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Christopher Stalford MLA - Wellington College Belfast 1994-2001. The College wishes to convey our deep sadness and sympathy on the death of our former pupil and friend, Christopher Stalford MLA. Read statement of sympathy at:
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Huge Congratulations to our very own Mrs Carson on receiving her MBE from Princess Anne at Windsor Castle. Mrs Carson received it for services to people with genetic high risk of cancer in Northern Ireland. Well done! The whole College community are immensely proud of you.
#WCB
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Big congratulations to our very own Mr McFarland who graduated yesterday from Stranmillis University College with a Masters of Education in Pastoral Care.
#proud
#WCBelfast
#EngageEducateEmpower
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Today in the College was Wear a Christmas Jumper Day in aid of the
@CancerFundChild
. Pupils donated in exchange for wearing a Christmas Jumper or other Christmas item. Stealing the show were Daniel & Daniel who pulled out all the stops in their sartorial choice! Well done boys!
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Today we hosted a visit to Wellington College by the Speaker of the House of Commons - the Rt. Hon John Bercow MP.
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Congratulations to Mrs Carson
@WCBPEDept
who was awarded an MBE in the New Year's Honours list for her services to people with genetic high risk of cancer in N Ireland. Mrs Carson has worked tirelessly in this area & we are very proud of her & this much deserved recognition
#WCB
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Thanks to everyone who contributed to the College Foodbank Appeal as part of our act of kindness to celebrate World Kindness Day. The amount and range of donations received was incredible as can be seen from the photo.
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Kayne graduates from the QUB Social Work Pathway Programme for selected students. On completion of the courses the participants on some courses are given a conditional offer for a place at Queens or on other courses guaranteed an interview for a place. Congratulations Kayne!
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26 hours later, the Japan Experience Study Tour students have arrived in Osaka. A week of cultural activities awaits... but for now... some sleep!
#WCBelfast
#EngageEducateEmpower
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Congratulations to Wellington College Belfast GCSE Class of 2019 – best ever GCSE results!
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Congratulations to Year 12 on achieving the best GCSE results in the College’s history! All our students’ achievements were as a result of their resilience and hard work over two years. Well Done!
View gallery at:
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15 Wellington College staff will be taking part in the Belfast Marathon Relay
@marathonbcm
in aid of
@actioncancer
on Sunday! We chose Action Cancer as many of those in our school community will have a connection. Wish us luck! Donate at: - thank you!
#WCB
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Mr Gary O’Hara - Head of Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance (CEIAG) – retires from his post after 17 years at the College. A full resume of his time here can be found on the College web-site we wish him well.
#WCB
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Wellington College Belfast is “painting the town red” today for Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke.
@nichstweet
Students will be wearing red clothing to tie in with Valentine’s Day and raising funds for the vital charity!
Thanks to all who have donated!
#WCB
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Thank you to the entire College community for their overwhelming support and generosity regarding our recent whole school charity event called WCB Go The Distance. We raised an outstanding £3230.00 for
@DreamschemeNI
& we are beyond grateful for all the very kind donations.
#WCB
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A big Thank You to Bailey and Hannah (Year 14), our Head Boy & Girl for speaking at our final whole school assembly for this year.
We wish all senior year groups the greatest of success for their upcoming examinations.
#WCB
#WCBClassof2019
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Well done to our
@YE_NI
Team
@CopoCup
who won a couple of awards today at the Trade fair in
@CastleCourt
The team picked up the Company Program awards for Social Interaction, Learning+Development & came runner up in Digital Presence.
#copomovement
#YEtradefair20
@blueskyvideoguy
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Outstanding A Level Results 2018! We are exceptionally proud of the results achieved by our Yr14 students with a fantastic 83% of students achieving 3+ A*-C grades. These students have embraced the mission of the College & we wish all of our leavers every success in the future
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The annual celebration of Mole day took place this week! ‘Mole day’ celebrated annually on Oct 23 from 6:02am-6:02pm, commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10²³) - a basic measuring unit in chemistry. We took the opportunity to celebrate with cakes. There was a ‘bake off’ (1/2)
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Congratulations to our 1st XI girls who had a 5-1 victory against Enniskillen Royal GS (Liv 4, Zoe 1) in the U18 Intermediate Cup progressing to the Semi-Finals. PoM Liv. Well done girls we are super proud!
