'Mil gracias' to Mr Martinez and his group of Sixth Form IB language students who joined us from @haileyburyuk to help run our European Market event for Year 8. We were particularly delighted to welcome back former Heath Mount pupil Lucy! After a morning of role-play and language games, Heath Mount pupils put their French and Spanish conversation skills to the test at our authentic market stalls which sold trinkets, traditional sweets from France and Spain, delicious fresh pastries including palmeritas, churros and croissants as well as pan con tomate and much more. #languages #languagestudy #prepschool #hertfordshire #curriculumday #enrichment #learningisfun

Our boarders enjoyed their own 'Bushtucker Trial' on Monday night with some jungle critters on the menu! The majority of pupils bravely sampled protein-rich mealworms, spicy crickets and roasted grasshoppers, with the staff super impressed by their willingness to try something new. To add to the fun, the children took part in an insect quiz and were given a blind challenge to find the hidden stars in three boxes - dipping their hands into some unusual textures (jelly, flour and baked beans!). We enjoyed seeing the hilarious reactions...needless to say, it was a boarding night to remember!

The first week of summer term has simply flown by! Whether lighting fire steels in forest school, creating river features in the sand-pit, conducting filtering experiments in science, drawing from still life or exploring new recipes in food tech, everyone has thrown themselves into learning opportunities across the curriculum. One of the most exciting places to be is Nursery where our eggs from the Happy Chick company have been hatching! Enjoy a peak of what our pupils have been up to from the youngest to oldest... #summerterm #backtoschool #prepschool #nursery #education #hertfordshire #lovetolearn

There was great excitement this morning as our first group of sports scholars tried out the newly opened, state-of-the-art gym above the sports hall. Mr Elliott, our Director of Sport, led the induction session and guided the children around the various pieces of equipment which include: multi-trainers, a Ski ERG, two Concept 2 rowing machines, a treadmill, weight-lifting racks and free weights. The light-filled space also comes with a sound system to help keep the energy going! The gym will initially be used by our senior pupils and will particularly benefit our sports scholars in Years 7&8 as part of their strength and conditioning training! We are currently celebrating the news that seven of our Year 8 sports scholars have won sports scholarships to their next schools @haileyburyuk , @framcollege and @tudorhallschool . You can read more about our unique sports scholars programme at www.heathmount.org/sport. #gym #wellness #privateschool #hertfordshire #schoolsport #fitness #wattonatstone #prepschoollife