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Holocaust Survivor Uri Winsterstein visits Cranford On 20th March 2015 we were privileged to have Uri Winsterstein visit to tell us about his experiences as a holocaust survivor and the impact this had on him and his family. This was a unique opportunity, which allowed year 9 students to engage with a personal account of such an historic time period. The aim of the testimonies is to preserve and record the life stories of these special people. Our students were able to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the events that contributed to the holocaust and importantly the impact on people in Germany and across Nazi occupied Europe. The students had the opportunity to ask Uri probing questions in order to further advance their understanding and seriously consider a challenging and emotional topic with maturity. During period 5 a group of students were able to work with a specialist and analysed sources and historical documents to further enhance their historical skills. Michelle Cousins (Head of Humanities Department) Visit to Hampton Court The year 12 A’ Level history students visited Hampton Court on Wednesday 1st July 2015 in support of their studies on Henry VIII. The day turned out to be the hottest so far this year with temperatures soaring to a sweltering 32C. Despite this, students still had an excellent time and the trip was successful in bringing their studies of Henry VIII and the English Reformation to life. We toured the Palace using the audio guides to learn more about the kitchens, state apartments and great hall before (unsuccessfully) attempting the maze. Rachel Thorpe (History Department) AS Geography 8 Year 12 geography students are required to participate in fieldwork in preparation for an end of year AS examination, so eleven budding geographers took the minibus down the M3 to the world heritage site that is the Jurassic Coast. The group visited many different places along the Jurassic Coast like Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door applying practical fieldwork techniques to enhance their understanding of physical processes. The students undertook sand dune transects in Studland Bay and completed a bi-polar analysis at Swanage Beach focusing on the success of coastal defences. We also visited Boscombe beach in Bournemouth to consider the human impact on the coast and assess an area that had undergone rigorous rebranding and then evaluate the rebranding success back in the classroom. Both I and Mr. Myers were very proud of the way the students approached their investigations and their hard work throughout the day. Rory Clifford (Teacher of Geography) Field Trip to Swanage In Field Trip to Windsor June 2015, year 10 GCSE geography students went on a trip to Windsor to discover the negative and positive impacts of tourism on the town, as part of our Geography coursework During the trip, we collected numerous types of evidence such as: the amount of litter in certain locations, the amount of congestion and the amount of pedestrians going towards or away from certain well known attractions such as Windsor Castle and The Long Walk. Collecting this evidence assisted us in supporting our reasoning and also made our data presentable with accurate results. In addition we gathered answers by questioning members of the public as a part of primary research about their thoughts and opinions on Windsor. Although the weather was not always the best, the trip was still enjoyable and educational as we still managed to accomplish our task. Divan Odedra (year 10)
Year 8 - IT Kingswood Adventure April 2015 Going up and down the curved hills of a white cliff bay with a group of fifty excitable year 8 students is quite an experience especially when they first caught sight of the Kingswood Centre. On arrival the students familiarised themselves with the campus and then were challenged to unpack and make their beds. Some students struggled with this as they had never done it before. Mohsin Ahmed in 8W said ‘Sir, should I go and help some of the students that are stuck, I can’t believe they have never done this before?’ It was a chilly first evening as the students ventured to their first activity; some took part in the abseiling and others on the ‘leap of faith’, so it was nice to get inside and watch a DVD with a room full of giant bean bags and popcorn before going to bed. Having slept late, Ms Kudhail gave everyone an enthusiastic wakeup call advising them to get ready quickly for breakfast and an exciting day ahead. Students drove Go-karts on the race track, zip wired across a trench and also ‘flew’ on the 3g swing. After dinner one group went on the team challenge. Students were blindfolded and had to communicate with each other in games. They were taken down to the beach to look at the landscape and discover living creatures in the rock pools. When they competed in the assault course blindfolded Mr. Healy turned this into a 4D experience for his group, he showered them with water and made them jump by sneaking up and throwing water on them. In the evening everyone took part in a scrap heap challenge, where they had to make the longest marble track which they really enjoyed as a wind down activity. They used card and paper to compete against each other. The following morning it was time to pack up and make our way to the ferry and sadly our adventure weekend had come to an end. Everyone had a wonderful time and it was nice to spend time in a centre on the beach. The centre was delighted with the students’ and the staff’s enthusiasm and sent a letter of thanks to the school inviting us to come back again next year. Sukhjeet Kudhail (IT Department) 9
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