Dear members of the Earlscliffe community, As I write to you, we are hours away from a well-earned break after a busy half term. No matter how much planning and preparation we do before September, it always seems to be an almost frantic time. A couple of the school’s governors visited yesterday and commented on…
At the beginning of October, four Earlscliffe students represented our school at the annual Dukes Education Renaissance Scholars Symposium in Cambridge. Cambridge is the intellectual heart of England. It is well known for its historic beauty, as well as being home to some of the most significant science developments, such as where Francis Crick announced…
We are delighted to announce we are already receiving many bookings from returning and new students for our 2024 short courses. For 2024, we have five summer courses: Think Global! – ages 13-17 – min. English level A2+ Sustainable Futures – ages 14-17 – min. English level B1+ Breaking Digital – ages 14-17 – min. English level B2+…
It is important to us that our new students participate in a range of orientation and immersion excursions. Students need to feel a connection with their local area thus they must be able to confidently move around town if they are to feel at home. This year was our biggest intake ever. The challenge was…
Dear members of the Earlscliffe community, I hope this finds you well. The shorter days and longer nights are starting upon us now in Kent; it won’t be long until the students are going to breakfast in the dark; all part of the great British experience. Many secondary schools in the UK have their students…
Dear members of the Earlscliffe community, To both new and older members of the community, I send my best wishes. I will be writing to you regularly with thoughts and updates from the Earlscliffe community. This is my first letter of this academic year. I had the pleasure of spending the better part of the…
Earlscliffe Basketball Academy sponsors “Jump with Darbi” high performance Basketball Academy, hosted by Bulgaria’s top professional basketball player – Georgi Boyanov. Georgi has been playing professionally for the past 6 years, for teams in Germany, Iceland, Macedonia, and Bulgaria. The basketball academy provides an elite sporting environment for young basketball players that combines 6 hours…
On 17th June 2023 the Earlscliffe graduating students were joined by their peers, families and teachers to recognise all that has been achieved in Year 13, whilst studying A-levels, the Business Diploma or the University Foundation Year. It was an emotional evening, thoroughly enjoyed by all. https://youtu.be/7tVKRmFXz5Q The Earlscliffe Leas provided the very best setting…
Our Creative Arts Academy exhibition was a wonderful celebration of art and design. Thank you to all who joined us and enjoyed a wonderful Summer’s evening in the gardens of our Art Building. A wide range of Creative Arts were on display, including paintings, illustrations, graphic design, textiles, photography, sculpture and modelling. Earlscliffe Creative Arts…
Dear members of the Earlscliffe community, For as long as I have been reading newspapers, there have been different newspapers for different audiences. The most striking distinction in the UK is between the tabloid and broadsheet styles of paper. The terms tabloid and broadsheet refer to (now defunct) distinctions in the size of the sheets…