Year 12 - Alumni Evening

On Tuesday 12th June the year 12s and a few year 11s took part in a Q&A Alumni evening.  The purpose of the event was to give them an insight into what to expect at university and how to choose both a course and a university.  The students were eager to learn from first hand experiences and asked lots of questions.

The Nations Alumni represented a good mix of countries and courses, which meant that for every question there was a rich variety of responses and opinions.  One of our alumni had gone to the USA, but found his choice was not for him and our students benefited from seeing his pragmatism about his choices and lessons learned.  Another alumni studying law in London had done a gap year and despite not getting into Yale, Stanford or Oxford was very happy with London and her course.  A third from Leiden University, the Hague studying liberal arts was very open about the emotional side of going to university and how lonely it can be.  All alumni offered lots of ideas as to how to overcome this.  One alumni studying film in London fascinated our film students whilst another had already completed her bachelors, an MA and a PGCE (at 3 different universities) so could offer a more reflective perspective.  Finally a student studying  sustainable development at Edinburgh was able to  contrast her peers experiences of England to the Scottish university system and was able to calm fears about maths studies!

For 45 minutes the students were engaged and at times we had up to 10 students with hands up to ask questions.  Once the official event was over around 25 students remained.  We continued the panel style Q&A  until refreshments were served and we moved to an informal format. 

We'd like to thank the year 12 PTA for supporting this event and our 6 alumni for giving their time for a very productive and informative evening. 

Year 11 - Function and Specialisation

The Year 11s have been focusing on the function and specialisation a specific city of their choice. They were asked to explore the development of the city and suggest what issues have been caused by the change. The group also looked at the environmental sustainability of the city as a base for the next assignment which focuses on positive change in urban environments. Examples of the presentations along with images are below.

Year 11 - Objectif du Développement Durable

Les élèves de classe 11 ont créé des présentations sur un Objectif du Développement Durable de leur choix . Ces objectifs, créés par le PNUD, "sont un appel mondial à agir pour éradiquer la pauvreté, protéger la Planète et faire en sorte que tous les êtres humains vivent dans la paix et la prospérité." Ce travail a été réalisé dans le cadre de l'unité sur les inégalités présentes dans le monde. Le but étant de mettre en valeur les nombreuses initiatives en place dans le monde afin de le rendre plus égalitaire.

Year 7 - Greek Inventions

The Year 7s have just started to explore Ancient Greece and to get the group to understand the importance of this era they have looked at different Greek inventions that we still use today. To do this they watched two youtube clips and then were asked to choose four inventions that interested them. They then recorded when those four inventions were created and wrote a short paragraph to describe how the invention was used and how it is still used today. 

Aina

Saurav

Shameer

Year 11 - Disparities

Year 11 have been investigating at why disparities occur within New York. They initially looked at migration and the growth of cities and how this can cause division, but they also explored historical changes and prejudices. They have been using a variety of data and images to come to conclusions. The final outcome was an essay to explain the interconnected reasons for disparities within New York, examples of these reports are below.

Juan

Madeleine

Salma

Sophia

Year 7 - Bronze Age Cities Comparison Essay

The students in Year 7 were asked to write their first extended piece of writing in Individuals and Societies based on the knowledge they had gained from the Living Museum. The students were asked to write an essay which compared and contrasted the innovations and structure of two Bronze Age Cities. The process took several weeks to allow the students to gain an understanding of the expected structure of the piece and to plan their ideas coherently. They then spent a weeks worth of lessons writing the essay. The students did a great job and you can read some of their essays below.

Aina

Henry

Kaira

Svante

Year 8 - Diversity in Africa

For the final unit in I&S the Year 8s are exploring Africa as a continent. They have currently looked at the physical diversity and now they are investigating the cultural differences across the continent. To start this off the group were divided in to teams of 2 or 3 and were asked to explore a specific indigenous group using  a set series of questions and resources. The teams created google slides to share their knowledge with the whole class. Below are a series of photographs showing the group presentations and the slides they created.