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4th November 2009 Living and working in the Antarctic Year 10 Humanities students learned about daily life in the Antarctic during a talk by a member of the British Antarctic Survey. Mike Prior-Jones brought along food and equipment to illustrate his talk, and also showed videos of his time at the Rothera research station, including shots of Emperor … | read more »

8th September 2009 Lauren’s work experience at Boughton House History student Lauren Butler volunteered to work at Boughton House over the summer and transcribed accounts from over 200 years ago. As well as guiding tourists and helping out in the gift shop and tea-room, Lauren scrutinised an accounts book for interesting statistics to transfer to computer … | read more »

26th August 2009 Election fever sweeps Brooke Weston Voting fever swept through Brooke Weston as the Year 8 students held their own election, campaigning on a variety of issues. Fairway were victorious after scooping 24% of the vote, beating off stiff competition from seven other political parties. Fairway leaders, Sowmya Garikipati and Eliot … | read more »

15th July 2009 Year 7 carry out intensive eco-projects Year 7 students really got to grips with the environment around Brooke Weston on a day-long project. Students from the BRK and W tutor groups were allocated different tasks which stretched across the whole curriculum. Some were photographers and artists, while others recorded podcasts or collected … | read more »

30th June 2009 Zen gardens Year 7 students created their own miniature Zen gardens after learning about their symbolism in Humanities. Miss James explained how Buddhists developed stylised arrangements of simple elements to heighten their meditation practices. Rocks symbolise the sky or animals while an 'eight-fold path' … | read more »

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