VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM
A sense of pride and unity
founded in 1690 and is a leading independent school for students aged 5 -18 years. Habs prides itself on ‘nurturing excellence’ while offering a world-class education and enthusiastic learning environment for inquisitive boys.
Its rural, 100-
acre site and exceptional facilities also provide an outstanding setting for a well-rounded, stimulating educational experience. Based on the same campus as Habs Girls in Elstree, Hertfordshire and within easy reach of London, Habs Boys is able to provide the best of single-sex education, in a unique co-educational environment, nurturing happy, energetic students and preparing them to become citizens of a global 21st Century.
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owards the end of last year, as part of our ongoing “View from the classroom
series”, we were delighted to hear from the Headmaster of Habs Boys, Gus Lock, who shared his insight on a community inspired arts initiative that gave every child a voice and helped to create a sense of calm and focus at school during the winter term, at the end of what was a turbulent year for everyone.
Tell us about your school The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School (Habs) was
Tell us about initiative – what is involved and how are the children at Habs Boys taking part? This term, our school took part in a nationwide art project, ‘The Big Draw’. The theme this year was ‘A Climate of Change’ and the students have been making origami cranes from recycled paper. The project has involved members of our school community, pupils from Year 1 all the way up to Year 13, teachers, support staff, and families. Each participant has made their own origami crane along with a written pledge related to the environment, which is handwritten on each crane. The physical outcome of our communal project was a massive installation of cranes. This now hangs in the foyer of our sports centre and
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