December 2020

Dec 2020
Our annual Service in Preparation for Christmas, scheduled to take place shortly after the second national lockdown ended, was sadly but inevitably not able to take place as usual in the St John’s College Chapel this year. Our response once again demonstrated the school’s extraordinary ability to combine creative, resourceful and collaborative forces to put together an online Virtual Service in Presentation for Christmas, whose preparations and process afforded the meaningful learning experiences our pupils are accustomed to and whose result could be enjoyed by family and friends not just
Dec 2020
Kindergarten’s rendition of their nativity production, Whoops-a-Daisy Angel, was broadcast live to the school community this year so everyone could share the children’s production and all their hard work leading up to the performance. This delightful nativity play tells the story of a disorganised but loveable angel who is chosen to show the way to Bethlehem. While the angels in Heaven are busy going about their special duties efficiently and smoothly, Whoopsie, a slightly accident-prone angel who is never trusted with the important jobs, finds herself counting snowflakes again. This
Dec 2020
Members of the Sixth Form took part in this year's Shakespeare Schools Festival (SSF) with their performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and produced a droll and exuberant play featuring ample wordplay which underscored the nonsensical mischief of the plot. Whilst the world was in the grip of Covid-19 an extremely talented group of Sixth Formers, under the guidance of Mr Clarke, Ms Harris, Mr Hawkins and Mr Evans, defied the odds and put on a St John’s first; a live-streamed performance which was enjoyed by audience literally around the world. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play by