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Perse pupil keeps cool to secure English curling crown
Lina (Year 10) held her nerve to play the winning shot to earn her curling team the national title and a place at the world championships. Her team will be competing at the World Curling Junior B Championships in Finland in December for the third year in a row, having completed a hat-trick of English […]
Perse golfer ready to tee off in international competitions
Alexander (Lower Sixth) is right in the swing of things after qualifying for several major international golf tournaments. He will soon be heading to California to take part in back-to-back competitions after making it through to next month’s Uswing Mojing Junior World Championships and Future Champions of Golf Callaway World Championship. In November, Alexander, who […]
Amazing Perse actors bring magic of Narnia to the stage
Perse Lower School actors took audiences on a trip to the magical land of Narnia in their gripping production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Across six packed-out shows in the Peter Hall Performing Arts Centre (PAC), they performed Glyn Robbins’ stage adaptation of the classic C.S. Lewis novel, which sees siblings Lucy, […]
Perse Prep girls’ football team kick on to make history
The Perse Prep girls’ U11 football team have made history after qualifying for the ISFA (Independent Schools Football Association) national finals for the first time. They will head to Burton’s St George’s Park – the England football team’s training centre – for the ISFA finals later this month after being crowned regional champions in nail-biting […]
Perse pupils have the answer to succeed in major quiz competition
Quizzical Perse pupils have prevailed in exceptional fashion in a new national online general knowledge competition. Fifteen Perse pupils were among almost 1,000 participants from across the country who tested their understanding of four key areas – culture, geography, history and science – by answering 80 questions in 40 minutes in the BM Schools Academic […]
Perse climbers get to grips with Peak District challenge
With the sun on their backs, members of Perse Intermediate Climbing Club had the opportunity to experience rock climbing in the Peak District. The trip began with bouldering outdoors, where the pupils learnt how to spot each other and position bouldering mats to ensure their safety, helping strengthen their teamwork and independence. They then tried […]
Perse pupil aims to bring ancient language back to life
A love of linguistics and history has inspired Umar (Year 9) to try to revive an ancient language in a remote region of Pakistan. With support from local volunteers, he is attempting to bring the language of Badeshi, which is spoken by a handful of elderly people and thought to be as old as ancient […]
Virtuosic Perse Prep violinist picks up prestigious prizes
Talented violinist Ellie (Year 6) has added several strings to her bow with success at an array of illustrious music competitions. The Perse Prep pupil received the Terry Winter Owens Trophy after being judged the overall winner at the Cambridge Community Music Festival (CCMF), having already been awarded the Kathleen Freeman Trophy for outstanding musician/highest […]
Perse pupils savour Spanish trip to Madrid
Cheryl (Year 10) shares her thoughts on the Spanish trip to Madrid and Toledo. Our adventure began in the centre of Sol, where we began exploring the culture of Spain and had some lunch from local cafes. Afterwards, we experienced a true taste of Spanish indulgence at a traditional chocolatería, where we were given churros […]
Silver lining for Perse hockey team at national finals
The Perse boys’ U13 hockey team performed brilliantly to finish runners-up at the England Hockey Schools Championships national finals in Nottingham. Having been crowned East champions in March, the boys carried on where they left off at the national finals with a 4-0 victory over Newcastle-under-Lyme School in their opening group game. They followed it […]
Great minds think alike as Perse pupils qualify for Logic Olympiad
Three Perse students will be deep in thought this summer after qualifying for the International Logic Olympiad (ILO). Neelkantha (Upper Sixth), Hercules (Lower Sixth) and Ryan (Year 11) will get their heads together with Texas-based team member Arav in the competition at Stanford University in July. As a group, they made it through three online […]
Perse students prepare to blast off on space competition mission
Two Perse students are ready for an out-of-this-world experience after being selected to represent the UK in the International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC). The event will see teams of multi-talented teenagers from across the globe converge on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in July with the mission of designing a futuristic space colony for humans. […]
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