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22/03/24

Delighted to welcome and his team into our academy this week to film for his latest book. Inspiring our students to develop their reading further.

18/03/24

It is with great pleasure that we can announce that our Science Technician, Rudolf Van Koningsveld, has been awarded The Registered Science Technician Award (RSciTech), a registered mark recognising excellence for technicians working in science education! pic.twitter.com/v7kYxDhU4E

18/03/24

Year 11 students dazzled the examiner with their recent GCSE Component 2 performances, worth 20% of their overall grade.Performing two gripping extracts from 'Starlight Express', the students showcased months of hard work and dedication, leaving the examiner in awe. pic.twitter.com/eAc3eRjgae

18/03/24

Principal's Breakfast on Friday celebrated ten students nominated for 'doing the right thing all the time' this week by their teachers. Each week the winners receive a free breakfast, gift voucher and certificate pic.twitter.com/vfyD3TDyLS

21/02/24

🎉Congratulations to both and on maintaining their Outstanding Ofsted judgments following recent inspections!Read more about their success here:https://t.co/cXhlAIPOFJ

21/02/24

🎉Congratulations to both and on maintaining their Outstanding Ofsted judgments following recent inspections!Read more about their success here:https://t.co/cXhlAIPOFJ

21/02/24

Very happy to be featured in this week along with following both our Ofsted 'Outstanding' ratings. We're incredibly proud of our staff and students and it's lovely to have our success celebrated! https://t.co/UMwA7yMjcG

20/02/24

Year 12 and 13 students were treated to a talk about economics (and careers) by Chief Economist Peter Arnold . "Peter's talk has encouraged me to pursue a career in economics," said Imran. "I look forward to learning more about the macroeconomic policies in my course." pic.twitter.com/y6KPjVpk7K

15/02/24

We had fun last week celebrating our recent Ofsted 'Outstanding' Award with students. We were very proud of the way our students conducted themselves during the visit. They were a true credit to themselves, our Academy and their families. https://t.co/Frz4TrGe5f pic.twitter.com/S27e95IBt4

13/02/24

Get your tickets for our latest school production, Bugsy Malone, 13th and 14th March 2024. Tickets available on ParentPay from 19th February. Don't miss! pic.twitter.com/mfp6r7W1xP

13/02/24

We are thrilled to announce that our student, Sebastian, has emerged as the winner in the Southwark Regional Final of Jack Petchey's Speak Out Challenge. A compelling and persuasive performance indeed! https://t.co/iJGSNARJai pic.twitter.com/lrwpFhyoyL

06/02/24

Our Art Prefects have had their second workshop with ceramicist Marie Tricaud. Students fired their ceramics in the kiln and applied coloured glaze. We experimented with colour and different painting techniques, finishing with beautiful results https://t.co/UyUjtBhnU3 pic.twitter.com/hALsSeg85L

01/02/24

Younes, Lawrence, Artur and Chowdhury competed in the Year 7 Spelling Bee earlier this week, taking on challenging words such as onomatopoeia, armageddon, connoisseur, fluorescent, leprechaun, garrulous and haemorrhage. A superb effort from our team! pic.twitter.com/f3onldp091

29/01/24

Urban Plan delivered a great urban development workshop today. Year 10 students were split into five 'development companies' and had to show industry professionals why their team should gain the opportunity to develop a new town centre. https://t.co/DyBJtLqfuN pic.twitter.com/mT1G2GLMOO

29/01/24

On Friday we held a special rewards breakfast for all the boys who helped with our Winter Showcase music concert at the end of last term.It was the largest amount of students we have had in one concert, so well done everyone. Our next event is Bugsy Malone in March! pic.twitter.com/QmVbi8qwuT

25/01/24

Our debating team made waves at the recent competition held at Sydenham High. Twelve of our best debaters rose to the occasion, demonstrating their eloquence and critical thinking. Judges praised their poise and respectful engagement with their opponents. Well done boys! pic.twitter.com/UIXm2Ec43h

