As well as opening their own Advent Calendars each day, our Boarders pledged to donate one item daily for our Help the Homeless Hamper. Head Girl of Boarding, Ruslana F and Year 12 Nikita A are pictured with the hamper which was delivered on Thursday to Merseyside Youth Association’s Young Person’s Foodbank.
Charity and service is an important part of our curriculum at Liverpool College.
On Wednesday afternoon, the following pupils were presented with certificates by the Principal, Mr Broekman, for their superb efforts in games and fixtures throughout the term:
Many congratulations to these pupils and all the others who have competed in Saturday Sport fixtures throughout the first term of the academic year.
Opportunities for pupils to participate in competitive sports matches is an important part of the Games and Competition strand of our LCA+ curriculum and helps pupils develop their resilience, teamwork skills and good sportsmanship.
Our Year 12 boarders experienced their first Christmas Dinner at Liverpool College, where the dress code was Christmas jumpers as the Head Boy, Rhys H demonstrated admirably with his illuminated version with LED Christmas trees and baubles.
The students showed their appreciation to the catering staff for their hard work in preparing a scrumptious dinner with a flaming Christmas pudding by presenting each of the team with a festive gift.
Pupils in School House were celebrating today as they topped the House Leader Board for this half term. The overall ranking of the houses, after behaviour points, house competition results and Prep School Awards were taken into account, are:
The following pupils received a cinema voucher for gaining the most number of achievement points in their year group:
Pupils who have had 100% attendance this term in the Senior School will also be receiving a candy cane.
Charity and Service are an important strand of our curriculum - LCA+. As part of their Archbishop of York Award, some Year 9 pupils went carolling across the campus. Their goal was to raise spirits, eyebrows, and monies for their chosen charity, Cancer Research UK. They were warmly welcomed wherever they went, and their peers rewarded their Purpose and Passion with generous donations to their cause.
The Senior School and Sixth Form, along with governors, Foundation members, parents and families, gathered at Liverpool Cathedral for the annual Service of Lessons and Carols, led by our Chaplain, Mr Hammersley.
The entire evening was filled with music, reflection and the hope of Christmas. The music was led by our choir and orchestra, under the direction of Mr Bishop (Director of Music) and Miss Clark. The school was contacted by parents after the event to ask us to pass on their thanks to the pupils and staff for making this such a special service and perfect preparation for the Christmas season. As one Old Lerpoolian said of the choir: I could listen to a lot more of that!
Prep School pupils, staff, parents and grandparents enjoyed a wonderful celebration of Advent and Christmas at Mossley Hill Church at their Christingle Service. The service brought together two important strands of our LCA+ curriculum – spiritual formation and charity and service.
There were many compliments about the service and particularly the quality of the pupils’ performances. One grandparent reported that they were “blown away by the musical talents of the Prep School children particularly the diction and clarity of the singing”. Is there any primary school in the area which would do its nativity in Spanish? We are not sure, but we were all extremely proud of the music, the readings, the performances, and the excellent parental support for this event in a new venue.
A special word of thanks to our music team of Miss Clark and Mr Bishop, to our Chaplain, Mr Hammersley, and also to the PTA for providing the refreshments before the service. There was also some Senior School support at the event with Mr Hammersley’s Year 9 helpers volunteering as part of their Archbishop of York Youth Trust Young Leaders Award.
