head of Music, playing the very rousing and spine-tingling Juipter from Holst`s Planet Suite - our choir joined the other competing schools in sight-singing three folk songs to perform at the concert that afternoon. The girls were quick to learn new musical language and how to sing in an authentic folk style.

When it came to the competition itself, our girls performed their song, `Presence` by Joanna and Alexander L`Estrange, with joy, expression and poise, and were deservedly awarded 2nd place, proudly bringing the Highly Commended trophy home to St Hilda`s.

Thank you to @haileyburyuk for a day to remember — one we will be singing about for some time yet.

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Here at St Hilda`s School we like to challenge stereotypes, to break the mould. And one thing we certainly believe is that STEM is for girls.

And so, this week, we were thrilled to host @fab_science, with the whole school exploring the wonders of physics through hands-on experiments and live demonstrations.

The day started with an assembly on Fantastic Forces. From eggs being pushed into flasks using air pressure to ping pong balls floating mid-air, the girls were fascinated by the science behind what they could see.

Throughout the day, class workshops - for Nursery through to Form VI - helped the girls investigate air pressure and friction. They were amazed at how a ping pong ball could stay on a bottle, even when it was upside down, and by their ability to whisk a tablecloth off while leaving a plate and two cups on the table! Older classes also looked at pulleys and lifting heavy bags, as well as magnets and non-contact forces.

To conclude their workshop, evey class also got to enjoy a rocket launch high into the sky.

Thank you to Fab Science for a brilliant day of hands-on discovery, bringing science to life for girls of every age.

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