Click images to enlarge Yesterday Junior Associates were treated to a masterclass in Frederick Ashton’s The Dream, by members of The Royal Ballet. This is the first time The Royal Ballet have held a creative workshop for members of our Associate programme. In total 94 Year 6 Associate students from all eight of our centres around …
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Our Year 8 students were treated to a visit from award-winning children’s author Chris Priestley today. The students are currently studying his book Mister Creecher in parallel with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Chris talked to the children about Mary Shelley’s novel and how his own book was inspired by the character of the Monster. The visit was particularly topical, and not just …
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Former star of The Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, Cynthia Harvey, has been in School this week teaching students from Year 9 through to our graduate year. Cynthia trained at the Novato School of Dance in Northern California before starting a distinguished career, during which she danced all the major Principal roles – notably partnering …
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This year we have an exclusive line-up of speakers joining us to explore creativity in ballet education and training including: Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp OBE, FRSA (Chief Executive, The Place) Alastair Macaulay (dance critic for the New York Times) Jonothan Needlands DSc, FRSA (Professor of Creative Education, Warwick Business School) Pearl Chesterman (Director of Learning, Birmingham …
Students and staff from across the School raised more than £2,000 for MacMillan Cancer Support this week, selling their culinary creations at bake sales at both White Lodge and Upper School. The event included some impressive show-stopper bakes and was a fantastic opportunity to raise money for this important cause. Both bake sales were held in …
We are very sorry to announce that Mrs Sue Roberts, long-serving and much-loved houseparent at White Lodge, has sadly lost her long and brave battle against cancer. Sue, and her husband, Greg, returned to Australia this summer after 10 years at the School. Their daughters Jenna and Callie were both students at Upper School and …
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We are pleased to announce an event bringing together the country’s leading dance schools in a collaboration at the Royal Opera House Linbury Studio Theatre in March 2015, hosted by The Royal Ballet School. Spring Celebration: A showcase of British dance training, will be a special evening celebrating the very best of British ballet training. …
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Yesterday we went back in time at White Lodge to co-host a sumptuous Victorian Tea Party for children with special educational needs from three local schools along with Richmond Park’s Holly Lodge Centre. The event was one of two hosted in Richmond Park each year to teach children the history of White Lodge and its inhabitants. …
Today we have announced three new artistic staff will be joining us to teach at the School from September 2014. Carol-Anne Millar has been appointed as our new girls’ Artistic Teacher at White Lodge. Carol-Anne was a student of The Royal Ballet School both at White Lodge and the Upper School, going on to spend the …
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On Saturday the parents of our Year 11 students were invited to a special evening of performances in Richmond Park to celebrate their graduation from White Lodge. The evening started with a welcome from our Head Boy and Head Girl, Augustus and Claudia, followed by a glittering programme of mixed ballet repertoire and musical performances. A …
