06 Sep 2024

St Helen’s College Hillingdon Achieves Eco Awards

St. Helen's College has started the new academic year on a high after gaining Plastic Free School status and retaining their Eco-Schools Green Flag Award with Distinction.

Plastic Free Schools is a pupil-led programme, from Surfers without Sewage, that equips young people with the tools to understand the problems of single-use plastic, speak to politicians and eliminate unnecessary single-use plastic from their schools, for good.

As part of the accreditation process the St. Helen’s College pupil-led Eco Team researched objectives, wrote compelling letters to challenge food industry leaders and focused on effective recycling and eliminating plastic food packaging in school.

Eco-Schools is an environmental initiative from Keep Britain Tidy which provides a simple framework to empower young people to make a difference in their school, local community and beyond. The Green Flag Award recognises outstanding schools who are delivering tangible change within and beyond their school environment.

St. Helen’s College Head Mrs. Drummond says, ‘We are so delighted to have achieved these goals, and would like to thank everyone involved for their hard work, especially the diligent and passionate Eco Team who are leading the way on environmental issues.’

St. Helen's College is a forward-thinking, nurturing prep school for boys and girls aged 2-11 in Hillingdon with excellent all-round pupil development and academic results. For further details visit the school website: www.sthelenscollege.com.

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11 Jul 2024

St Helen’s College Centenary Art Exhibition and Concert

St Helen’s College finished the summer term, and a year of Centenary celebrations, with a special Centenary Art Exhibition and Concert this week. Both events took place at the Winston Churchill Hall in Ruislip, a fitting venue for celebrating the arts.

The School transformed the theatre lounge into a dedicated Art Exhibition space for the day, complete with tropical plants, soft music and refreshments. Parents, pupils and staff had the opportunity to peruse artwork created by every child in Years 2 to 6. The variety of techniques and artistic talents on display was testament to the children’s creativity in the school Art Studio under the tutelage of Art Lead Mrs. Nadine Pruce.

In the evening, the Centenary Concert showcased the extraordinary standards reached by the School’s many vocalists, instrumentalists and public speakers. With around one hundred pupils involved, the audience enjoyed performances from the Junior Choir, Senior Choir, Chamber Choir, Orchestra and Massed Choirs, as well as accomplished solo performances from vocalists and instrumentalists. In addition, four children performed individual spoken recitations of poetry or dramatic extracts. The guitar and strong ensembles performed in the lobby as guests arrived.

Ms. Shirley Drummond, Head of St. Helen’s College said, ‘This really was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the arts at St. Helen's College. Thank you to all of the families and staff who supported the event, and congratulations to the children who created such incredible artwork and/or performed on the stage. It was a fitting celebration to round off a year of Centenary celebrations, and an opportunity to reflect on the creative legacy of this very special school. It was an event we will never forget.’

St. Helen's College is a forward-thinking, nurturing prep school for boys and girls aged 2-11 in Hillingdon with excellent all-round pupil development and academic results. For further details visit the school website: www.sthelenscollege.com.

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28 Jun 2024

St. Helen's College Unveils Centenary Sculpture

St. Helen’s College, Hillingdon have unveiled a specially commissioned sculpture by artist Jessica Wetherly to celebrate the school’s Centenary. The statue, commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. Crehan, proprietors of the school, was unveiled at the annual Summer Fete attended by current families, alumni and members of the local community in Hillingdon. The sculpture represents two St. Helen's College children cradling the globe and has been installed in the grounds close to the entrance to Upper School.

Artist Jessica Wetherly says, ‘I was delighted to contribute to the Centenary celebrations and the future community of St. Helen's College in this way, through the creation of a sculpture. I saw the representation of the globe to be of curiosity in the world around us and an active striving for global consciousness. The sculpture was designed as a symbol of offering and receiving.’

The sculpture is made from clay on a welded metal armature. Once finished, the figures were cast in concrete using the waste moulding process. This method was selected as it is one of the more sustainable practices in sculpture to avoid use of materials which are harmful to the environment.

Head of St. Helen’s College, Shirley Drummond, says, ‘We are delighted to mark our special Centenary year with this beautiful sculpture, the perfect symbol of our pupils' vital role in shaping the future of the world. The future is in their hands. Sustainability is at the heart of the school so the connection to the environment reflects our passion for preserving the planet. We are very proud of all that St. Helen’s College and our pupils have achieved over the past one hundred years and look forward to all the exciting achievements to come.’

St. Helen's College is a forward-thinking, nurturing prep school for boys and girls aged 2-11 in Hillingdon with excellent all-round pupil development and academic results. For further details visit the school website: www.sthelenscollege.com.

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