This week AJEX have visited both schools to run workshops with the Year 9 History students. We were visited by Paula Kitchen (education officer at AJEX), veterans Leonard Stern (National Serviceman) and Frank Ashleigh (Fighter pilot during World War II) and Jonathan Kober (telling Jack Lewis’ army story). A range of activities helped all of […]
Hasmonean School for Girls is very proud to have been awarded the Wellbeing Award for Schools, thanks in no small part to the efforts of Mrs Waugh. Part of the process included a full day verification (assessment) of all stakeholders (parents, staff, governors and students), all of our files, our school and all eight objectives. […]
Over the past few weeks, I have taken part in an experiment for University College London. The experiment would help one of the University’s studies associated with teenagers and their ability to learn about social information changes. Besides the payment offered, my friends and I decided this would be a good opportunity to do something […]
Seated: Avishai Ostilly, Eyal Eisenstein (Leader), Jakey Conway Standing: Avi Landau, Tzviki Levine, Laivi Sykes
Year 12 student Shloimy Hodges is an exceptional young man who has taken it upon himself to do the Prudential Bike Ride in August – and raise money for Hasmonean while cycling the 46-mile route. Shloimy has been a keen cyclist for around 10 years. “In the last two years I have started cycling longer […]
Dear Parents, I have just finished a very interesting book by the American psychologist Lisa Damour called Under Pressure. It follows an earlier book –Untangled. They both focus specifically on the challenges of bringing up girls but much of what she says is also relevant to boys. I would recommend both books. I want to […]
On Tuesday the Year 8 boys made three separate meals representing the languages taught here at Hasmonean: Spanish, French and Hebrew. In their language lessons, Year 7 and 8 students created posters, displays of phrases and menus in the relevant language and helped to create a real buzz of languages in the Boys’ lunch hall. […]
An amazing 58 schools nationally have taken part in the Wings of Hope Achievement Award this year which makes it extra-special that one of our teams won a prize in the finals. The social enterprise programme WOHAA, which has been running for 14 years, supports children through providing free education to underprivileged children in India […]
Prize Day at Hasmonean High School for Boys kicked off with the talented Zak Wolfson playing the theme tune from “The Muppets” as parents and guests took to their seats. It was a fitting way to start an afternoon full of laughter and joy in celebrating the achievements of our students. Mrs Lebrett warmly welcomed […]
Mrs Brice’s first Prize Day was a special afternoon spent recognising the efforts and achievements of all of our girls. The prize winners were the girls who have worked hard, helped others and added to the great sum of Chesed within and outside of school. The amount of volunteering by our girls includes the Bnei […]