Science Archives - 91��

Getting Hands-On with Biology

Ruby Norris — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:24:07 +0000

Lower Sixth pupils Giselle and Svara have recently set up Biology Beyond, a lunchtime club for Third and Fourth Year pupils, with the aim of taking biology beyond the school curriculum and making it as interactive and engaging as possible. They were delighted to see so many pupils attend the first sessions and were overwhelmed […]

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World Space Week

Ruby Norris — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:25:07 +0000

This week is World Space Week, with the theme rocket revolution and 91�� pupils have been building and flying their own rockets. In Junior Science club pupils were challenged to build the best paper rocket to be launched by air power. In the end the three best rockets belonged to Heidi P, Lochlan W and […]

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Botany Bay Beach Trip

Ruby Norris — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:38:58 +0000

On 16 Wednesday, the Upper Sixth biology cohort embarked on a trip to Botany Bay Beach and Wild Wood Trust. At the beach, we got to conduct practical investigations to widen our physical understanding of ecology. This included laying down belt transects to measure the succession of species from land to sea and counting the […]

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Wright Society Presidents Teach First Aid in the Home

Darcy Brown — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:04:41 +0000

Presidents of The Wright Society Hayley L and Emma F visited the Prep School twice during the last 10 days to further deepen our links.  The Wright Society supports aspiring 6th Form medics, dentists and vets in the Senior School. Last week years 5 and 6 classes were given lessons on First Aid in the […]

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Gold for Sixth Form Science Enthusiasts

Ruby Norris — Fri, 22 May 2026 10:06:57 +0000

On the evening of Monday 18 May, three Sixth Form competitors and three audience members from the 91�� community headed southeast to Tonbridge School for the fifth annual Science Snippets competition. Our competitors had entered the first round of Science Snippets in the Spring Term by each submitting a sixty-second video in which they discussed […]

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University of Oxford Life Sciences Essay Competition winner!

Ruby Norris — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:29:34 +0000

Back in March, 11 Lower Sixth Biologists entered the Lincoln College, University of Oxford, Life Sciences essay. This involved them choosing from three titles and writing an essay of 1,500 words, demonstrating their ability to think scientifically. We are very proud of all our pupils who entered and a huge congratulations to Isabelle H and […]

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