#WCBelfast
#EngageEducateEmpower
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As a part of our World’s Largest Lesson week students & staff of Wellington College took practical action to tackle the problem of food poverty in our own area. In just 1 week we donated the following food items for Belfast charity
@StorehouseNI
see:
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from all at Wellington College. Our week of fun-filled activities concluded this morning with our Christmas Assembly - which celebrated student achievements & honours alongside beautiful musical items. Thanks also to Exodus for attending!
#WCB
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Wellington College Belfast proudly presents 'The Wizard of Oz'. Here are some of the cast to tell you more! Come & see it on the 25th & 26th Oct - admission by ticket only available at break time in the foyer priced £10(adult) & £5(concession) Thanks to Jack (Yr14) for the video!
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from all at WCB.
We enjoyed our Christmas Assembly - celebrating student achievements & honours alongside beautiful musical items. Thanks to Welcome Org
@homelessbelfast
&
@Exodusdisciples
for attending, speaking, and presenting awards!
#WCBelfast
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Thanks to Hannah, 10HC who performed the Last Post at 11am on the 11th November 2020 to commemorate the soldiers and civilians that have lost their lives in conflicts around the world.
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6th form students, Bradley and Samuel, were presented with their Nuffield Research Awards at Stormont. Both completed the prestigious research placement during the summer at Ulster University - their work was exceptional standard & were highly commended by their mentors.
#WCB
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Senior pupils attended the first of our CPR training sessions yesterday. Students were shown how to carry out CPR using
@TheBHF
manikins designed for this purpose, as well as how to place someone in the recovery position & how to use a defibrillator - important skills to learn!
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On Tues 15th Oct, a group of our top fundraisers from the Read On event in June 2019 attended an Open Day at
@CancerFundChild
Cancer Fund for Children's Daisy Lodge.
Everyone had a fabulous time viewing the facilities & learning about the vital work Cancer Fund for Children do.
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Pupils from Wellington and
@aquinasgrammar
worked together to investigate the science of burning. A great day was had by all pupils and staff involved in this shared education project.
#WCB
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The Wellington College Tradition that we all love - the annual Christmas Jumper Design competition. Well done Matthew Yr9 on his winning design. Matthew's design is modelled as always by WCB's Mr Christmas, Mr McFarland. Thanks to Mrs Dalton for bringing Matthew's design to life!
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Year 13 Biologists were invited to join researchers at
@QUBelfast
and others around Europe to celebrate UniStem Day 2023, bringing together universities and school pupils to foster learning, discovery and debate in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine
#WCB
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To coincide with Wear a Christmas Jumper Day in aid of
@CancerFundChild
pupils designed a Christmas Jumper to win House Points. Here is Mr McFarland modelling the winning entry by Beth (Yr9) Well done Beth and thank you to Mrs Dalton for turning Beth’s design into a reality!
#WCB
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Congratulations to Laoise (Yr14) who gained 2nd place in the final of a prestigious UK wide Music Composing Competition.
@MusicFirstUK
Young Composers Competition is open to students aged 11-18 who compose their own original scores. Well done Laoise & Mrs Hodgens (WCB Music Dept)
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30 Y11&Y13 Spanish students are on their way to Mexico. WCB were delighted to have received funding from the
@TuringScheme_UK
to embark on a trip to Mexico City & La Paz to help them develop their linguistic skills.
@GSchoolAlliance
🇲🇽☀️
#WCBelfast
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Today one of our fantastic Science Technicians celebrated 40 years service to Wellington College/ Annadale Grammar. Thank you, Lynda, for all your your hard work over the years.
