Abbie Gregory was rewarded for her commitment and hardwork after finding out her maths examination mark: she scored a perfect 80 out of 80. The prize of a lunchtime ride around North Cornwall in the 2018 BMW M5, accompanied by her friend Nadine Wright, was hers after being drawn from a collection of students who […]
Derek the deer is all ready for Christmas. He has visited many rooms this year and has finished the term in Food Technology, after a week of strong literary focus, which means he will not go hungry over the festive season. DEAR time(drop everything and read) is so important at Launceston College and everyone in […]
Over the past few weeks our Year 8 Citizenship students have been busy becoming active citizens, making a difference to plastic packaging in our supermarkets. Having researched into the issue of plastic pollution they have realised the relevance of the problem to their lives in Cornwall. Students have been inspired to take action. The individuals […]
On Wednesday 12 December, Freddie Ward, Bradley Sleeman, Tegan Wade and Amy Vickery took part in the regional Top of the Bench competition. This prestigious event is run by the RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry), and was hosted by the University of Exeter. The team’s first task was to determine the acidity of different drinks […]
The College is delighted that Olly Midwinter has been selected to become part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Next Generation actor development group. This is a hugely prestigious opportunity and builds on the wide range of work undertaken by the College with the RSC and local schools and theatres. Olly joins Daisy-May Wade Hall and […]
The House Captains did a wonderful job of collecting for Bunjakko during an evening celebrating Christmas with parents, students and the College. Thank you to Rob Strike, Shelley Jeffery, Jo Mason and Kate Prouse for their hard work and to all the students who participated towards the fantastic evening.
Launceston College students will be running a charity gift stall on Saturday 8th December at the Market House Arcade. They will be selling African drums & jewellery as well as sponsorships for text books, porridge and shares in a pig! All money raised will support the education of students in their partner school: Bunjakko Island […]
Launceston College came home with two golds, a silver and team bronze from the South West Schools Trampolining competition held in Taunton last weekend. Meadow Morville and Bethany Marriott and Keira Moore came third in the team event. In the individual competitions Madi Vine, Keira Moore and Adam Hazucha have all qualified for the Southern […]
There was a huge amount of entries for this year’s competition to design the College’s Christmas card, all of which displayed fantastic talent from the students. This year’s winner is Lawrence Charrett-Dykes from 8JJA with a close second place going to Minnie Jacobs from 10EP. Both these designs featured Launceston College and Launceston. Well done […]
In light of the centenary of World War One, Kevin Eady, a member of the Tavistock Peace Action Group, was invited into the College to talk to Year 9 students about World War One. His lecture was titled: World War One, Myth and Reality. As a self-confessed anarchist, Kevin gave an interesting interpretation of the […]
20 May 2019
Four Launceston College students have just returned from a visit to a vocational school in Santo Tirso in northern Read more →
15 May 2019
Students who attend gymnastics club had a lot of fun yesterday testing their skills out at Zero Gravity, with Read more →
14 May 2019
Pictured, a jubilant Nicole, having completed an arduous eight-mile walk across Dartmoor to gain her bronze medal. Although exhausted, Read more →