Switzerland – More than just chocolate and cheese!
What goes through your head when someone mentions Switzerland to you? Maybe words such as chocolate, cheese, watches, banking, Rodger Federer, neutrality. I’m sure there are lots more clichés that...
Greg (me) enjoying my time in the Blue Lagoon.
Hours to go!
It’s only a matter of hours before we leave college for Gatwick. Everything is now packed and I’m preparing for an early start tomorrow.( As we leave at 7am)! Keep up to date for further...
48 hours until takeoff!
We depart on our 5 day Icelandic adventure Wednesday morning. Final preparations are being made now. I think I’ve almost packed everything. In 2 days time we would have landed! Everyone here...
Choir of the Year: 5th March 2014 – Meeting with Greg Beardsell
Choir of the Year have put us in touch with Greg Beardsell, Deputy Artistic Director of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and presenter at Choir of the Year. By absolute coincidence...
Marrekech and the High Atlas mountains
Day two set off promptly after spending the night in a very comfortable and accommodating hotel. The pupils were up, bags packed and rooms spotless! We set off from Marrakech towards the High Atlas...
Arrived safely!!
Hello back in the UK! We have arrived safely in Morocco. The plane journey was pretty uneventful with only a small amount of turbulance. The hotel is very nice and hospitable. All pupils are settled...
Choir of the Year: Tuesday 7th January 2014
Today we had a meeting with Helen from Kallaway, the organisers of Choir of the Year. Really exciting for all of us to meet face to face to discuss the dates, venues, format of the competition and so...
Day 2 in NYC
We woke up at 7 and were all down stairs by 8 o’clock for our breakfast with a choice of cereal, bagels and muffins. Everyone was very excited for our first exploration of New York. Firstly,...
Day 1 in NYC
We departed The Priory at 7am and made our way to Heathrow Airport. We arrived at the airport at 11:30 and boarded the flight at 1:30. Rahul got searched at every security check point and we...