We are incredibly proud of our Lower 6 STEM Scholar, Saskia who recently participated in the AFS Global STEM Academies. Starting with a virtual programme focused on sustainability, social impact, and global competence, over the summer, she travelled to China (Shanghai, Ningbo, Beijing) for four weeks, focussing on critical STEM skills and intercultural understanding for…
This year we welcomed around 200 pupils from 12 schools, representing 41 delegations. We were especially pleased to welcome LEH alumna Veronica Bolton Smith who gave our Opening Ceremony address. She had arrived back in the UK the day before from working in Kenya with the UN through her company, The Critical Minerals Africa Group,…
From Denmark to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, from emerging powers to long-established nations, delegates from LEH and ten other schools will step into the roles of diplomats, tasked with representing national interests on the global stage. They will debate some of the most pressing issues facing the international community today including: The question of regulating the…
Over the past two weeks, our Food & Nutrition department has celebrated the season by embracing our school values through a variety of festive activities. Pupils created around 80 pastry Christmas trees, each filled with a range of delicious flavours. Year 7 students crafted 25 beautifully decorated Christmas biscuits. Our Food in the News club…
Our pupils have excelled in this year’s Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge, with every age group performing significantly above both national and London averages. This exceptional outcome is particularly impressive given the scale and difficulty of the competition, which assesses pupils’ abilities in logical reasoning, pattern recognition and problem-solving under pressure. This year, over 400 pupils…
On Friday 21st November, LEH held the annual ISSP MUN (Independent State School Partnership Model United Nations) conference. There were two topics that were discussed between delegates – capital punishment and health. Every pupil was randomly assigned to work with a delegate from another school to represent their allocated country. There were pupils from Hampton…
Fifteen enthusiastic LEH delegates (Upper 4 (Year 9) – Upper 6 and one Lower 4 (Year 8) represented the delegations of France, Sierra Leone and Yemen debating and passing resolutions and amendments on the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, peace in Palestine, AI in the workforce and its impact on the environment, water security on the Nile, women’s rights in…
On Saturday 4th October, Our budding United Nations delegates travelled to Reigate Grammar School for ReiMUN, our first Model United Nations (MUN) conference of the year. MUN is a wonderful interactive club which gives children a taste of life in the UN working alongside pupils from other schools. One of our Lower Six MUN delegates,…
