News from Concord College UK, our partner school in Shrewsbury.
(UK) Celebrating Together – Concord’s Showcase Concord students recently came together to devise and perform “Celebrating Together” a show which combined a collection of pieces of drama, dance and music which drew on various celebratory events around the world. Principal, Dr Michael Truss, was pleased to welcome visitors and the college community alike to experience…
(UK) Chemistry Olympiad Two Concord chemistry students will be heading to the second round of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Chemistry Olympiad over Easter having come in the top 30 students in the country in the first round. Jerry and Thomas, both in 6.2, will be competing for one of the four places in the…
(UK) Young Pianist of the Year at Blackburn Music Festival Congratulations to Concord 6.2 student Kee Kiam, who returned from the Blackburn Music Festival with a 3rd Prize, a Second Prize and also the grand prize of Young Pianist of the Year. The Blackburn Music Festival is one part of the Blackburn Festival of Speech, Music…
(UK) British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad Top Gold Keen astronomer, Hayden in 6.1 has been awarded a Top Gold in the British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad round 1 putting him in the top 30 students in the country. In the second round, with questions pitched close to international level, Hayden was awarded a Silver. The BAAO covers…
(UK) INFORMATICS OLYMPIAD FINALISTS Two Concord students are among only 15 students across the UK to be invited to compete in the British Informatics Olympiad (BIO) 2025 final. Hanks in 6.2 and Xingzhi in 6.1 both scored highly in the competition’s first round and were delighted to be in the top 15 students in the…
REGIONAL LEGO WINNERS Concord Lego Team Tristan, Colin, Sofia, Aston and Robert were delighted to win the First Lego League Challenge regional final at the University of Birmingham. Winning their regional competition means that they will go on to compete at national level later in the year. The team have been designing, building and programming…
(UK) EAL STUDENT SCORES THE TOP IN THE WORLD IN IGCSE Sixth Form student Michael was surprised and delighted to receive a very special certificate from Dr Truss this week. Michael, who joined Concord in Form 4 and sat his GSCE examinations last summer was awarded an Outstanding Learner Award by the examination board. His…