#WCB
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Year 8 Science pupils took part in our measuring circus to develop their skills with new apparatus and handling data
#WCB
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Well done to all pupils & staff for participating in our WCB Go The Distance Charity Event today. Great to see everyone being active either by rowing, cycling, running or walking. Our current total for
@DreamschemeNI
stands at over £1100 which is a phenomenal amount. Thank you!
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Congratulations to Mrs Allen who won the prestigious ‘Building Future Leader Award’ at the Blackboard Awards. Mrs Allen coordinates the Wellington Plus programme providing opportunities for students to develop their teamwork & leadership skills. We're very proud of Mrs Allen
#WCB
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Congratulations to our Year 14 and Year 12 on their superb A Level and GCSE results respectively this week.
The past two years have been very disruptive though your perseverance and resilience has seen you through.
Photos & further info to follow!
#alevel
#gcse
#superbresults
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Congratulations to Sophie (Y10) who achieved first place in floor and second place overall at the Northern Ireland Gymnastics Championships last weekend!
#WCBelfast
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Yr14 Talks programme continued with a presentation by Mr Hugh Roarty of
@amhNI
Action Mental Health. Hugh spoke about the importance of our emotional well-being & how young people can maintain good mental health. The talk provided clear focus for our pupils on a key health issue.
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The Year 14 students enjoyed their training with
@STEMHubNI
. They are now qualified as STEM Ambassadors and can conduct their own STEM research and projects with primary schools and Key Stage 3 classes.
#STEMLearning
#WCB
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Olivia in Year 8 was selected for u14s County Down GAA squad 2023. She played last night Down vs Armagh, in a great competitive match. This is something she is very proud of achieving - well done Olivia!
#WCB
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Congratulations to Laoise Corrigan, Deputy Head Girl 2022, who has received an unconditional offer to read Music at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.
@lmhoxford
Laoise studied A Levels in Music, Performing Arts, History & English Literature, gaining 4 A* grades.
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Congratulations to Nina, Niamh, Christina and Aine who competed against 28 other schools in
@NICILT
’s Francofest on Friday. The girls impressed the judges with their speaking skills and were awarded the prize for ‘Best French’. An amazing achievement – well done girls!
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Hump Day? Not at WCB. Meet Wednesday the camel in the foyer and get your Joseph tickets at break time!
#WCB
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Viaje completo! We bid adios to Mexico & wish we could stay longer! The students & staff have had an unforgettable experience & have loved getting to know our Mexican friends and visiting this beautiful country. Hasta la próxima 🇲🇽🏝️☀️🌮🥲
#WCBelfast
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Wellington College Belfast will today mark with sadness & appreciation the life of Queen Elizabeth II, and together as a College community acknowledge our sense of shared loss at her passing.
Queen Elizabeth lived a life marked by duty
(1/2)
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Wellington Past pupil Tiffany Ewen at
@CCEA_info
's True Colours Exhibition at the
@UlsterMuseum
where her GCSE final piece is part of a fantastic display showcasing some of the exceptional work from pupils across N Ireland. Visiting the exhibition is Ms Williams Art HOD at WCB
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A fantastic day with our host families & have visited castles, museums, national parks, aquariums, villages & the Pokémon Centre! Getting far out of their comfort zone eating local delicacies like cow tongue, liver, chicken hearts & octopus-we’re proud of our super ambassadors!
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Absolutely delighted to have the
@ragdogs_
team from
@BloomCollegiate
into the College today as part of our Dragons’ Den programme. Best of luck in the UK finals girls!
@YE_NI
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Cricket Ireland
@Irelandcricket
officially announced their Ireland senior squad travelling to Zimbabwe this Saturday. Congratulations to Cara Murray who has been selected for the team – a great achievement for a WCB pupil
#Engage
#Educate
#Empower
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The House Captains are all set for our Food Drive for Storehouse Food Bank starting on Mon 27th March. The aim is to collect as much food and toiletry donations as possible for Storehouse by the end of the week - the House that is the most generous will earn 200 points!!
