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14/10/25

Great day making new friends at Beijing Aidi International school including a 4 - 4 draw in a football friendly and golf at their on site driving range! This was followed by an amazing acrobatics show 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/yDaGLisYZ4

13/10/25

HABE NYC performing arts group are landed safe after a delay on the tarmac at JFK✈️ Currently awaiting a stand at Heathrow and then we will be hoping to get through security and baggage claim quickly 🤞

13/10/25

HABE NYC performing arts group are through security and awaiting our flight home ✈️ ETA London Heathrow 9:35am

12/10/25

Students and teachers showing their moves off with The Tai Chi master, Howard, in the Temple of Heaven 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/QwqKG4Ouns

12/10/25

The Great Wall of China, amazing experience 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/s2BAovPP8G

12/10/25

Mr Boylan and the students at the Forbidden Forest 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/JnPx08kfkp

12/10/25

Students enjoying traditional Beijing Zhajiang Noodles & Hot pot 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/WMD0KNh6fZ

12/10/25

Last breakfast in NYC🍳 pic.twitter.com/j49LzfLNhD

11/10/25

Another great day in NYC for HABE Performing Arts students. Today we have done a stage combat workshop with broadway actors 🎭, seen the Statue of Liberty 🗽on the Staten Island Ferry ⛴️ and done a spot of souvenir shopping! Last day tomorrow!

10/10/25

Dinnertime! Tonight PlanetHollywood! 🌍🎥 pic.twitter.com/o0Oo5LTTL0

10/10/25

Blue skies for our tour! ☀️ pic.twitter.com/6vNvdDn8nd

10/10/25

Just had a delicious breakfast and have met our tour guide Michael for our walking tour of New York City! 🗽🎭 pic.twitter.com/zCW4zU1ss2

10/10/25

Times Square 🌃 pic.twitter.com/XJgrag8dvL

09/10/25

Students and staff have landed in NYC ready and raring to see the sights! Making our way through customs and heading to our accommodation before our first stop at Times Square this evening! 🇺🇸🗽

09/10/25

Students and staff have landed in Beijing all safe and sound. Just going through customs and going to the hotel for an early start tomorrow morning 🇨🇳

09/10/25

HABE Performing Arts 🎭 NYC here we come! ✈️ pic.twitter.com/HMZQcjFldV

02/10/25

Throwback Thursday - this was our Open Evening last year - how will we top it this year - you'll have to see for yourselves! pic.twitter.com/ggoncy3qZa

02/10/25

It's 1 hour to go until our Open Evening, we are so looking forward to meeting all of our prospective year 7 students for the class of 26/27!

23/09/25

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23/09/25

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to our open evening on the 2nd of October. pic.twitter.com/M7o2kyklvl

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Posted on July 20th 2016

Erik Yordanov Out Moves Rivals to Become Federation Chess Champion

HABE students put in an outstanding performance at the Harris Federation chess tournament hosted by Harris Academy Morden.

Harris Beckenham emerged triumphantly from the Harris Federation chess tournament at Harris Morden on Wednesday 12th July 2016. HABE came away with a champion, a semi-finalist and three other students with varying levels of chess experience who performed admirably in their first chess tournament. Year 10 student Erik Yordanov stole the show however with a dramatic victory in a very tense final against a Harris Merton student following an all-Beckenham semi-final against year 8 student Ayaz Ghani.

The format of the event meant that the team was split up to face students from other Harris academies in different groups, with only the winner of each group going through to the quarter finals. Rhylie Hobbs-Davidson, Herbie Stewart and Harvey May battled resiliently through a gruelling set of five 20 minute matches in the group stages. They were then on hand to provide support and encouragement to qualifiers from the group Ayaz and Erik who managed to come out of their groups on top and eventually faced each other in a tense match in the semi-final.

The most dramatic moments came in the final when Erik managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against Harris Merton’s year 7 chess prodigy. With the tournament already running over time and many hard-fought matches already having taken place, Erik might have been forgiven for conceding when he lost his queen and many of his other pieces, eventually ending up with just his king and with no way to fend off his opponent. Erik was not phased however and showed amazing resilience and resourcefulness to force his opponent into a stalemate situation and consequently forcing the board to be reset (much to the despair of the tournament organisers!) Erik then went on to win in style by ruthlessly forcing his opponent into checkmate.

Overall the day was a great success. Erik and Ayaz can be very proud of their trophies and the whole team represented the academy magnificently. We look forward to defending the title next year!

Mr Lindsay-Charlton

 

 

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