Pop-up restaurant pulls in lunchtime crowd
Creamy white fish in a crispy batter, served with crunchy melt-in the mouth chips, and a side order of mushy peas – welcome to Jana’s Chippy, a pop up restaurant in the Kisharon Noé School dining room. School Headteacher Adina Collins turned a normal Friday lunchtime into an eatery inviting Trustees, directors, parents and head […]
Pupils dream big
Kisharon Noé School’s Orchards classes mirror a traditional high school, with pupils following a formal timetable, having subject-specific teachers, and have encouragement to source their own equipment in a variety of lessons. Lead Teacher for the Orchards classes, Deputy Headteacher Ian Funnell, said: “Our aim is to develop the independence of our pupils. In Orchards, […]
Richard says…
As we light the Chanukah candles, it’s time to reflect how this particular festival relates to Kisharon Langdon. Chanukah commemorates the miraculous defeat in the second century BCE of the powerful Syrian-Greek armies by a poorly-armed group led by Judah the Maccabee. Historical comparisons aside, it’s perhaps best to focus on the word ‘Chanukah’ […]
£47k Monopoly win
Kisharon Langdon’s 6th annual charity Monopoly event brought together property professionals for an evening of spirited competition and community connection. Guests engaged in intense rounds of Speed Monopoly, where strategy and determination filled the room as teams vied for victory. The winning team, led by Ingram Winter Green, included Michael Compton, Destiny Dixon, Adam Pearlman […]
Grant win for Childs Hill Library
“We are about so much more than books,” says Sarah Sharlott, Head of Social Enterprise and Community Opportunities, following the grant award which will allow the library to take on a second paid member of staff. With the £155,550 grant, paid over four years, the library can open an extra morning a week and extend […]
Boost for work skills
Kisharon Langdon’s Bike Shop and other social enterprises will be offering City and Guilds accredited qualifications which could pave the way for more work opportunities. At the Bike Shop in Bell Lane, Hendon, students can work towards the Level 1 qualification in bike mechanics, and other qualifications will be available soon in horticulture, retail, customer […]
Best present ever: Our own forest school
Tuffkid Nursery children and students at Langdon College have now joined Kisharon Noé School pupils in having Forest School sessions thanks to the generosity of a Kisharon Langdon Trustee with a four-acre forest in Radlett. The Trustee, who has requested anonymity, has given over the land for Forest School and funded accessibility aids including a […]
Richard says…
Parents of people we support now share an overwhelming sense of reassurance about the future. In parent meetings and surveys, 85 per cent were confident of our long-term positive impact, with their pre-merger anxieties largely dissipated. There was also positive feedback on the increased opportunities we can offer following the merger, with the cultural or […]
New funds for school
New funding has allowed more early years students to take up places at the Wohl Campus, Kisharon Noé School and paid for the equipment and resources needed in the classroom. Following grants from The Dyna and Fala Weinstock Charitable Trust and the Breakaway Charity Committee, the intake of this cohort can now be expanded. With students at school up […]
Fundraisers do it their way!
Three challengers Vivian, Lance and Rafi have selected their own events, dedicating all funds to Kisharon Langdon. “While Kisharon Langdon runs challenges of its own, supporters can choose any event and we will support them in any way we can. Vivien, Lance and Rafi are in running and cycling events but the sky’s the limit […]
