Our new FIRST LEGO League tables have been a fantastic addition to our computing lab, inspiring pupils to build on their coding and robotics skills. A big thank you to our parents' association, the du Maurier Society, for providing the funding. Heath Mount's Year 8 LEGO League competition team have been making the most of the tables to prepare for their @first_official_ LEGO Challenge Tournament taking place at the Institution of Engineering & Technology in Stevenage on January 23rd. The challenge is a global STEM programme for teams of young people, to encourage an interest in real world themes and develop key skills that are crucial for their future careers. Young people work together to explore a given topic and to design, build and program an autonomous LEGO® robot to solve a series of missions. #education #computing #coding #hertford #privateschool #robotics #STEM #legoleague

A big thank you to all the local schools who joined us for a brilliant afternoon of netball yesterday. We had 14 A&B teams taking part, with @aldenhamschoolsport , @bancroftsschool and our Heath Mount 1's making the cup finals of each competition. A special well done to overall winners, Bancroft's!

We were delighted to welcome fine artist Michelle Parsons @easelandcanvas to Heath Mount yesterday. Michelle hosted a multi-media, fish-themed workshop for our Year 7&8 art scholars, helping them hone their use of colour, depth, texture and contrast. It was an inspiring, energised start to term and the perfect practical preparation for some of our scholars who will be sitting their scholarship exams shortly. A big thank you to Michelle for such an engaging workshop! Did you know? Pupils who join our two-year art scholarship programme receive specialist art sessions every Thursday after school and on Monday mornings. Prospective families are warmly invited to visit our art studios and see our scholars' portfolios at our upcoming Open Morning on Tuesday, 24th February from 9-11am. See the in Bio to book your place or email registrar@heathmount.org to organise a private tour with the Headmaster. #creativearts #art #schoolart #visitingartist #prepschool #privateschool #hertford #ware #education #curriculum #scholarship

Welcome back to the Lent Term! It's certainly been a chilly start, with temperatures dipping to -8C this morning and an afternoon snow flurry, but the children were full of excitement to see their friends again and loved investigating the frosty grounds together. There's a huge amount to look forward to over the coming weeks including our Orchestras & Ensemble Concert and singers' recital. Some of our senior pupils are gearing up to compete in the regional LEGO Robotics League competition at the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Stevenage and rehearsals are already underway for the Year 4 play! #welcomeback #heathmountfamily