The View from Caldecote Towers

The view from Caldecote presently is distinctly festive. On successive days last week I attended the Junior Drama Evening, the Rose Garden Concert and Sports Day. I was struck by the pupils’ confidence at each event, but I should not have been surprised. Individual excellence raises the standard achieved by and supports less experienced and expert participants in ensemble work in music and drama. Entering an event at Sports Day earns points for the pupils’ house and is valued by ...

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An Army Life

Last September, a group of Immanuel College alumni including Ronen Feiner, Sasha Stock, Yoni Nisner, Oran Gordon and Joshua Baron went to Israel to spend 9 months undertaking voluntary community work in various parts of the country. They were involved in teaching new immigrants English, helping in a nursery school, looking after the elderly and helping in the community. They also studied the country, Judaism (in yeshiva) and took part in educational tours.   Last week, some of the group graduated from ...

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Girls Serve Up Success Whilst Boys Cannot Be Faulted

The Immanuel College girls’ tennis teams have started their first ever season in the district tennis league extremely well, with the Year 8 team winning both of their opening fixtures. The Year 7 Team won its opening game and drew its second game in the league. Meanwhile, the Year 8 boys’ team has had a perfect start to the district tennis league with three wins from three matches, including wins against local sports colleges. The Year 9 team has won one ...

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Guitar Heroes

Congratulations to the following pupils on their Trinity College of Music/London/Thames Valley University/Registry of Guitar Teachers music examination results: Pre-Grade Electric Guitar Liam Zabludowicz 9PDN        65.5% (Pass)    Jamie Saleh 7RB                     88% (Distinction) Aryeh Jaffe 10PDA                    85% (Distinction) Grade 1 Electric Guitar Joseph Wagman 9GDS            77% (Merit) Theo Mandel 10PDA                  72% (Pass)       Grade 2 Electric Guitar James Collins 9GDS                 79% (Merit) Max Compton    10PM                 69% (Pass) Grade 2 Bass     Guitar Rachel Winton 9JMG                  76% (Merit) Grade 3 Electric Guitar Jonatan Benarroch ...

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Immanuel Mathematicians Rise To The Challenge

Congratulations to the Immanuel College Year 7 and 8 pupils listed below who achieved impressive results in the latest UKMT Junior Mathematics Challenge held on 29th April, thus extending the College’s fine form in these events: Gold Oscar Koslover (and best in Year 8) Gavriel Nussbaum Daniel Berenson (and best in Year 7) Silver Asher Dworkin Jamie Saleh Nicole Maltz Bronze Kelly Shimon Danny Sint Saul Elek Zach Harris Simon Fattal Samuel Koslover Gaby Bush Joel Greenbaum Taryn Melnick Jonathan Rashti Louis Gertler Oriel Shapira In Years 9 to 11, top mathematicians Chana Bernstein, Aaron Rudolph, Joseph Berenson and Samuel Hilsenrath ...

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No Sun But Pupils Shine At Sports Day

The annual Immanuel College Sports Day took place on Thursday 10th June, once again at Barnet Copthall Stadium. Despite the grey skies and damp conditions, the day was a great success, with some outstanding performances across a number of year groups which saw many of the school records broken. Outstanding athletes in Year 7 were Sophie Cohen and Harry Marlow, in Year 8 Yona Greenwood and Sam Shooter, in Year 9 Tanya Abrahams and Oliver Smith and in Year 10 Jennifer ...

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Fun In The Sun At Community Fun Run

On 23rd May, a beautiful sunny Sunday, 2000 people turned up to the Community Fun Run at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School. The aim of the day was to engender community spirit whilst also raising money for a number of worthwhile Jewish causes.  Immanuel College decided to participate in the guise of Team Immanuel. Approximately 60 pupils, staff and parents attended the event and we were certainly a presence, sporting stickers, waving flags and cheering on our runners. We chose either to ...

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Let's Get Philosophical

Through its series of weekly meetings, the Philosophy Club has continued to survey the full range of the subject. Recent meetings have looked at the problem of induction, the idea of a private language, and justifications for punishment. For half an hour every Tuesday lunchtime, students have discussed topics they might not otherwise encounter until university, in the process gaining confidence in handling abstract and challenging questions.  

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Rave Reviews For Junior Drama Revue

On Tuesday, 8th June pupils from Years 7-9 took part in an evening of zany comic scenes, songs and poems, with even a few “doctor doctor jokes” thrown in for good effect. The pupils involved had a great time on stage performing, the pace and level of professionalism were excellent and most importantly the audience laughed along throughout.

For more photos of the Junior Drama Revue, click here.  

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Rounders Teams Round Off The Year As Champions

The Year 7 Immanuel College Rounders team won all its games comfortably to ensure that it was crowned champions in the recent Maccabi tournament. The Year 8s had a victorious win over JFS by 11½ rounders to 3, thus securing their place as Maccabi champions for the second year running. The Year 9 team came joint-first, narrowly missing out on being crowned champions on a count-back of total rounders scored in the competition. Despite having very little training, the Year ...

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Pupils Mad For Marvellous Madrid

The Year 10 Madrid Trip took place during the second week of June. Twenty one pupils, accompanied by Mr. Abrahams and Mrs. Shooter, travelled out to the Spanish capital to spend five days visiting the main sites of the city, including the Palacio Real and Las Ventas bullring, as well as undertaking a half-day excursion to Toledo. On the cultural front, the group saw works of art by Velázquez, Goya, Picasso, Miró and Dalí in the Prado and Reina Sofía ...

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