News & Blogs
Stay connected with all things Halcyon through our News & Blogs hub. Here you’ll find the latest updates and important information, as well as access to our news archive.
From here you can dive into the Halcyon Blog, where community voices reflect on education and offer insights into our innovative, holistic approach. Or explore our Community Spotlight, a regular feature introducing you to the remarkable individuals shaping our community - discover their roles and get a glimpse into their lives. Explore, engage, and be inspired by all that’s happening at Halcyon.
News
![Grade 12 students, all wearing their graduation gowns, throw their mortar board hats into the air following their graduation ceremony]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1721991866/halcyonschoolcom/jlhtzul97frks7gjm7bn/LeaversDestinations_GraduationGroupShot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1721991866/halcyonschoolcom/jlhtzul97frks7gjm7bn/LeaversDestinations_GraduationGroupShot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1721991866/halcyonschoolcom/jlhtzul97frks7gjm7bn/LeaversDestinations_GraduationGroupShot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1721991866/halcyonschoolcom/jlhtzul97frks7gjm7bn/LeaversDestinations_GraduationGroupShot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1721991866/halcyonschoolcom/jlhtzul97frks7gjm7bn/LeaversDestinations_GraduationGroupShot.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1721991866/halcyonschoolcom/jlhtzul97frks7gjm7bn/LeaversDestinations_GraduationGroupShot.jpg","width":2200}])
Halcyon London International School
Our recent graduates have not only excelled academically but are also stepping confidently into their chosen future paths, fully embodying our mission to draw out the unique potential of each student.
Blog
![Halcyon students take part in a Service as Action project]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732552431/halcyonschoolcom/st9pzvv1qoirk93vrdel/PlantingSeedsofChangeBlog.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732552431/halcyonschoolcom/st9pzvv1qoirk93vrdel/PlantingSeedsofChangeBlog.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732552431/halcyonschoolcom/st9pzvv1qoirk93vrdel/PlantingSeedsofChangeBlog.png","width":557}])
Casper, Grade 10
G10 student Casper reflects on volunteering with Energy Garden, where they helped transform Ladbroke Grove station's unused spaces into sustainable gardens with solar panels.
Spotlight
![Sonja Bartholomew, Halcyon Community Spotlight]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730976922/halcyonschoolcom/g6ykvqhi2euifphxp57t/Sonja_Bartholomew_Large.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730976922/halcyonschoolcom/g6ykvqhi2euifphxp57t/Sonja_Bartholomew_Large.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730976922/halcyonschoolcom/g6ykvqhi2euifphxp57t/Sonja_Bartholomew_Large.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1730976922/halcyonschoolcom/g6ykvqhi2euifphxp57t/Sonja_Bartholomew_Large.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1730976922/halcyonschoolcom/g6ykvqhi2euifphxp57t/Sonja_Bartholomew_Large.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1730976922/halcyonschoolcom/g6ykvqhi2euifphxp57t/Sonja_Bartholomew_Large.jpg","width":2200}])
Halcyon London International School
IB DP & MYP Mathematics teacher, and avid cyclist, Sonja Bartholomew, talks about her passion for mathematics and how we can all support a love of this subject.
More News & Announcements
Halcyon London International School
Our recent graduates have not only excelled academically but are also stepping confidently into their chosen future paths, fully embodying our mission to draw out the unique potential of each student.
![Dr Saba Lodhi, Teacher of Science, smiles to camera in our light and airy second floor space]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722865875/halcyonschoolcom/yld2u6gn1hcpjs5pslmj/SabaLodhi_Landscape.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722865875/halcyonschoolcom/yld2u6gn1hcpjs5pslmj/SabaLodhi_Landscape.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1722865875/halcyonschoolcom/yld2u6gn1hcpjs5pslmj/SabaLodhi_Landscape.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1722865875/halcyonschoolcom/yld2u6gn1hcpjs5pslmj/SabaLodhi_Landscape.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1722865875/halcyonschoolcom/yld2u6gn1hcpjs5pslmj/SabaLodhi_Landscape.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722865875/halcyonschoolcom/yld2u6gn1hcpjs5pslmj/SabaLodhi_Landscape.jpg","width":2000}])
Halcyon London International School
Dr Saba Lodhi, recently featured in our Community Spotlight series, is an MYP Science and DP Chemistry teacher at Halcyon, and a passionate advocate for women and girls' involvement in STEM. She has now written for the Royal Society of Chemistry's leading Science Educational Publication, Education in Chemistry. Read the full article.
