NEWS & EVENTS
From imagination to icing! Congratulations to our Junior School winner Alexia and Senior School winner Isabelle, whose festive designs from our annual Christmas Cake Design Competition were transformed into stunning real cakes by professional bakers. A truly sweet celebration of creativity!
Last Friday, girls from Reception to Year 2 took over St Stephen’s Church to perform their much-anticipated Nativity play for an audience of family and friends. After much time spent memorising lines, fine-tuning songs, and attempting choreography that occasionally resembled organised chaos, it all came together in a wonderfully entertaining show. From shepherds who forgot their sheep to angels who nearly lost their halos, the girls delivered a festive performance full of charm, humour, and just the right amount of unpredictability - exactly what a Nativity play should be!
We love welcoming members of Age UK Kensington and Chelsea every Friday to have lunch with our Lower Sixth girls, and this week we were delighted to celebrate with them over a Festive lunch complete with crackers, Christmas music and a roast dinner. This initiative is just one part of our extensive Charities and Outreach programme here at Queen`s Gate and is a highlight of the QG week.
Our Year 8 students recently visited Brompton Cemetery, one of London’s ‘Magnificent Seven’, for a Gothic literature–focused tour. They explored notable graves, Gothic architectural features, and Victorian attitudes toward death to support their upcoming descriptive writing assessment.
Year 3 and 4 workshop at V&A - Pattern, Shape & Me
Year 3 and 4 students were given opportunities to learn through direct engagement with museum artefacts at the V&A last week. They enjoyed a guided tour of the Islamic Middle East gallery, followed by a hands-on session where they created their own tiles. Geometry and tessellation were explored during this creative process.
Clinical Associate Professor in Colorectal Surgery at Imperial College London - Emma Carrington - spoke at MedSoc last week. She was extremely inspiring and spoke of her determination to make people`s lives better. She stayed to answer many questions about applying to medical school.
There was plenty of Christmas magic at the Queen’s Gate Christmas Fair on Saturday! From the amazing stalls of some wonderful sellers to festive games, champagne stands, and more - all beautifully organised by our incredible PTA. We`re feeling the holiday, community spirit here at Queen`s Gate!
On Thursday 20th November, the A-level Literature students from both Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth visited the Theatre Royal Haymarket to see the current West End production of Othello. The play - directed by Tom Morris, with an atmospheric score by PJ Harvey - features a star-studded cast, including David Harewood as Othello, Toby Jones as Iago, and Caitlin FitzGerald as Desdemona. The trip offered students the chance to see Shakespeare’s tragedy brought vividly to life in a critically acclaimed contemporary staging.
