The Power of Poetry If you know how to use poetry it will help you a lot in life. You could send an important message or feeling to another person. For some people, it has got them their dreams. All you need is confidence and projection; If you just pay attention to what you are…
How I Passed My Adam’s Grammar Exam The day before the exam I was cramming as much revision as I could possibly get in. I did an exam for Adam’s Grammar School and really had to prepare very well to go to the school of my choice so it took a very long time to…
Dear Parents, As we enter the second part of the strangest Michaelmas term, I thought I would share a couple of my thoughts about the half term with you. Firstly, we at Edenhurst will strive to make this term as ‘normal’ for your children as we can. Let’s face it, we could all deal with…
The clue is in the name. We are a Preparatory School and such, we promise to prepare children for the next stages of their lives. As a staff we recognised that we are unable to teach our children everything they need to know to flourish in their future careers. Simply because many of those careers…
ISA Finalist for Outstanding Sport Edenhurst have been shortlisted for the ISA outstanding sport award, 2020. With over 500 entries, this achievement is a wonderful testament of how sport is embedded into the day to day life at our school. The entry had to detail our achievements, participation and sports available. We, as a…
The year ahead – A Covid-ignoring blog by Mr. Hibbert! Believe it or not, I spend a lot of time thinking about Edenhurst. A lot of that time is spent reflecting on what is going well and what could be better. I am always struck by how special this place is and how much…
Our Head Boy and Girl for the academic year 2020-21 are Aaron and Lexi. Have a look at their first blog below to meet them.
On the face of things the past couple of decades have seen huge changes in the way that our children are educated. The days of the blackboard are long gone. Interactive whiteboards, iPads, Chromebooks, virtual classrooms and online learning have revolutionised schools. As each of these appeared they were heralded as ‘revolutionary’, and to a…
Posted on 10th Jul 2020 Professionally, I wear many hats. On Mondays and Tuesdays I wear my Denstone College hat, teaching Computing and IT to students from Year 7 to Year 13 and on Wednesday, Thursdays and very often Fridays, I teach IT to all students at Edenhurst from Reception to Prep 6. This…
Posted on 10th Jul 2020 I had my first ski lesson at Stoke Ski Centre in October 2018, with others from Edenhurst. I was nervous at this lesson. The instructors were very kind and soon I looked forward to the lessons each week. I started taking lessons because, in March 2019, I went on…