Interesting and informative videos and multimedia to help you learn more about what we do and how we do it. We hope you enjoy this section.
Drama: The Gunpowder Plot!
Children of the Upper Elementary class performed their play, "The Gunpowder Plot", before a live audience including special guest Alok Sharma (Member of Parliament for Reading West). The play explores the history of the Guy Fawkes Conspiracy to murder King James in 1605 and touches on the persecution of Catholics that followed.
Deenway Child Sings of Love before Jumuah Congregation
An Upper Elementary pupil has been composing his own songs expressing love for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). As pupils joined a local mosque for the Friday prayer the imam surprised us all by inviting him to sing his song live before the entire congregation before the sermon. Here he is singing with a friend and fellow vocalist from his class.
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Shakespeare and Islam 1: On Othello
Hamza Yusuf delivers a riveting talk on the concept of evil as personified by the character Iago in Shakespeare's Othello
Shakespeare and Islam 2: the Sonnets
Shakespeare's Sonnets is a timeless collection that elucidates the universal themes of love, beauty and mortality. In this talk, Hamza Yusuf provides an insightful commentary on Sonnet 129, which illuminates the darkest sins that flow from the extremes of human love.
How Do You Hug a Child Like This?
The difference between conventional schooling and Montessori education is eloquently summarised in this short video from Trevor Eisseler.
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AUTUMN TERM 2018
- INSET Day (Staff Training): 10th-19th September
- Start of Pupil Term: 20th September
- Half-Term: 22nd Oct-26th Oct
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