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Budding Perse engineers receive illustrious scholarships
Three Perse students have received sought-after Arkwright Scholarships after being identified as stars of the future in engineering. Sai, Hercules and Jamie (all Lower Sixth) have gained the illustrious scholarships, which provide them with a chance to build connections within the industry as well as funding to support their engineering endeavours. While in Year 11, […]
Perse English students inspired by Paris trip
Twenty Perse Sixth Form English students took part in an enriching half term trip to Paris, centred on the influential American writers known as the Lost Generation. This group, which included notable figures such as Ernest Hemingway, F Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein, emerged in the aftermath of World War I. Disillusioned by the war […]
Perse actors give powerful performance of Medea tragedy
Perse Year 11 actors took on a modern adaptation of the ancient Greek tragic myth of Medea for their latest production. The original play was written by Euripides, telling the story of the eponymous character who is betrayed by her husband Jason after he marries Glauce, the daughter of king Creon, before taking revenge by […]
International sport stars return for special event at The Perse
A trio of international sport stars returned to The Perse for an entertaining evening sharing their experiences and reflecting on life at school. Great Britain and England hockey player Tess Howard (2017), England and Northampton Saints rugby ace Alex Coles (2018) and England Lions and Gloucestershire cricketer Zaman Akhter (2017) were joined in conversation with […]
Perse student keeps her cool to win third national curling crown
Lina (Year 10) has made it a hat-trick of national curling titles after winning the English Mixed Doubles Championships for the third year in a row. She linked up with her dad Michael once again as they took gold at the tournament in Preston in dramatic fashion. After a series of eight matches, they finished […]
National taekwon-do triumphs for Perse martial artists
Perse martial artists were amongst the medals at the All England Taekwon-do Association Championships. Seven Perse students made it to the podium while representing Cambridge Taekwon-do at the national tournament in Haywards Heath. Rebecca (Year 11) and Alysha (Lower Sixth) staged excellent performances to claim gold and silver respectively in the girls’ 15-17 first degree […]
Musical mastery gives Perse clarinettist double cause for celebration
Talented clarinettist Alicia (Upper Sixth) has been blown away with her recent musical successes. She has been named as principal clarinet in this year’s National Youth Orchestra (NYO), having also reached the quarter-finals of the BBC Young Musician 2024 competition. Alicia was delighted to be handed the prestigious role with the NYO having been involved […]
International essay competition success for Perse student
Helen (Lower Sixth) was philosophical about her success in the John Locke Institute’s illustrious Global Essay Prize competition. With more than 34,000 entries from across the world in a range of categories, Helen did exceptionally well to be highly commended in the philosophy category with her imaginative approach to the question ‘Should I be held […]
2024-25 Perse Aristotelian Award essay competition launched
With growing numbers of entries each year, The Perse is once again inviting youngsters across the country to demonstrate their research skills with the launch of the 2024-25 Aristotelian Award competition. The Aristotelian Award research essay competition is aimed at Year 9 pupils across the UK and is divided into two sections – arts/humanities and […]
Perse Green Team share ideas at Eco-Schools conference
Perse Green Team members shared their ideas and inspiration on school sustainability at the Cambridge Eco-Schools Festival. They joined counterparts from hosts Parkside Community College, The Leys, Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology and St Bede’s Inter-Church School to discuss in groups what their schools had achieved in the process of earning Eco-Schools Green Flag […]
2024 Perse Rouse Award winners announced
The four winners of this year’s Perse Rouse Award have received praise for the undergraduate level of their research investigations. The Rouse Award is an internally-assessed independent research programme for Lower Sixth students in which subject specialist teachers help guide their investigations. A panel featuring renowned academics, including Dr Matthew Kenzie (OP 2005), Dr Alex […]
Perse student shows kung fu class after earning black belt
Neelkantha (Upper Sixth) is putting his black belt in kung fu to good use by coaching a class of young people with additional needs. Having taken his first steps in the Chinese martial art aged four, he achieved the status with Cambridge Kung Fu during the summer. Following on from this, Neelkantha has now started […]
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