An Interview with Wycombe Abbey Senior, Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, United Arab Emirates Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, attended Wycombe Abbey from 1990-1997 going on to read History at Queens’ College, Cambridge. In September 2013, Lana was the first woman from the United Arab Emirates to…

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An Archive Parcel: 1907 and Elsie Bowerman

Wycombe Abbey holds a rich history, founded on 23 September 1896, by Miss Frances Dove, later Dame Frances. Recently, we have shared some our archive footage and images from the Second World War…

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Art Lessons During Lockdown

Practical subjects can be fundamental in alleviating the amount of screen time. For this reason, we have maintained our normal format in delivering the inspiration for our lesson: Explain the task Ask…

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Chapel Service: Health is Wealth

 This week, Reverend Penny Nash delivers her online chapel service, discussing the theme of Health is Wealth.

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Laura’s 10k-a-day Challenge

Laura Chandler, Wycombe Abbey’s Healthcare Manager, has taken up the challenge during lockdown to start running 10km every day. We interviewed her about her journey below: 1. Tell us about your running….

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A Reflection on Perseverance by Sports Captain, Daisy

Persevering through something is never easy. By definition, perseverance is persistence in doing something despite the difficulty. It is for this reason that I think perseverance is one of the most valuable…

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Chapel Service: Monday 18th May

Our theme of the week is Perseverance. This week, Reverend Penny Nash delivers her online chapel service discussing some of the challenges of life and how to overcome them and continue persevering…

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From the Archives: Children’s Book Week

This week is Children’s Book Week and we have been reflecting upon the importance of books at Wycombe Abbey. Looking through the school archives, we found an eyewitness account of the School’s…

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Children’s Book Week: Our English teachers favourite childhood reads

This week is children’s book week, and to mark the event we asked some of the Wycombe Abbey English teachers what their favourite childhood stories were and why:   Dr McKendry: I…

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Chapel Service: Monday 11th May

Our theme of the week is Children’s Book Week. This week, Reverend Penny Nash delivers her online chapel service from home whilst isolating. Rev Penny discusses some of the Wycombe Abbey teacher’s…

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