An essay by Tonbridge sixth-former Rory Smith has been ranked as ‘Very Highly Commended’ in a prestigious essay competition run by Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Rory took part in Trinity’s 2020 Robson History Prize. An annual contest for Lower Sixth students, the prize is named in memory of renowned historian Robert Robson, who was for many years a Fellow and Tutor at the college,...
History
Hordes of Vikings recently rampaged through Dean Close Preparatory School when pupils came dressed as Nordic warriors ready to enjoy a Viking experience day. Throughout the morning, Jarl Charlie showed pupils how to weave, make wooden shields and build a Viking longboat, whilst sharing interesting facts about the people who raided and traded from their Scandinavian homelands. Firstly, the young...
Bedford Prep School recently took their Y6 boys back millions of years on to when dinosaurs walked the Earth. During the morning, the boys not only proved themselves brilliant fossil hunters – uncovering some of the most iconic dinosaurs of the past: tyrannosaurus rex, stegosaurus and triceratops – but also budding palaeontologists as they discovered where they lived and what they ate. However,...