{"id":6972,"date":"2017-03-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/news\/blackheath-high-celebrates-discoveries-victorian-era\/"},"modified":"2019-08-27T14:24:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T14:24:32","slug":"blackheath-high-celebrates-discoveries-victorian-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdst.net\/news\/blackheath-high-celebrates-discoveries-victorian-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackheath High celebrates the discoveries of the Victorian era"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Tuesday 7th March, Blackheath High School held a \u2018Victorian Evening,\u2019 celebrating the characters, developments and discoveries of the Victorian era.<\/p>\n

The event treated parents and students to an evening of performances and scholarly talks. On the eve of International Women\u2019s day , it was particularly fitting to learn about the work of Victorian scientist Alice Johnson, and painter Lady Butler, as well as finding out about the warnings of deformity and hysteria which faced women who dared to mount a bicycle in the 1890s!<\/p>\n

We also enjoyed performances from Ibsen\u2019s \u2018Hedda Gabler\u2019 and a delightful rendition of Persely and French\u2019s \u2018Won\u2019t you buy my pretty flowers\u2019. It was fabulous to hear from Blackheath alumna Liz Isaac who spoke very engagingly on the ‘Birth of Modern Earth Science’. From Babbage to Darwin, and Workhouses to Gothicism, the event incorporated multiple subject areas, creating an evening that educated, intrigued and amused. In the interval, we were provided with a delicious Victorian high tea, creating a truly immersive experience for our guests.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday 7th March, Blackheath High School held a \u2018Victorian Evening,\u2019 celebrating the characters, developments and discoveries of the Victorian era.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":6973,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[180,225],"acf":{"relationship_to_school":[{"ID":3965,"post_author":"22","post_date":"2019-07-23 09:18:42","post_date_gmt":"2019-07-23 09:18:42","post_content":"Enviably nestled between leafy Blackheath Village and the beautiful Royal Greenwich Park, Blackheath High School inspires girls aged 3-18 to think big and love learning.\r\n\r\nOur teachers are passionate subject experts who make the most of small classes to engage students as individuals in a vibrant, aspirational atmosphere.\r\n\r\nConstantly broadening horizons, Blackheath High School\u2019s enrichment programme offers over 80 co-curricular clubs.\r\n\r\nAn \u00a318 million investment in new school buildings and facilities\u00a0was completed in May 2019. It\u00a0has brought a state of the art learning environment to help students unlock\u00a0their full potential.\r\n\r\n[button title=\"Make an enquiry\" url=\"\/info-request\/\"]\r\n\r\n \r\n

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