Category: Life

29th January 21

Despite the lockdown, Ballard continued its tradition of commemorating the Holocaust with various activities culminating in a series of online assemblies held on Wednesday, 27th January (Holocaust Memorial Day).  The assemblies for Pre-Prep, Lower Prep, Upper Prep and Senior were delivered virtually and were age-appropriate and led by Year 11 pupils with readings and messages. …

20th January 21

Thanks to Lily and Mia in Year 5, our Lower Prep children held a fancy dress animal/PJ day to raise money for Marwell Zoo as both girls are passionate about supporting animal life, especially during these difficult times. It provided much-needed fun for the children (and staff!) during online lessons and for the children of…

29th June 20

Sisters, Olivia (11) and Amy (8), have been fundraising for the Christchurch Food Bank. They had heard that lots of children and families are struggling to afford food and the basic things that we all take for granted, so they decided to set themselves a 30-day challenge, with the aim to raise money for this…

2nd June 20

Ballard pupils have again shown their community spirit by taking on numerous fundraising initiatives, projects and performances to lift the spirits of their local communities. A trio of pupils have been serenading neighbours from their front gardens in an effort to bring a little joy to residents during the lockdown;     Performing arts scholar…

5th May 20

Six-year-old Luca in Year 2 has taken on his own running challenge to raise hundreds of pounds for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis. Luca initially hoped to raise £1500 for the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by running 100 miles in April. He has smashed his fundraising target and at the time…

4th May 20

Pupils in Years 6 – 10 have been writing letters as part of their PSHE lessons to support the many older, vulnerable people across the city who are lonely and isolated. This is part of Age UK Southampton’s ‘From Me to You’ initiative. Most of what we get through the letterbox these days is bills…

19th November 19

Our pupils joined together to donate two minibuses filled with food for the New Forest Basics Food Bank in Lymington. We were motivated to support the food bank after an inspiring talk from Sue Norris, a former Deputy Head at the school. Mrs Norris visited the school and spoke at our Harvest Assembly about the…

19th September 19

A survey from anti-bullying charity, Ditch the Label, found that 22% of people aged 12-20 had witnessed bullying taking place, but only 17% of these felt confident enough to challenge this behaviour. We therefore highlighted the importance of preventing bullying to our pupils through a training session run by The Diana Award as part of…

6th September 19

Ballard School has an established tradition of summer expeditions to Kenya, and have fund-raised for biannual expeditions with the help and support of parents and pupils through the school. This year seventeen intrepid Ballard pupils set off for a month’s expedition to complete community, environmental and personal challenges, working closely with Kenyan communities. It was…

28th February 19

  A group of our Year 9 pupils and their accompanying teachers have been enjoying a jam-packed itinerary on their cultural exchange to Italy in conjunction with the Erasmus programme. Highlights included a special tour of The Palazzo Vecchio in Florence and an Italian feast.  We are looking forward to welcoming back our Italian friends…