Children and Young People Conference Future Peacebuilders – My Future of NI
On Tuesday 8th March 2022, members of the Wellington College School Council plus Mr McFarland went to The MAC Centre in Belfast to take part in a conference on ‘Children and Young People Conference Future Peacebuilders – My Future of NI’. This was part of the Belfast City Council PEAVE IV Programme. The day provided an […]
Minister of Education Visit
We were delighted to welcome Michelle McIlveen, Minister of Education, to Wellington College today. The Minister was greeted by Ryan and Faith, Head Boy and Head Girl, along with members of the Board of Governors. The Minister toured the College and visited lessons in Literacy, Politics, HE and French. In Politics the Minister spoke with […]
Design a Christmas Jumper Inter-House Competition
To coincide with Wear a Christmas Jumper Day in aid of the NI Cancer Fund for Children pupils were invited to design a Christmas Jumper to win House Points. Pictured here is Mr McFarland modelling the winning entry by Beth (Year 9) who earned 50 points for Ferguson House. Well done Beth and thank you […]
Love for Life Talks
The College recently hosted a series of ‘Love for Life’ talks for Year 8 – 11 as part of the preventative curriculum. The talks dealt with a variety of topics appropriate to each Year group including positive relationships and consent and were very well received by pupils. Thanks to Heather, Tim and Nathan from Love […]
WCB Pop Up Library
WCB Pop up library returns next week in the courtyard to celebrate the start of a week long College Readathon in support of Cancer Fund for Children. Students will be able to visit and make their reading selections from a wide range on designated days & times.
British Sign Language course
On Thursday 27th May 2021 Anna and Aimee from year 13 (accompanied by Mrs McKeown) completed the receptive skills section of their BSL assessment. All three are currently working towards level one of British Sign Language. They are pictured here with their course tutor Mr Anthony Sinclair. One more assessment to go, they are hoping […]
Remembrance Day
Thanks to Hannah, 10HC, who performed the Last Post at 11am on the 11th November 2020 to commemorate the soldiers and civilians that have lost their lives in conflicts around the world.
Norwegian School Visit to Wellington College
On Tuesday 10th March 2020, Wellington College Belfast hosted 17 pupils and 2 staff from Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School in Norway. The Norwegian pupils were able to observe Politics and Sociology classes and heard a talk about life in Belfast. It proved an excellent and informative exchange.
Danish School Visit to Wellington College
On Monday 9th March 2020, Wellington College Belfast hosted 26 pupils and 2 staff – Catherine Berg and Bodil Fogh – from Frederikssund Gymnasium in Denmark. The Danish pupils were able to observe Politics and Sociology classes and then they presented a talk about life as a teenager in Denmark. It was an excellent exchange, […]
Year 13 visit the Annual UCAS Conference
Year 13 pupils continued with their varied and thorough careers programme with a visit to the annual UCAS Conference at the Eikon Centre outside Lisburn.
