The Geography Department, at Glenlola Collegiate, once again held their ever popular Year 9 recycling event to coincide with the pupils’ Recycling topic. The day began with an interactive quiz by Noel Lyons from Arc21. The pupils used Quizdom consoles and worked in small groups to answer Noel’s questions about recycling. They found this really […]
The Explorer Scouts attended the County Down Chillax Camp on 26 -28 September 2014. It was held in Crawfordsburn Scout Centre and involved over 80 Explorer Scouts from County Down. Over the course of the weekend they were split into teams and competed in various competitions including go-karting, the obstacle course, handball and silly games. The highlight […]
Year 8 Football Club attended the “ Live Your Goals” FIFA event at Aurora recently, which is a girls’ football roadshow. Yesterday, 15 October, the girls played in the NIWFA County Down Cup event for Year 8/9 pupils. Both our teams made their respective semi finals. Top goal scorers were Olivia Marshall A’s and Megan […]
The School’s most recent whole group photograph is now online on the Tempest Groups website: www.tempest-groups.co.uk . Type the school name into the search box and select the event required. Please note this service is for viewing images only, ordering takes place via the order forms given to pupils.
The entire school community assembled in the playground on 16th September for the taking of the first whole school photograph in 27 years. The operation which involved almost 1300 pupils and over 100 staff, was organised with military precision by Tempest Photography. Parents can be assured that the final photograph will be of a much […]
This year Glenlola Collegiate is introducing the Cambridge Pre-U course in Physics for pupils in Year 13. This is a mathematically based, and academically rigorous qualification which complements the A-level Physics course, extending beyond the standard content to encompass topics such as Special Relativity and Cosmology. It is administered by the University of Cambridge and […]
Glenlola Explorer Scouts held their first Summer Camp during July in Greenhill YMCA in Newcastle. We were blessed with beautiful blue skies for the entire camp; waterproof coats remained unpacked in their ruc sacs! After settling in the 1st activity was bouldering in the Bloody Bridge River. This provided a welcome relief from the heat […]
Senior Hockey On Saturday the Senior Teams played Belfast Royal Academy. Despite having lost quite a few players to injuries and trips, the 1st XI fought well but lost 3-0. The 2nd XI lost 2-0, the 2Bs lost 3-0 and the 3rds 1-0. Hard luck girls. Junior Hockey On Saturday the Junior Teams played Belfast […]
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Year 8 Parents’ Information Evening Presentation
Education Minister @paulgivan visited @GlenlolaSchool and was delighted to meet Principal Eric Thompson, Board of Governors, staff and pupils.
The Minister toured the school Wellness Centre and met Heather Law, Head of Pastoral Care and Lauran Brown, Pupil Support and Welfare…
A superb night of entertainment, played and sung to the highest standard. Amazing talent all around. Well done to all, both pupils and staff.
4Day Five: Firstly, we enjoyed a tour of the Capitol building. Got to go into the Public gallery of the House of Representatives. Heard some Congressmen speak. Visited the Library of Congress. We visited the Supreme Court and finished the evening at the Lincoln Memorial. 🇺🇸💙🦢❤️