#WCB
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We are delighted that our Head Girl, Molly has received & accepted an unconditional offer from the University of Toronto
@UofT
The offer is alongside the ‘Lester B. Pearson International Scholarship program’ which provides very generous academic & financial support for Molly
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Congratulations to our Senior Prefects for 2019/20. Head Girl Molly & Head Boy Ben, Deputy Head Boys Rory, Chris, and Matthew & Deputy Head Girls Erin, Rebecca, and Jessica.
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Year 14 Talks Programme:
@KateNicholl
MLA (Alliance Party). WCB hosted Kate Nicholl to present to our Year 14 pupils and undertake a Q&A session. Ms Nicholl spoke about her early years in Zimbabwe. Our students found the talk extremely engaging - thanks Kate for coming into WCB.
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Wellington College Belfast Colour Run 2018 - in aid of Habitat for Humanity Northern Ireland -
@habitatni
Here is an excellent video produced by our Year 13 student Jack.
#WCBColourRun
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Rabeekah and Elif have been selected for the University of Cambridge’s (
@Cambridge_uni
) very prestigious Pelican Programme.
Congratulations- we’re super proud of you both!
#WCBelfast
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WCB raised an incredible £1713 through 2 fundraisers for NICHS
@nichstweet
1st a Valentines Non-Uniform Day that saw the whole school take part & get dressed in something red! & then 5 pupils + 1 teacher entered NICHS’ 5km Red Dress Run at Stormont estate. Massive thanks to all!
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WCB English Department organised a ‘ReadOn’ to support the invaluable work of
@CancerFundChild
. Every KS3 student was sponsored to read a novel in English lessons for 1 week. We are delighted to raise over £3000! Here are top fundraisers from Yr8-10. Thanks & Well done all!
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Congratulations to Calum who won the Inter House Design a Christmas Jumper Competition earning 50 House Points for Peters House. His winning design modelled by Mr McFarland.
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Great to have our local primary schools in the College for our first matinee of The Wizard of Oz!
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The Great School Bake Off at Wellington! - Finalists are now working on their Show Stopper cakes.
#WCBSuccess
@hollyscoffeeco
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Farewell to caretaker Robert Thompson retiring after 21 yrs service! Staff & pupils, past & present, will remember him with great fondness as a true legend, always smiling & only too happy to help. We wish him a long & healthy retirement!
@GRAHAMGroupUK
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Royal Navy Ready Steady Cook: The Food & Nutrition dept enjoyed a visit from the Royal Navy to highlight careers in the Navy & challenge students to a Ready Steady Cook style competition. Working as a team students prepared, cooked & served the 2 dishes in 1hr 20mins.
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Oliver in Year 11 abseiled the city hospital tower block (190ft) on Sat 2nd Sept and so far has raised an amazing amount of £1015 for the Friends of the Cancer Centre
@FriendsCCNI
.
Well done Oliver!
#WCB
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The Great School Bake Off at Wellington! The 8 finalists with their Show Stopper cakes. Pictured also is judge, and sponsor of the competition, Janice Hunter of
@hollyscoffeeco
Ballynahinch.
#WCBSuccess
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We were delighted to welcome Rebecca to Wellington College Belfast to present a cheque to
@CancerFundChild
for £1700 - From the collections at the Christingle service & Christmas Jumper Day.
Thanks to everyone who donated to the charity. Your support was greatly appreciated
#WCB
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Last night over 60 pupils and their coaches attended a wonderful reception at the Grand Central Hotel Belfast to celebrate the 2022-23 season.
Congratulations to all the prize winners & well done to all our pupils for their hard work and commitment throughout the season.
#WCB
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50 Yr8 & 9s took part in the
@UKMathsTrust
Junior Mathematical challenge. All pupils worked well & received certificates! Congratulations Faith (Yr8) who achieved the highest in school! She's qualified to take part in the next round of the competition - All the best Faith!
#WCB
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The Code show NI is visiting WCB today, using 1980's 8 bit technology to enthuse KS3 to choose IT pathways at GCSE and as a career in a flourishing IT economy in NI.
