On Thursday, choirs from 11 schools across Halesowen and Dudley came together to perform their annual Community Carols in Somers Square. Accompanied by The Earls Brass ensemble, over 350 pupils and students got to sing well known Christmas carols.
The event was a huge success, and it was wonderful to be able to bring schools from across the town together and create some real festive sprit!
On Tuesday 12th December The Earls students got themselves ready to join together for this year’s Carol Service. With a staggering 174 students involved it was a truly spectacular event. We got to hear from the school samba band, choir, brass ensemble, chamber choir, orchestra, MFL singers, guitar ensemble, readers and Jazz ensemble. Their performances were both polished and full of energy, and we have received many comments from our parents and the local community, praising the skill of our students and the lovely atmosphere that was created. Everyone left feeling very Christmassy!
We are already looking forward to our summer events during 2024.
Year 11 GCSE Drama, Music and Dance students were lucky enough to experience a theatrical day of magic in London.
They visited the Royal Albert Hall, where they sat in one of the prestigious boxes, whilst Jamie鈥檚 Cullum鈥檚 band completed a sound check. They also undertook a guided tour of the Hall, finding out about the workings of a professional performance venue. The hall was breath taking in its size and beauty!
After a short coach ride taking in the sights of London, students then participated in a guided tour of The National Theatre on the South Bank. They learnt about the importance of the Olivier, Lyttleton and Dorfman theatres (3 under one roof!) in continuing to create experimental, world class theatre for all. Students also had the opportunity to go backstage, looking at how sets, props costumes and wigs are made.
A wonderful day was had by all; well done Year 11!
A group of Earls students were lucky enough to see a fantastic performance of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at The Birmingham Rep. 听The staging, acting and music were incredible, and our students were an absolute credit to us. 听We were also very lucky to bump into one of the lead actors outside the theatre who stopped and had selfies with all of us! It was the perfect way to start our Christmas festivities.
On Thursday last week, two year ten students, Malia and Zahra, competed in the English Speaking Union’s public speaking competition. Malia, as speaker, gave a 5 minute speech on systemic change in society; while Zahra fulfilled two roles: chair and questioner. Both students won the first round, competing against schools in the local area and are now looking forward to the next round of the competition in the new year.听Congratulations to both girls, and thank you to Mr McDonough for supporting them!
A huge thank you goes to Dudley Children’s Book Group and everyone involved in organising the visit, to all of the children and staff who joined us, and to Matt and his team for a brilliant morning.
Well done to all of the students who paid tribute to a black icon as part of Black History Month.听 Here’s a selection of the thoughtful and creative work produced.
As part of our Black History Month celebrations,听 Year 7 enjoyed a film screening of The Princess and the Frog. They tucked into popcorn, and hot chocolate with Marshmallows too! We had a lovely time.
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