From the Headmaster’s Desk 13th December 2019
Come the Winter Solstice on 21st December, the sun will set at 3:52pm in New Barnet, as the Northern Hemisphere of the Earth tilts at its furthest from the sun. Winter has arrived and set up camp. By comparison, on...
From the Headmaster’s Desk 6th December 2019
“Do you have an advent calendar, Mr Hammond?” This lunchtime question ignited a pretty serious debate about why we give presents, the true meaning of Christmas, and how much the children at Lyonsdown have to be grateful for. The honest...
From the Headmaster’s Desk 29th November 2019
Benjamin Franklin was right: preparation is everything. As Lyonsdown builds up to a busy final two weeks of term, this is even more vital than usual. Rehearsals are taking place, programmes are being designed and arrangements are being checked. Not...
From the Headmaster’s Desk 22nd November 2019
As always, there were many highlights of this week but Monday’s celebration of our new premises was extra special and perhaps the most exciting event of the Autumn Term thus far. The School community is a very precious thing, and...
Celebrating our new facilities!
We were delighted that so many members of the Lyonsdown community gathered together yesterday to celebrate the school’s new facilities and developments. Parents, current and former pupils and staff, as well as local residents, all enjoyed seeing the School’s latest...
From the Headmaster’s Desk 15th November 2019
There are some dates that bear so much meaning, that they need no introduction. 11th November is one such date and its significance is known across the World. On Monday, we marked Remembrance Day, and the 100th Anniversary of first...
From the Headmaster’s Desk 8th November 2019
The second half of the Autumn Term may not always start as energetically as the first week in September, but the triumphant opening of our new Dining Room, Kitchen and Small Hall ensured that Lyonsdown was buzzing with excitement this...
From the Headmaster’s Desk 18th October 2019
As you all know, I love a pithy quote, but sometimes inspiration does not come from wordsmiths or Noble Prize winners. Sometimes inspiration comes from children. Hula hooping can tell us many things about the mind of a Lyonsdown girl....
From the Headmaster’s Desk 11th October 2019
“Let them get on with it.” I don’t often look to the same source for inspiration two weeks in a row but this quotation from Colonel Tim Collins OBE makes him one of a select bunch, along with Shakespeare and...