In a recent interview, I was asked whether we teach EAL (English as an Additional Language) or ESL (English as a Second Language) at the school. At The Mount, Mill Hill International we teach English, but if I were forced to make a choice between EAL and ESL, it would be more accurate to state […]
Last weekend being a Bank Holiday weekend, I took the opportunity of visiting Kew Gardens. The occasion coincided with two happy events: International Dawn Chorus Day and the re-opening of the Temperate House at Kew Gardens. As I was strolling along Rhododendron walk in Kew, admiring the exquisite blossoms on bushes in full bloom and […]
As we prepare for the Open Morning held tomorrow, Saturday 28 April, my thoughts are drawn towards what outsiders see when they visit a school. If I were to summarise in three words what I consider to be the three main ingredients of a good school, it would be the pupils, the teachers and the school […]
And so we begin the last term of the academic year. Our Year 11 pupils will be starting their GCSE examinations in just over a week and we wish them the very best. They will have many opportunities to showcase all the learning, skills and knowledge they have acquired over the last two terms and […]