09/01/24

Ofsted have again found our academy to be 'Outstanding'. A huge thank you to our excellent team of staff who work tirelessly to provide our students with the very best learning opportunities. Thank you so much😃. Read more https://t.co/vOQdNotx7K pic.twitter.com/XU2Hy4Cj6E

14/12/23

Our Chess Club enjoy a friendly tournament with six keen players from . The event was held in the school library, where 15 players competed in a series of matches. Great sportsmanship and camaraderie. Watch out for a Chess Competition! pic.twitter.com/5y6mJlKqMs

12/12/23

We were delighted to welcome our sponsor, Lord Harris, to Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich last week. It was inspirational for many of the students to meet Lord Harris and hear his passion and enthusiasm for our academy. pic.twitter.com/94SSlYjWhh

07/12/23

Sixth formers attend a PwC graduate scheme event for Black students recently, organised in collaboration with . The event catered to Black A-level students in years 12-13 aspiring to attend top-tier universities. Read more https://t.co/a0uJVg5o3G pic.twitter.com/HF5orb2Fto

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Posted on March 31st 2018

Snow Sports Trip 2018 - Pictures and Reports Here

Ski4.41We're home from our amazing 2018 snow sports trip to Crans Montana, Switzerland, and would like to thank a few people...

Firstly, and most importantly, thank you to the members of staff across the academies who gave up nine days of their Easter holidays to support the trip.

We were up at 06.30 and in bed no earlier than 23.00 making sure students were suitably supervised and prepared for their activities. Of course they all got time on the slopes but the students were always put first and we were a great team!

You can view all our pictures and films from the trip here.

Neil Johns, who has been updating the website for me remotely, deserves a MASSIVE thank you for creating such a brilliant news feed on the website and twitter. I really hope you have all taken the time to follow and feel part of this trip. Please download the photos and videos and cherish the memories created. I will be adding more pictures later this weekend. 

Our group of students were fantastic! Loved by the ski company staff, their instructors, our coach drivers and the members for the public we met for their exemplary behaviour and the big smiles. From the beginners through to our most advanced groups every student made phenomenal progress on and off the slopes. I would happily welcome any of them back with open arms.

My final thank you is to you... the parents, grandparents and guardians who saved up for this trip and had the confidence in us to take your children away. Its a big leap of faith you have shown but I can guarantee you this; every student had the trip of a lifetime and will have many memories and stories to share with you and look back on with a smile. Please, please, please talk to them about it, ask them questions and interact with their stories.

Until next year, THANK YOU! And enjoy this time with your family.

Kind regards,

Mr Connolly

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Friday 6 April - final day!

Yesterday's evening entertainment was the disco! The disco is always a great end to the week, with lots of different genres of music and an array of dance moves on display. There was even a dance off against another school! Everyone got a long really well and thoroughly enjoy the final evening. We'll try and upload some of the brilliant videos soon.

It was then bedtime and we awoke this morning for the final morning of snow sports. This was the most beautiful day for weather so far. It was super sunny, warm weather and not a cloud in the sky. There were Harris students all over the resort finishing their 30 hours of skiing or boarding in style. Every student has now completed a red run... the second most difficult run.

We had some lunch and are now on are way back to England. We are still on course to be back on time.

  • Harris Boys will be at their Academy for 7am.
  • Harris Academy Bromley Girls and Harris Invictis will be back at BROMLEY for 7am.

Please be there waiting and leave space for the coaches to park. I will TEXT you very early on Saturday morning to confirm arrival times. Please check your phones before you leave the house!

Mr Connolly

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Thursday 5 April - lots of pics of our last full day on the slopes

Day five was our last full day on the slopes. After a film or football night the groups were well rested and ready to hit the slopes again this morning. We had breakfast and then headed off. We were greeted again by the most stunning views this morning so please take the time to look at the pictures below!

