On Wednesday 13^th November we had our first Cultural Capital days.

The purpose of cultural capital days is to ensure our students have a broad and balanced curriculum, with all future pathways kept open. We offer three Cultural Capital Days per academic year.  Through Year 7-9, students have 10-hour exposure to option-based subjects. The content is developed with elements of the National Curriculum and designed to be ambitious for all. Through Year 10-11, students are taught life skills, experience life as a university student, understand the impact of core subjects in society and improve their memory retention; all of which broadens our students’ horizons and provides skills for their future.

 

Year 7 

This day is celebrated European Day of Languages. Students learnt about the importance of languages, learnt a new language in a taster session, which was Mandarin, and learnt about how language and culture intertwine.

 

Students are asked to attend school on that day in some form of dress that reflects the culture of another country. This could be as simple as dressing in the colours of the flag of another country or wearing the flag of another country, wearing the football kit of another country or, as in previous years, coming into school in the national dress of another country.  There were lots of different outfits and the MFL teachers embraced the challenge!

              

Year 8 

The focus of this day was Expressive Arts. Students took part in the following sessions:

• Music - students participated in a workshop based around the Balinese Gamelan
• Art – students will take part in workshops learning about and creating Balinese-style shadow puppets.
• Photography – students participated in a photo shoot using miniature props.
• Drama – students participated in a workshop and watched a performance delivered by Box Theatre

Year 9

The focus of the day for Year 9 was Humanities.

All the Year 9’s went to Portsmouth for the day. Students had the opportunity to experience three different sites that reflect the three different Humanities subjects of Geography, History and Religious Studies.

Students conducted Geographical Fieldwork at Gunwharf Quays Shopping Centre; visited the Apprenticeship Museum and Boat House 7 in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and learnt about the modernising of places of worship at St George’s Church.

The students were fantastic and a credit to the school.

 

Year 10

Year 10 spent the day focusing on life at post 18. They were very fortunate to welcome Winchester University who, in the morning, delivered sessions on all aspects of University Life including budget, life as a student and post 18 options.

In the afternoon, the whole of Year 10 headed to Winchester University for a tour of the campus and the opportunity to visit a lecture theatre.

Thank you, Winchester University for this amazing opportunity.

 

We are looking forward to the next Cultural Capital day which takes place on the 6^th February 2025.