Hot off the heels from their maths success yesterday, Year 6 had a timely introduction as to what it`s like to be a financial analyst as part of their Future Careers series. After a fascinating talk from Jacob Bluestone, where the girls asked lots of insightful and interesting questions, the class then enjoyed analysing a series of companies. 💫

#futurecareers #year6 #careertalk #finance #financialanalyst #inspiringyoungminds #inspiring #thevillageschoolforgirls #belsizepark

Congratulations to our Year 6 girls who excelled in the Quiz Club Maths national heats this morning - a fierce challenge, testing primary schools across the country.

Our two teams produced our best finishes ever as a school - amazing! - with the second team finishing 31st (out of more than 70 schools), whilst our first team finished an outstanding 15th, qualifying for the National semi-finals!

Very well done to all of the girls who took part, and we eagerly look forward to the next round. 👏 💫

@quizclubuk #maths #quiz #bringonthe nextround #thevillageschoolforgirls #teamwork #belsizepark

What a great start to the week! Year 6 were treated to a brilliant presentation from Allegra and Edie this morning on William Shakespeare, helping the class discover more about his origin and works. We love their independent approach to learning, and the class were eager to join the conversation... and especially the quiz. Thank you both, girls - all the world`s a stage! 👏 🥰 🎭

#year6 #studentled #studentledlearning #williamshakespeare #independentlearning #thevillageschoolforgirls #belsizepark

A snapshot of the magic that happened at Grandparents` Day on Friday... ❤️

From the amazing array of baked goods provided by our Year 3 class - not forgetting to mention their impeccable service with a smile! - to the joyous songs and dances performed by each year group under the creative guidance of their teachers; the amazingly fast and utterly brilliant line dance by the Year 6 girls and parents (excellent hats very much noted!); the astonishingly talented Miss White who wrote a Village anthem for the Upper School choir to sing... and broke our hearts in the process!... to a Village first with the maypole when technology let us down and the music stopped... but the dancing continued, all to the beat of the claps. Another reminder of the amazing resilience of our girls, and their ability to go undeterred.

It truly was an afternoon to remember, with all of our Village families and friends out in force to celebrate our wonderful girls and school community, and all crowned in glorious sunshine. Happy days and memories made. 🥰 🌞

#grandparentsday #maypole #dancing #singing #choir #performance #teamwork #friends #family #community #proud #happydays #memoriesaremadeofthis #thevillageschoolforgirls

We had a special little visitor in school yesterday, and the Pre-Prep girls were thrilled to have her join their sports lesson. It seems that Mabel is an excellent photo bomber! 😊 🥰 🐕

#schooldog #sport #eyfs #fun #thevillageschoolforgirls

In maths, Prep have been hard at work learning all about numbers beyond 10. They`ve used their fantastic teamwork skills to build number lines and work out addition sums of 10+? Great work, Prep! 👏

#eyfs #prep #maths #numbersbeyond10 #thevillageschoolforgirls #outsidelearning #belsizepark

As our Year 6 girls are becoming increasingly independent with some starting to walk to and from school by themselves, or perhaps walking to shops, it`s important for them to understand how to keep safe on the pavements, and cross roads appropriately. With this in mind, we were fortunate to have Bev Cain - Transport Planner from Camden - join the Upper School to lead training in pedestrian skills.

Whilst the girls had impressive roadside knowledge, Bev encouraged them to look a bit closer at the different surfaces which help identify the safest places to cross, in addition to considering other potential hazards such as opening doors, scooters and bikes.

A really useful session which the girls thoroughly enjoyed.

#pedestrianskills #tfl @wemakecamden #year6 #traveltoschool #independence #beaware #beawarebesafe #thevillageschoolforgirls #belsizepark

Well that was all kinds of fantastic!!!

EYFS have been learning about dragons in their topic, Creatures, and had a visit this morning from the amazing @teach_rex who brought baby and full-grown dragons into school. The girls were introduced to some dragon mythology before putting their acting skills to good use as they ran away from the fearsome creatures. Even the teachers were nearly made into a snack...🐲 😱 😂

A brilliant adventure for all and something the girls will remember forever! 🐉

#creativelearning #learningthroughroleplay #dragons #mythology #eyfs #thevillageschoolforgirls #amazingexperiences