We have a VERY small number of tickets to see The Damnation of Faust at the English National Opera on Thursday 2 June (in half term). This production marks Terry Gilliam’s Opera-directing debut, so is sure to be an all-out assault on the senses. There is a website giving you a sneak preview here: GilliamFaust.com. [...]
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We have tickets for GCSE and A level students to join us to see Catherine Tate and David Tennant together again in Much Ado About Nothing on Wednesday 8th June. This is sure to be a popular trip so get your name down on the list in Star Hill office as soon as you can! [...]
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On Thursday 26th May Year 10 students are going to see Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers at the Pheonix Theatre with drama teacher Dee Loughran. It is a 3.00 pm performance, so we will be leaving College shortly after lunch, traveling up to London by train. After the performance we hope to return to Rochester for [...]
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We will be holding a Parents’ Evening for Year 10 students and parents on Wednesday 15th June, from 4.30 – 7.00 pm. We will be holding it in the Gainsborough building (at the bottom of the hill). Please contact us if you’re not able to come, we will be pleased to make an alternative appointment to [...]
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As the Spanish teacher at Rochester Independent College, I have organised an activity with my Year 11 group for them to learn about Spanish food and to practice their Spanish. I would like to take them on an evening trip to ‘La Tasca’ in Bluewater, a Spanish tapas restaurant. Students will have the opportunity to [...]
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On Friday 1st April AS history and philosophy students went on a tour of London’s revolutionary past, including the Marx Library and the British Museum’s Lenin Collection. A short report from History teacher Richard Taylor: Friday’s trip was a genuine success… very interesting and, most importantly, the students got a great deal out of it. Rather [...]
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A report on the day from Year 8 student Rahul: The year eight went to ExCel in London to see the Big Bang Science Fair. There were lots of stands to go to where they gave you loads of goodies for free. For example, at one stand they showed you some artificial limbs, then showed [...]
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We have (limited) tickets to see Umbrellas of Cherbourg on Wednesday 6th April. This “french romance that just happens to be sung” reworks the classic film onstage at the Gielgud. If students want to go, they should sign up in the office ASAP! The normal arrangements apply: meet in the canteen at 5.00 pm and [...]
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On Friday 1st April, Richard Taylor will be taking his AS History group on a whistlestop tour of London’s Russian Revolutionary historical sites. They will be visiting places in the city with a connection to Marx and Lenin and collecting information and inspiration for their A2 independent research project. The itinerary is as follows: Meet [...]
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The Year 7 – 9 Student Councillors are planning a fundraising Easter Egg Hunt to take place on Thursday 7th April. Each year group will hunt seperately around the College gardens to find questions and answers attached to yummy eggs and other treats. To raise as much money as possible we are asking for a [...]
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On Wednesday 27th April we are taking all Year 12 students to the University of Kent at Cantrbury for the annual UCAS and Connexions Higher Education Convention. This is a great opportunity for all students to find out about routes into University, to ask about courses and learn about student life. To get the most [...]
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