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Perse students gain work experience Spanish style
Perse Spanish students enjoyed an immersive language learning experience during their trip to Cantabria. To enrich their A level studies, the group took part in work placements in a pharmacy, café and school each morning during their five-day stay. Some afternoons were spent visiting local schools to better understand the Spanish education system and interact […]
Views of Vienna relished by Perse Sixth Form students
Perse Sixth Form students enjoyed experiencing the sights and sounds of Vienna during the Easter break. Artistic highlights of the trip to the Austrian capital included a visit to the Museum of Modern Art and the Leopold Museum, particularly its collection of Expressionist paintings. Students also had the chance to look around the Secession Building, […]
Poetic prizes for Perse languages students
Amy and Liana (both Year 9) displayed plenty of poetic prowess in a foreign languages verse competition. They won their respective age categories in the Mother Tongue Other Tongue poetry competition, organised by Routes into Languages East. In the Mother Tongue section, Liana, who originates from Hong Kong, translated a traditional Chinese poem, Xiang Si, […]
Perse student set for International Economics Olympiad
Octavian (Upper Sixth) has done the business to earn a place representing the UK at this year’s International Economics Olympiad (IEO). Along with fellow Perse students Varun (Upper Sixth) and Ashvik (Lower Sixth), Octavian took part in the Great British Economics Olympiad (GBEO) national finals at Rochester Independent College. They were among 25 students from […]
Perse student maps out international orienteering success
Hebe (Lower Sixth) has plotted a course to international success at a major orienteering competition in the Netherlands. She was part of the England team that won the overall and junior categories at the Interland Cup, where competitors aged from 14 to 65 took on squads from France, Belgium and Luxembourg, as well as the […]
Classics competition success for Perse pupil
Alexander (Year 9) proved his passion for the ancient world with success in an international classics essay competition. He was runner-up in the intermediate (ages 14 to 18) section of the Classical Association (CA) Write, Speak, Design competition, which aimed to celebrate how and why young people study ancient history. Entrants were challenged with writing […]
Leading poet enlightens Perse English students in special visit
Acclaimed poet Imtiaz Dharker inspired Perse A level English literature students during a special visit to the Upper. Writer of numerous evocative anthologies over the last three decades, Imtiaz won the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 2014, while several of her poems have become mainstays of the GCSE English syllabus. Her latest collection Shadow […]
Perse students hone language skills with Spanish visitors
Perse pupils cemented their Spanish skills and made new friends during a series of visits from overseas students. Following the success of a similar project last year, students from six international schools took part in enjoyable and immersive workshops with their Perse counterparts across a range of year groups during Lent term. They included Instituto […]
Perse climbers scale tough challenges in north Wales
Perse students got to grips with an action-packed Development Climbing Club expedition in north Wales. The group of 16 pupils began their adventure in the heart of Snowdonia, tackling multiple 15-metre climbs and participating in top-rope anchor systems before abseiling down a vertical rock face. They navigated exposed routes which helped build confidence in the […]
Innovation seals success for Perse Lego robotics team
Budding Perse engineers built up to something special by winning an award at a prestigious Lego robotics competition. Members of the Perse Lego Robotics Club took part in the FIRST Lego League (FLL) Challenge in Ipswich, having spent last term developing and coding their robots. Split into Year 7 and Year 8/9 groups, both teams […]
Perse team in the equation for national maths competition finals
The Perse team displayed their numerical knowledge in emphatic style as they qualified for the national finals of the Team Maths Challenge. They scored an incredible total of 234 points out of a possible 236 in the regional finals, as they answered a series of maths questions against the clock. One round had the team […]
Perse skiers savour snowy slopes of Austria
Molly (Year 9) provides her reflections on the Perse ski trip to Austria. From the bleary 1.30am meet to the eventual relief of stepping into the fresh snow, this was a trip of firsts for me – the first time flying on a plane, the first time skiing – and throughout every moment, I felt […]
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