Students hear eye-witness report about refugee camp in Greece This week, in Assembly, students listened attentively to our German Mother-Tongue teacher, Mrs Birgit Federle, speaking about her recent trip to a refugee camp in northern Greece, where she worked as a volunteer for a couple of...
Stalagmites and stalactitesStalagmites and stalactites Year 8s were investigating solutions and as a fun practical they all created their own ‘stalagmites’. They were all introduced to new chemical terms and investigated that in a salt solution, water is the solvent and the salt is the solute. For...
A very hot and sunny Thursday (23rd May) saw 8 pupils from CIS attend the ISA athletics competition at the Cambridge University Athletics track. The event was attended by schools from across the Eastern Region. As always, the pupils from CIS were a credit to...
This week, our friends from the Fokusskolan school in Nyköping, Sweden came to spend the day at CIS for the 5th year in a row. We have developed a long-standing friendship with this school and thoroughly enjoy exchanging cultures with them. The day...
The Year 8 and 9 students were investigating how games are programmed today in computer science. They were running programs made using Python and then investigating the effect of changing the code. This led to interesting changes like squirrels being turned into cats and grass turning red! The students...
This week, in Year 10 Spanish, students each gave a presentation about their favourite food from their home region. These included Maple syrup from Canada and various dishes from Lisbon, Portugal. Here is a little 'taste' of their presentations! Pictured below. El Jarabe de Arce...
Annual visit from our Japanese friends On Tuesday afternoon, we welcomed 31 visiting pupils from Kaetsu Ariake High School in Japan. They visited CIS as part of a two-week trip to Cambridge. The Kaetsu pupils arrived in the afternoon and spent a couple of hours with...
Rehearsals are now underway for the school play: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It is a tale about a mischievous boy who spends most of the time, along with his friends, getting into and out of trouble. The play encompasses many themes including growing up, taking responsibility...
This Tuesday, it was the last games lesson for the Year 11s. It was a sunny afternoon and perfect conditions to play netball. Prior to Easter, the Year 10 & 11s had begun a tournament with football. Tuesday was the conclusion of the tournament, with...
GCSE Art students emerge from 2-day exam After 2 long days of doing nothing but Art, GCSE exam candidates smile with relief with their teacher, Lucy Mazur. The marathon exam was followed by a lovely showcase afternoon where parents and other students were able to...