As usual by 10.10am our groups were challenging themselves all over the mountain. We have no groups on the magic carpet or nursery slope anymore. What a great achievement by our students and their instructors.

Our beginner groups took the challenging run through the forest this morning. Please take the time to see some of the videos that were filmed - they definitely don’t look like beginners anymore.

Our other groups were at the top of the mountain and working there way down all day. By the afternoon our beginner skiers had graduated to the chair lift and got their first experience of the top of the mountain. You can check out their descent video of them coming down the mountain together in tough conditions. What an achievement in their first week of skiing.

Tonight we will present our awards and then we have the disco. Please see the report tomorrow for pictures of the disco and the awards. 

PS. We are due back at 7am on Saturday morning. I will TEXT you if this changes.

Mr Connolly


STOP PRESS: here are our award winners. Congratulations to ALL our boys!

  • Legend of the week - Jasper
  • Hero - Dariush
  • Best boarder - Jasper
  • Hard man - Shay 
  • Fastest boarder - Cai
  • Politest student - Deointe 
  • Laziest - Georgie 
  • Instructors choice skiing - Josh M
  • Banter - Carnegie 
  • Best advanced skier - Dom
  • Best newcomer - Liam 
  • Most improved beginner boarder - Adam H
  • Excellent attitude - Atay
  • Stepping up - Oscar 
  • Stick to the piano - Dexter 
  • Best S turn - Aymene
  • Best role model - Tyreece
  • Instructors choice snowboarder - Alpha 
  • Most repetitive saying - Ben
  • Most organised - Isiah 
  • Best attitude - Samuel 
  • Wipeout of the week - Alex 
  • Romeo - Brandon 
  • Best manners - Benji
  • Most improved boarder - Connor 
  • Best snowplough - Mico 
  • Always smiling - Tashan 
  • Best beginner boarder - Adam
  • Best dressed - Diego 

Don't you wish you were here?

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Watch more films from our fabulous beginners skiers on the slopes today.


Advanced snowboarders show their skills today


Wednesday 4 April - loads of pictures below!

Last night we were at the famous sports centre in Crans Montana. The students took over the badminton courts, tennis courts and table tennis tables and took advantage of the world class facilities. There was some great competition there and some students playing for fun. A really enjoyable and tiring night.

We awoke at our usual time and had a lovely breakfast and headed up the mountains. The staff took the time today to spend some time with our groups and take photos and videos. The conditions today were absolutely stunning, please take your time to go through the amazing photos and videos that were taken today! Our students have become so good that it’s difficult to keep up. Keep up to date tomorrow! 

Mr Connolly


Beginners skiers and snowboarders in action today...

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Ski4.41See more pictures from today of our beginners skiers and snowboarders.


And here's our intermediate skiers...

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See more pictures and films from today of our intermediate skiers


Our advanced snowboarders today...

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See more pictures and films from today of our advanced snowboarders.


And finally our advanced skiers on the slopes...

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See more pictures and films from today of our advanced skiers.


Tuesday 3 April - blue skies again

After a refreshing spa last night we were up for our usual breakfast slot and off up the slopes for day three.

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We had a weather report of rain however the weather report was wrong and we again had beautiful clear skies of sunshine and great  conditions to ski in.

As usual by 10.10am we had students on the magic carpet, green runs, blue runs and the red runs. Our experienced skiers even took the time to go on some off-piste skiing, very challenging and very exciting.

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We again spent our lunch time in the sunshine and had some food and drink before heading back off onto the slopes for the afternoon. 

We managed to catch up with some of our advanced groups and even got some great action shots of our snowboarders as they decided to board the whole way down to the coach rather than use the gondola. Some of the pictures from today’s session are featured here - our staff were out on the mountains trying to photograph students as they went!

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The group had two choices for this evening's entertainment. Option one was a relaxing movie night with the bar being turned into a cinema with fizzy drinks and popcorn. Option two was an active evening of sports in the local sports centre. It is the same sports centre where Rodger Federer sends his children for their tennis camp so you can imagine how good it is! The activities included; tennis, badminton, table tennis, pool and table football.

