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08/12/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon:  Preternatural, adj. a formal adjective used to describe things that are very unusual in a way that does not seem natural. e.g. "He has a preternatural knack for imitating birdcalls"

03/12/25

After seeing how successful our One Jamaica One Love Relief Drive was last week our students decided to leave the drive open for an extra day. Amazing work from our student body.

01/12/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Asinine, adj. 1. extremely stupid or foolish.

27/11/25

Hats off to all the Year 13 students who performed their devised pieces for their A-Level Drama assessments last week. Congratulations to you all 🎊🎊

25/11/25

So proud of our amazing student body who came together for Our One Day Jamaica Relief Drive on Friday 🇯🇲 Thank you to the staff and students who worked to make it possible - your generosity has had a real impact.

25/11/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Jejune, adj. 1. naive, simplistic, and superficial; "their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions". 2. (of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting.

13/11/25

It was great to hear from another of our alumni this week as we spoke to Zaya, she's doing amazingly at a degree apprenticeship. If you'd like to read more about Zaya's experience at HCL6F and her time since click the link below! harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…

10/11/25

A final reminder about our Open Evening tomorrow on Tuesday - we look forward to meeting you all!

10/11/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Gibbous, adj. most often used to describe the moon or a planet when it is seen with more than half, but not all of the apparent disk illuminated.

03/11/25

8 days until our Open Evening on Tuesday 11 November. Book your place today! pic.twitter.com/N5R9h9wNza

22/10/25

Last week some of our students took part in the Senior Mathematical Challenge, a competition run by UKMT. It's always great to see our students aiming high and celebrating their knowledge. So proud of everyone that competed!

20/10/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Obviate, v. to obviate something (usually a need for something, or a necessity) is to anticipate and prevent it

15/10/25

Open Evening 2025, Tuesday 11th November, 16:30-19:00. More information in the picture. We look forward to seeing you!#HCL6F pic.twitter.com/2OLbexAoEt

13/10/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Mollify, v. appease the anger or anxiety of (someone). e.g. "nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify the local conservationists"#HCL6F

08/10/25

We're so excited that our Cultural Perspectives classes started last week, it's always great to see our students exploring something meaningful beyond the curriculum. This term students options include alchemy, Greek myths, healthy relationships, surrealism, and more.

06/10/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon:  Debunk, v. expose the falseness or hollowness of (an idea or belief

29/09/25

This week in Mr Leprêtre's Lexicon: Sinuous, adj. having many curves and turns. "the river follows a sinuous trail through the dale".

26/09/25

We've had the great privilege to speak to another of our alumni recently, click below to read about how Zaya is doing at her Bloomberg degree apprenticeship. harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…

22/09/25

This week in Mr Lepretres Lexicon: Cynicism, n. an inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism

19/09/25

In this week's newsletter we hear about the HCL6F Freshers Fair, hear from Ms Eldridge, about one of our House Heros - Frida Khalo, and Head of School Ms Heuston reflects on the words of James Baldwin. Click the link below to read! harrisclaphamsixthform.org.u…

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Posted on January 6th 2025

Theatre Trip

On Wednesday 18th December, just before the holidays, year 12 and year 13 drama students enjoyed a trip to the theatre to see a version of Alice in Wonderland, set in Brixton. The production featured rap music, a cast of weird and wonderful characters
from the area and a train careering towards 'Nonsenseland'. It was a fun, festive evening, enjoyed by all!

- Dr Wharton


I went to the Brixton house theatre to watch Alice in Wonderland, the play started after an explosive argument with Mum at Brixton Underground Station, eleven-year-old Alice leaps onto the tube seconds before the doors close.


Trapped on a train speeding into Nonsense, surrounded by weird and wonderful passengers, and at the mercy of a Queen who won’t relinquish the controls of the Victorian line tube.

The play was every vibrant using bright colour costume and engaging lighting and acting. The acting was perfect for all ages and captured the whole audience with interactive sing-alongs.

- Jason S, Year 13

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