Students get an education with character at The Hurlingham Academy
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The Hurlingham Academy hosted its first ever Enrichment Showcase this week to celebrate students’ talents and the extracurricular experiences they have enjoyed this year.
The academy is committed to providing an Education with Character and has created a rich and varied programme of enrichment opportunities for students. Given the success of its Taste of Hurlingham event each autumn, they therefore chose to welcome parents, governors and local primary pupils to share in this and see what students have been learning outside of lessons.
At the Showcase, students from across the school got the chance to share some of the exciting activities they have been involved in throughout the year – through an array of performances, exhibitions and presentations. This included Duke of Edinburgh students sharing their recent expedition experience and the Hurlingham Magazine Society sharing their first edition of ‘Bookshelf’ – the student run collection of fiction.
Parents, pupils and staff were invited to watch Jam Band, Brass Band and The Hurlingham Academy Choir in their first performances. The Drama Society, meanwhile, treated the audience to a trailer of the school production of Macbeth, which will be performed in full in the autumn term.
In preparation for the event, students also created a photo exhibition representing their favourite experiences so far this year – from debating club, science masterclasses and art history workshops to film club, choir and dance. Other popular options included the school’s Empower and Create classes, where pupils boost their confidence and investigate different social enterprises, as well as the many opportunities to get active such as basketball, rounders and weight-training.
Leon Wilson, Principal of The Hurlingham Academy, said:
“At our academy, we firmly believe in the value of an Education with Character. While our primary focus is on academic achievement we nevertheless strive to nurture additional values of leadership, resilience, enterprise and creativity.
“Our aim has always been to create an enrichment programme that offers a wealth of opportunities to suit the interests of all our students. This event was a brilliant showcase of the wide-ranging talents of our students – and all the extra work that they do to develop their knowledge and skills beyond the classroom.”