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Humphry Davy School 28 Oct 2024 Our new integrated health and wellbeing facility (The Enys Centre) was opened on Friday by Double Olympic Gold Medallist and former HDS student, Helen Glover MBE and Barbara Vann, Chair of Duchy Health Charity. At Humphry Davy School we are very proud of our reputation for our caring approach, working with professionals across a wide range of agencies to support students of all abilities to overcome personal challenges, achieve and succeed. The Enys Centre, funded and supported by the amazing Duchy Health Charity, takes our provision to a whole new level; providing resource and foundations for success for future generations in Penzance and the surrounding community. Read more about the event on our website https://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/2331/news/post/1576/enys-centre-grand-opening

Humphry Davy School 26 Oct 2024 What a wonderful opening night we had last night for our HDS alumni arts and music exhibition! We are very proud of our students and are exited to share their work with the local community. The exhibition is being held at Richmond Chapel Studio on Tolver Road and will be open to the public from the 26th - 31st of October. Be sure to come and see it for yourselves!

Humphry Davy School 25 Oct 2024 Our latest newsletter is now available to view on our website. Have a great half term everyone! https://humphrydavy.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/document/October-2024.pdf?t=1729781406?ts=1729863484

Humphry Davy School 23 Oct 2024 The Penzance Twinning Association’s aim is to promote international friendship and understanding through links with our twinned towns in Australia, Brittany, Germany and the USA. Their work is dedicated to helping our schools, sporting organisations, clubs, and other groups to forge links with those in our twin towns. As part of the twinning association cycle of events, Cuxhaven School students and their teachers flew over from Germany to Penzance. The students from Cuxhaven school have enjoyed a wide package of adventures across the county and came to Humphry Davy School on Thursday 17th October to have a tour of the school, meet some of our young people, enjoy a saffron bun breaktime and take part in a music scholars workshop – where they learnt ‘Cornwall my Home!’ In previous years we have taken music tours to Cuxhaven and we really value this special friendship across the schools.

Humphry Davy School 16 Oct 2024 Year 7 camp was so much fun last week! The students enjoyed a variety of activities whilst getting to know one another and making new friends. Camp is always a great way for our new cohort to start settling into life at HDS and it is just lovely watching their confidence grow day by day.

Humphry Davy School 14 Oct 2024 Year 7’s have all chosen their free ‘Bookbuzz’ book to take home and keep. They will receive these later this term. All 16 titles will also be available to borrow from HDS library. A free book is a wonderful way to welcome all our new Year 7’s to our school!

Humphry Davy School 11 Oct 2024 Students and staff wore yellow today as part of the #HelloYellow Day, to show support for people struggling with their mental health. Thank you to everyone for getting involved, let’s keep spreading positivity, raising awareness and reminding everyone that they are not alone.

Humphry Davy School 11 Oct 2024 New to the HDS website: Skillsometer and Careerometer! Unsure of your future career? Head to our Careers Information page to find out more about local and national career possibilities, how much you might earn, and which career might suit you best! https://www.humphry-davy.cornwall.sch.uk/2311/careers-information

Humphry Davy School 10 Oct 2024 On Friday 27th September, a small group of Year 8 students attended The North Cornwall Book Festival, along with other Cornish schools, at St. Endellion near Port Isaac. There were some fantastic authors to entertain and inspire the students with talks and workshops. These included Gina Blaxill, Joanne Nadin and Clare Furniss. A free book from the bookshop was provided for every student, courtesy of Seasalt. It was an amazing day and our students shone at being engaged, imaginative and articulate as well as enjoying the range of workshops on offer! Student Fred wrote this review of the day: "My favourite thing about the festival was the range of topics and tasks, for example Gina Blaxill did a task where you wrote a plot for a murder mystery, whereas Joanna Nadin did a task where you had to guess a book based on their first lines. I also enjoyed the range of books they had to buy and loved that they gave you a voucher to use to get a free book of your choice. I had my books signed by the authors which was amazing, and I am reading them all now."

Humphry Davy School 10 Oct 2024 Calling all Year 11 pupils or home educated students. 📣 Are you confused by the current qualification landscape? Do you know your T Levels from your Technical Diplomas or your A Levels from your Apprenticeships? Truro College is hosting a dedicated Post-16 Options Evening at 5pm on Tuesday, October 15 that might be just for you. The evening will focus on learning about the choices open to young people after school and understanding the diverse range of pathways on offer, including A Levels, T Levels, the International Baccalaureate (IB), Technical and Vocational programmes and Apprenticeships. Please register via the link below to book your preferred time slot, or simply turn up at 5pm on the night. We look forward to welcoming you 👇 https://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/event/truro-college-post-16-options-evening/ This event will be replicated at the Penwith College campus on Thursday 14th November.

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Humphry Davy School 7 Oct 2024 Students in Longya and Kemeneth houses headed off this morning for the first of three HDS Year 7 camps! They have had a great day so far and are looking forward to their overnight stay in Plymouth Aquarium! Enjoy everyone.

Humphry Davy School 7 Oct 2024 Huge congratulations to student Daisy who successfully auditioned to be part of the Hall for Cornwall’s Panto this year – Jack and the Beanstalk. 130 young Cornish hopefuls auditioned to bag dream roles in major HfC pantomime with only 18 successful candidates! Wow! What an incredible achievement! The Cornwall Playhouse Production opens on 6th December and will be seen by 35,000 people. Tickets are on sale now so be sure to book yours and see our rising HDS star in action! Break a leg Daisy!

Humphry Davy School 3 Oct 2024 Thank you to everyone who attended our Open Evening on Tuesday. It was lovely to meet you all and we had a great time showing you around! Don't forget, the deadline for 2025 secondary school applications is Thursday 31st October.

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Humphry Davy School 1 Oct 2024 A big welcome to all the Year 6 students who are spending their day with us today! Don't forget to join us for our Open Evening this evening. We look forward to welcoming you all from 6pm.

Humphry Davy School 26 Sep 2024 A wonderfully creative group of HDS students has been working very hard to put together a unique exhibition experience, with the help of the fantastic team at Penlee museum. We cant wait for the launch of the 'Quail Trail' on Tuesday 8th October and you're invited!

Humphry Davy School 25 Sep 2024 HDS music students were treated to an incredible performance from the Prussia Cove String Quartet yesterday. It was very inspiring - particularly for our GCSE composers who witnessed violins being played with thimbles, and instruments simulating the sound of a helicopter! Thank you for visiting, and we look forward to welcoming you back in the near future!

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