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Climbing Team Success!
We are celebrating our climbing team success, as our A and B climbing teams took the top two places in the mixed category at Eden Rock on Wednesday 4th March. After both teams secured their places in the Cumbrian Schools Competition final last month, they were eagerly...
Sedbergh Residential
On 26th February, Year 5 left the familiarity of Hunter Hall to spend some time living temporarily as Sedbergh pupils at the Casterton Campus on their Sedbergh Residential. On arrival, they hit the ground running (literally!) with an afternoon of sport with their new...
Cumbria Athletics – County Cross Country Championships 2020
County Cross Country Championships 2020 took place on the 12th February. The event saw 500 runners from all over Cumbria congregate at Hunter Hall School in Penrith. This was the first time the school had hosted this prestige event and with storm Ciara having blown...
Encouraging children to read for pleasure
Encouraging children to read for pleasure Why encouraging children to have positive attitudes toward reading is so beneficial. Aside from the obvious benefits of improving reading skills, by encouraging children to read for pleasure regularly, can improve their...
Theatre Workshop at Giggleswick School
On the 28th January, year 5 went on an outing to a theatre workshop at Giggleswick School. When we got off the bus, it was snowing- we were thrilled! We met our drama teacher (Mr Baldwin) who took us into a beautiful, warm dance studio. Firstly, we made a circle and...
Eden Valley Junior School Chess Competition
On Friday 24th January, Hunter Hall attended the Eden Valley Junior School Chess Competition hosted by Long Marton Primary School. An amazing 76 pupils from eight local primary schools and three Year 7 teams from local secondary schools competed against each other in...
Ampleforth Maths Day
Ampleforth Maths Day took place last Tuesday (21st January), which 13 of Hunter Hall’s finest mathematicians attended. We joined three other prep schools for a day of hands-on mathematical activities. In the morning, we took part in an inspiring architecture...
Penrith school’s carol concerts return for 35th year!
The remarkable Penrith Schools Carol Concerts return for a 35th year to St Andrew’s Church, Penrith on Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 December at 7pm. This year 14 schools ranging from village primary schools through to Ulllswater Community College and Queen Elizabeth...
Local Schools’ Orienteering Competition
On Friday 8th November Hunter Hall school staged our very first local schools’ orienteering competition, with 46 children from 4 local schools taking part. Testing out our newly mapped areas, which encompass the fields to the north of the school site, children tested...