Hawthorn Education Blog

Out of this world!

MM has been brushing up on her astronomy as well as putting her artistic nature to full effect. Jim, who was working with her says, . . .

Equine therapy

One of the many ways in which we try to educate by accepting the unconventional is through the use of equine therapy. Here’s a quick . . .

Happy birthday Faiza and Jim

Today at the Hub both Faiza and Jim were given their birthday gifts and more importantly cake was eaten. Faiza would like everyone to know . . .

A spot of light reading

This morning Ribbleton Library opened a little later than usual. Not a problem on such a beautiful Preston day. JJ had brought his recently acquired . . .

Something’s cooking!

In her lesson today with Louise CK continued her culinary journey.  Described as the ‘best ever chocolate brownies,’ the mouth-watering delights were made from scratch. . . .

No need for a physical classroom (sometimes!)

Occasionally and to be honest, only very occasionally the weather is pleasant enough in our region to take advantage of the sunshine and work outdoors. . . .

It’s all in the imagination

Samantha and KJ were reading book with loads of descriptive writing. This fired KJ’s imagination and he drew this splendid image of a mountain based . . .

Just a little something CK cooked up

In her lesson with Louise today CK cooked up a lovely batch of Chicken Rogan Josh. It was made from scratch with not a single . . .

History on our doorstep

There’s so much history in Preston especially surrounding the Suffragettes. One such celebrated person is Edith Rigby who is famous for  founding a night in . . .

WWE to the rescue!

MH is a mega fan of the WWE and likes to bring his favourite WWE figures to education. As we are big fans of accepting . . .

Like Kasparov vs Fischer!

In a move reminiscent of one of the great chess games of all time MH recently took on KW to see who is the Hub . . .

Sew good it’s not true!

Who would have thought that teenage boy KW would produce such a wonderful little doll for his little sister? Probably very few people but our . . .

Outdoor learning

Recently during one of the very few non-rainy days in Preston LP was invited to have a look around the nature reserve at the Intact . . .

Christmas Crafts

Student AC used some of his lesson time to get crafty, by creating some delightful seasonal, organic table centrepieces. Cutting, decorating and constructing, AC set . . .

Hands-on Learning

This week, LP was working on interpreting isometric drawings; taking 3D objects and drawings and converting them into plans, and front and side elevations. A . . .

Personal progress

Progress is personal. The improvements that a student makes is relative only to them. So for some of our students, what looks like a simple . . .

Mouthwatering Maths

Maths never tasted so good! This week, one of our teachers skilfully deployed a maths lesson in the form of baking some chocolate orange muffins. . . .

I want to ride my bicycle!

This week, our student, KB, completed an epic 35 mile mountain biking course at Grizedale. Despite the inclement conditions he ploughed on and was in great . . .

A tailored education

This week, two of our teachers have been working hard with one of our students, as he advances towards his GCSE exams in the summer. . . .