![Faye Ellis, Digital Learning Coach, sits on a chair outside, looking relaxed and smiling to camera]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722869273/halcyonschoolcom/jpge10mtbq2aowa9n4xq/FayeEllis_Landscape.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722869273/halcyonschoolcom/jpge10mtbq2aowa9n4xq/FayeEllis_Landscape.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1722869273/halcyonschoolcom/jpge10mtbq2aowa9n4xq/FayeEllis_Landscape.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1722869273/halcyonschoolcom/jpge10mtbq2aowa9n4xq/FayeEllis_Landscape.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1722869273/halcyonschoolcom/jpge10mtbq2aowa9n4xq/FayeEllis_Landscape.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722869273/halcyonschoolcom/jpge10mtbq2aowa9n4xq/FayeEllis_Landscape.jpg","width":1776}])
Halcyon London International School
Digital Learning Coach, Faye Ellis, has written for the UK's leading Educational Publication, the Times Educational Supplement (TES), on the opportunities tech can offer.
![Jeff Lipman]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730979911/halcyonschoolcom/zljet5a1avhycq88k6oc/HalcyonAnnouncesNewDirectorfor2025-2026_FeaturedNewsImage.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730979911/halcyonschoolcom/zljet5a1avhycq88k6oc/HalcyonAnnouncesNewDirectorfor2025-2026_FeaturedNewsImage.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730979911/halcyonschoolcom/zljet5a1avhycq88k6oc/HalcyonAnnouncesNewDirectorfor2025-2026_FeaturedNewsImage.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1730979911/halcyonschoolcom/zljet5a1avhycq88k6oc/HalcyonAnnouncesNewDirectorfor2025-2026_FeaturedNewsImage.jpg","width":1180}])
Halcyon London International School
We are pleased to announce that Jeff Lippman has accepted the offer of Halcyon Director, starting at the beginning of the 2025/26 school year.
![Barry Mansfield, Director, smiles to camera in our light and airy second floor space]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722938493/halcyonschoolcom/ho7rmeo1jx7t9obx0rrb/BarryMansfield_Landscape.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722938493/halcyonschoolcom/ho7rmeo1jx7t9obx0rrb/BarryMansfield_Landscape.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1722938493/halcyonschoolcom/ho7rmeo1jx7t9obx0rrb/BarryMansfield_Landscape.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1722938493/halcyonschoolcom/ho7rmeo1jx7t9obx0rrb/BarryMansfield_Landscape.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1722938493/halcyonschoolcom/ho7rmeo1jx7t9obx0rrb/BarryMansfield_Landscape.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1722938493/halcyonschoolcom/ho7rmeo1jx7t9obx0rrb/BarryMansfield_Landscape.jpg","width":2200}])
Halcyon London International School
Our Director, Barry Mansfield, writes for The Teaching Times on the rigidity of A-levels and why we embrace the inquiry-based IB curriculum at Halcyon.
![The Class of 2023 at their Graduation, posing together in their gowns and mortarboards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722939718/halcyonschoolcom/mymetiwvcdepuhxqkuov/Graduation2023.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722939718/halcyonschoolcom/mymetiwvcdepuhxqkuov/Graduation2023.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1722939718/halcyonschoolcom/mymetiwvcdepuhxqkuov/Graduation2023.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1722939718/halcyonschoolcom/mymetiwvcdepuhxqkuov/Graduation2023.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1722939718/halcyonschoolcom/mymetiwvcdepuhxqkuov/Graduation2023.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722939718/halcyonschoolcom/mymetiwvcdepuhxqkuov/Graduation2023.jpg","width":2000}])
Halcyon London International School
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