As part of the BTEC Music course, Form 5 students were tasked with composing their own song. Some performed classical pieces, whilst others composed pop or lyrical music. In the final stages of our compositions, we were given the chance to work with producer James Welch, and also several session…

The clocks were ticking, with every ‘crack’ getting louder and louder. My friends and I lined up, speeches ready and all dressed up. It was almost time for my LAMDA examination. Looking back at the experience, I can deduce that I learnt a lot from it. For example, it taught…

It’s always good fun going on a Duke of Edinburgh expedition. Whether it’s the Friday night shopping in Sainsbury’s, the writing of route cards or maybe just spending time with friends, DofE always proves entertaining. This particular trip was an opportunity for us to develop our teamwork, map-reading and navigation…

MUN is a competition centred around students representing countries in a model United Nations. On 16th and 17th March, a group of Concord students travelled to Shrewsbury School to attend ShrewsMUN: the third annual MUN event they’ve held. This was my first official debate-style competition, and it was very exciting….

On 16th March 2019, Form 3 participated in a day-long debating competition called ‘Debate Ed’ at Shrewsbury College. For the first part of Concord’s academic year, a dozen Form 3 students have dedicated an hour per week to develop their skills in debating, in ‘Speak Society’. Although there are a…

Half term in Concord, of course, was filled with fun and educational activities, on and off campus. And the last trip during the February half term was a visit to Cheshire Oaks. When we heard that it was going to be a trip to an aquarium and a shopping outlet,…

In the morning, we visited a planetarium. We watched a show on exploring the solar system in a spherical theatre. It showed us short videos each on a specific aspect of the solar system, for example, the Comet and the Jupiter Ring. I particularly enjoyed watching the ‘zooming out’ from…

“Come on, stop asking for red packets. Come to the table now, the dishes are getting cold!” I can still clearly picture the scene – my mother gathering all the members of my family, when we celebrate the Lunar New Year together back at home in China. As we all…

Nearing the end of the term, there were high expectations of some snow in the last weeks before Christmas. Sadly, there wasn’t any snow… Instead, the snow was delayed until the last two weeks of January. One day, the entire Hall Meadow was covered in white and so the maintenance…