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Tomorrow we are hoping some of our beginner groups graduate to an intermediate level and take the chair lift to the top of the mountain to continue their challenging development. Watch this space.

Mr Connolly

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Monday 2 April - amazing progress

We awoke bright and early this morning to a beautiful sunrise creeping over the mountains, had breakfast and then made the journey up to the slopes.

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At 10am lessons commenced and by 10.10am students were taking off some of their layers as the sun was beating down. It was really the perfect skiing conditions.

Our beginner ski and snowboarding groups were advancing from the magic carpet and on to the button lift - a slightly longer and steeper learning slope to help challenge and develop their skills. They were hardly recognisable compared to yesterday. Amazing progress!

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We stopped for lunch and then hit the slopes again for the afternoon. Our advanced snowboarders spent the day riding the chair lifts to the top of the mountain and choosing various slopes to make their way back down.

Our advanced skiers spent the day travelling up to the glacier, the highest point of the mountain. It is so high that there is snow there all year round. They came back exhausted but with smiles from ear to ear having managed to complete four black runs back to back. Black runs are the hardest runs on the ski slopes and challenge the very best and most experienced skiers. So a great achievement to those boys!

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Our evening entertainment was at the thermal spa and baths. Therefore, we rushed our dinner to make sure we had a full evening and took advantage of the facilities. As there are no pictures of the spa I will try and paint a picture for your mind.... imagine concentrating all day on an activity that you find incredibly challenging and difficult. An activity that is potential dangerous if you stop being focused, while wearing equipment that is alien to you and you can’t fully control yet, then carrying all of this equipment around.... But then you get to the thermal baths, and step into a heated outdoor pool, a giant jacuzzi, with bubbles, sprays, water cannons. While you relax the backdrop is a view of the snowy mountains. It is heaven!

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We are all well and truly refreshed and ready to smash out tomorrow. Watch this space!

Mr Connolly

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Sunday 1 April - day one on the slopes

Last night we had some dinner before a sensibly early night in order to recover from our journey and prepare for a full day of snow sports today.

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We woke up early this morning, had breakfast as a group before getting our skis and boards fitted.

We then made the five minute journey to the gondola at Crans Montana ski resort. Upon reaching the resort we were greeted by the fresh snow downpour which created the perfect back drop for our first visit to the resort. The snow cover all over the mountains helped create the most amazing scenery for our students to experience.

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Students where then placed in their ability groups ready to begin the day. We have 28 borders and 41 skiers over a full range of abilities so it was over to the ski schools to plan the day ahead.

The beginners spent the morning on the 'magic carpet' getting used to their equipment and the new skills they have to master. The advanced skiers and boarders had a quick go on the nursery slope to whet their appetites before jumping on the chair lifts and heading for the top!

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There were lots of faces in the snow early on and the boarders will have few bumps and bruises from their first day but by the end of the day we were watching our beginners graduate from the novice slope as they snowploughed down in complete control.

We also had a great chance to go up and see our advanced group who were at an outstanding 2257 feet above sea level! A new breathtaking record for any of our ski trips. The boys were attempting the most advanced red run of the resort. Make sure you check out the videos (if I can upload them), some excellent techniques and a few wipe outs!

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The evening entertainment after dinner was a torch lit walk around the local lake which was a peaceful and cultural end to an exciting but very demanding day.

Mr Connolly

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Saturday 31 March - arrived safely!

We had a successful journey and arrived safely in resort at 6pm today local time. We were welcomed by heavy snowfall which bodes well for our skiing and snowboarding.

This evening we had dinner together, got our snow sports equipment organised and sent the students to their rooms to shower and relax. Come back tomorrow for the first full report!

Mr Connolly


We are in Crans Montana in Switzerland for the annual snow sports trip.

We'll be adding pictures and reports to this page every day so come back here to see pictures of the students in action.

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