@AllstateNI
@The_CodeShow
#TheCODEShowNI
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We were pleased to welcome 'Smashed Live' to the College to present a dramatisation on the risks of underage drinking to our Yr10 pupils. The play was delivered in an entertaining way but with a powerful message.
@CollingwoodL
@smashedproject
#WCB
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We are delighted to introduce our new 2023-24 Head girl, Beth, and Head boy, Teejay.
Good luck in your new roles - we know you will do a brilliant job!
#WCB
#WCBelfast
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Year 12s had a fantastic weekend away for their practice expedition for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award and were a real credit to the school, displaying excellent team work skills throughout.
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We finished WCB Careers Week in style with our Year 14 Interview Day at Belfast Harbour Offices.
Many thanks
@belfastharbour
@aib_ni
@EY_Careersuk
@radiushousing
for your support.
#WCB
#WCBelfast
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Saturday saw lots of activity in WCB with rugby and hockey fixtures and students rehearsing for Beauty and the Beast. Learning Together isn't just confined to Monday-Friday!
#EngageEducateEmpower
#WCBelfast
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Ryan (Yr11) has won a UK wide competition with WE inspirational speaking through our citizenship programme. He was selected from over 300 applicants based on his application form. He won an all expenses paid trip for 18 days to India in July where he will help to build schools
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The Dragons’ Den winners are announced! 1st: Yams. 2nd: Essence. 3rd: Konnect. Massive congratulations to all the students and a big thanks to our Dragons: Andrew
@brewindolphin
; Hannah
@FDplc
and Declan
@GlobalShapers
. Special thanks to
@brewindolphin
who donated the top prize.
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We were delighted to welcome Michelle McIlveen, Minister of Education, to Wellington College today. The Minister was greeted by Ryan and Faith, Head Boy & Head Girl, along with members of the Board of Governors. The Minister toured the College and visited lessons in Literacy,
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Congratulations Rebecca (Yr8) who won the 'Design a Christmas Jumper' competition! Her theme was 'Snow Globe' which Mr McFarland modelled on the day! Toby & Jamie (Yr14) again pushed the boat out with their costumes! We'll miss their annual Christmas outfits next year!
#WCBelfast
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Wed 25th April saw the College community coming together to participate in a Colour Run in aid of
@habitatni
This was a fantastic event organised by Mrs McKeown & Year 13 – a really fun afternoon. View the photos on our Facebook or
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The WCB Young enterprise team
@CopoCup
are in
@CastleCourt
today for the Belfast Trade fair & area judging for the Belfast region. They have just presented to the judges & will be selling their products to the public until 1.30. Good luck!
@YE_NI
#CopoMovement
#YEtradefair
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Go Go Go Joseph! Rehearsals are going well & in full swing for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - but a cameo performance on the night from Robert our
@GRAHAMGroupUK
FM caretaker can’t be guaranteed 🙈
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We have all come together in an urgent Aid Appeal for Ukraine. It has been amazing to see the generosity and sacrifice of members of the College community for those in need in Ukraine.
A heartfelt thanks to all.
#WCB
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Elliott Yr12 was hosting The 2023 National Youth Forum for
@ScoutingIreland
in Cork. As his role as National Youth Rep he ceremoniously presented the incoming Reps with their new neckerchief. He's secured a place within the International Support Team! Well done Elliott!
#WCB
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Yr14 geographers had the pleasure of representing WCB in Belfast City Hall on Thursday at the COP28 simulation event run by the
@BCouncil_NI
.
Alongside other schools, our students role played the part of world leaders to represent the views of China & the Pro Green Lobby
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(2/2) style competition between the A-level Chemistry students - fantastic cakes were created!
Highly commended entries: Katie’s (Y14) ‘in Holy Matri-moley’, Sophie's (Y14) ‘High School mole-sical’, Corey’s (Y13) ‘whack-a-mole’. Winner: Alice’s (Yr13) beautiful ‘finding ne-mole’
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