The moonlit walk was a very sociable evening. Everyone was chatting along the walk, until we got to the top and there were some surprises. Firstly, for the Beyoncé fans there were LED rings (‘putting a ring on it’) and others got glowing alien balloons- Mr Brown had to chase…

In August 2022, a small group of day students from F4 and F5 (now in 6.1) spent an action-packed 4 days in Snowdonia trying their hand at a range of exciting outdoor activities. Read about their adventures below! Day 1- Ninja Assault Course and Surfing.  At Surf Snowdonia. Surf Snowdonia…

Throughout this half of term, many of our sports teams have taken part in exciting sporting events. For many teams, these matches marked their first times playing together. Regardless, there has been amazing results and it has been great fun! See below the student match reports from netball, basketball and…

As a DofE UK Youth Ambassador, I am blessed by the opportunity to attend different events, while representing the youth generation and the DofE Charity. I was contacted by my Project Manager last month about an opportunity to attend the launch event for British explorer Mark Evans MBE’s Heart of…

Last Sunday, on the 11th of September, the field behind Concord College was showered in resplendent coloured powder sprayed by staff and teachers against energetically running students. What’s more exciting than ending the summer holidays with a colour run? Having geared up with white t-shirts and goggles provided by the…

Day 1 Early in the morning at 6am, I had to drag myself out of bed for breakfast and briefing at the Dining Hall. Casey, the adorable cat of a Concord Boarding Parent also came to say goodbye. After loading bags into the bus, headcounts and last-minute toilet trips, students…

Biologists in the Bus The sun scorched on the morning of Tuesday 14th June as a group of Concord College’s 6.1 Biology students boarded the bus to Aberystwyth for their Biology Required Practical 12 field trip. For approximately two and a half hours the bus ran along uneven and twisty…

Ride in the Rain At 9:45 am, students who signed up for Mr Brown’s Trip into the Llangollen hills in Wales gathered at the Main Hall after breakfast for a kit check and collection of packed lunches. Mr Brown, being the caring teacher he is, had to ensure that students…

The bus ride escape into the wild! At 6:15pm, a group of students who signed up for the Moonlit walk previously, gathered with Mr Brown at Main Hall with excitement before boarding the minibus towards our hiking trail up the Hope Bowdler hills near Church Stretton. Our teacher ensured that…