Cranford Review 2016
The “Cranford Review” © is a publication of Cranford Community College. Is an annual high standard produced magazine which provides an archive document highlighting various aspects of the life of the academy, its staff, students and community from each academic year. It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of the academy, its staff, students and wider community. A colorful layout with a wide range of topics comprising events, extracurricular activities, recognition awards, initiatives, trips and excursions among many others. Hard copies are provided to stakeholders including families, staff, partners, visitors, prospective parents/students, prospective employees and others with an interest or stake in the academy and its students. Headteacher & Director: Kevin Prunty / Editor-in-chief: Jessica Joyce / Graphic Design: Enzo Gianvittorio Danese (Enzo GD) / Printed by: Springfieldpapers.com
The “Cranford Review” © is a publication of Cranford Community College. Is an annual high standard produced magazine which provides an archive document highlighting various aspects of the life of the academy, its staff, students and community from each academic year.
It is a wonderful read and a useful historical document which, with its termly sister publications and occasional special editions, also serves to describe the values of the academy and support the aspirations of the academy, its staff, students and wider community. A colorful layout with a wide range of topics comprising events, extracurricular activities, recognition awards, initiatives, trips and excursions among many others. Hard copies are provided to stakeholders including families, staff, partners, visitors, prospective parents/students, prospective employees and others with an interest or stake in the academy and its students.
Headteacher & Director: Kevin Prunty / Editor-in-chief: Jessica Joyce / Graphic Design: Enzo Gianvittorio Danese (Enzo GD) / Printed by: Springfieldpapers.com
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16<br />
On<br />
Tuesday 7th June <strong>2016</strong>, we were visited by another<br />
of our American friends. David Kovatch handpicked<br />
<strong>Cranford</strong> Community College as the school he wanted to visit<br />
to deliver his first such session to, having been very impressed<br />
during conversations with <strong>Cranford</strong> students at another event at<br />
the US Embassy. Though his specific remit is Energy Attaché<br />
at the US Embassy London representing<br />
the US Department of Energy, he talked<br />
at length with the students about several<br />
other issues aside from energy policies<br />
and issues. Amongst domestic American<br />
politics, students were interested in finding<br />
out about David’s concerns surrounding<br />
Donald Trump and the US problems with<br />
gun crime. Internationally, IS came up as<br />
well as the Palestine question – which<br />
just won’t go away. These conversations are<br />
usually had with 6th form students, but on this occasion Mr. Fraser<br />
and I decided to give our year 10 students this opportunity. They<br />
were really impressive. Whilst none of them had ever been in a<br />
position to meet a diplomat or the like, our students were mature,<br />
well-researched and not at all overwhelmed by the experience.<br />
They were confident in asking questions and responding with<br />
their opinions. Mr. Fraser and I are extremely confident in this<br />
group of politically engaged youngsters going on to be global<br />
citizens when they leave school.<br />
Mehmoona Yousaf<br />
(Senior Teacher Head of RE Department)<br />
“I think that the visit from the US diplomat was<br />
beneficial to both the UK and the USA as it helped<br />
us to see what we think of each other and keeps the<br />
relations with other countries honourable and decent.<br />
We discussed many topics such as politics (Trump in<br />
particular), gun crime in the USA and opinions on each<br />
other’s involvement in many world crises. Racism was<br />
also a topic, albeit a short one and I thought that it was<br />
good that they gave us cards for us to write our frustrations/confusions/fears<br />
(or something like that) about the USA”.<br />
Majid Anjum (year 10)<br />
“I found that speaking with Mr Kovatch helped me to understand how other<br />
countries function and how they tackle the problems that we are currently<br />
facing, such as global warming, immigration and extremism. He also<br />
provided me and the other students with an outsider’s perspective on the<br />
EU referendum and how it would affect not only the UK but also America”.<br />
Ali Sarwar (year 10)<br />
“We the People”<br />
Conference with the US<br />
Energy Attaché<br />
Invite to<br />
Winfield House<br />
On<br />
Wednesday 6th April<br />
<strong>2016</strong>, Zahra Butt and Ali<br />
Aweis year 13 were invited along<br />
with myself to Winfield House the<br />
US Ambassador’s residence, to take<br />
part in a debate on current affairs.<br />
The students found the discussion<br />
enlightening and<br />
were amazed by<br />
Winfield House and<br />
the surrounding<br />
estate.<br />
Mehmoona Yousaf<br />
(Senior Teacher<br />
- Head of RE<br />
Department)<br />
“At first I<br />
didn’t know<br />
what to expect<br />
when I entered<br />
to the Winfield<br />
estate; a<br />
building which<br />
has hosted the<br />
likes of Barrack<br />
Obama and<br />
the Queen. What I did anticipate however<br />
was for it to be illustrious, and it did not<br />
disappoint. The 12 acre estate was a sight<br />
to behold and we spent what seemed to<br />
be an hour perusing the bottom floor of<br />
the mansion: the paintings, beautifully<br />
decorated chandeliers and exquisitely<br />
detailed furniture. After that we sat in one<br />
of the vast rooms where we spoke about his<br />
trips to schools, as well as our thoughts<br />
on the way he answered our questions. My<br />
personal suggestion was that he tries to focus<br />
more on the topics which come up frequently,<br />
and that he allows us to see the viewpoints<br />
of Americans our age through the click poll,<br />
so that it can be a proper exchange, which<br />
he thanked us<br />
for. We ended the<br />
visit in classical<br />
American fashion,<br />
with a group photo<br />
and horrendous<br />
music played from<br />
an antique music<br />
box”.<br />
Ali Aweis<br />
(year 13)