19th DecKids in Museums: Takeover Day 2019On Friday 22nd November 2019 our Museum Champions, attended the Museum of London to take part in a Takeover Day which was organised to aid the involvement of young people and families with Museums. Find out more by viewing the Museum of London's News Post below. Kids in Museums: Takeover Day 2019
10th DecChristmas Concert 2019!On Wednesday 4th December 2019 Mayfield held its annual Christmas Concert. This was a fantastic evening comprising of a multitude of instrumentalists and vocalists. Congratulations to Alice, a Year 8 student who has been offered a place on the London Symphony Orchestra’s Next Generation programme, aimed at training young musicians for a career working with professional orchestras. This is a remarkable achievement and Mayfield School’s music department are very proud of her and wish her every success in her future musical endeavours.
3rd DecHolocaust Survivor, Susie Barnett, shares her storyOn Tuesday 3rd December 2019, a holocaust survivor named Susie Barnett shared her life experiences with us at Mayfield. Susie is from the Holocaust Educational Trust and her story is extraordinary. She was born in Hamburg, Germany and was the youngest of four children. Her father was imprisoned in a concentration camp and her three siblings (one brother and two sisters) were taken separately to England on kinder-transport. Susie stayed with her mother in Nazi Germany, until they managed to travel to London and seek refuge. Although Susie's immediate family survived the Holocaust, they never actually lived their lives as a family unit. Instead Susie spent most of her childhood in different Foster Homes and hostels. Susie became a teacher and then had a family of her own and has since professed to understand what happiness really is. We were all very grateful to have Susie at Mayfield talking about her experience in Nazi-Germany. It was a real eye-opener and very touching.
