by Andrew CLARKE | Jan 18, 2015 | Creativity, Action, Service, Primary Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
On Saturday 17th January we painted fifty wall panels in black which will form the venue for the forthcoming Cabaret. It was a lot of hard work but a good time and more than a few laughs were had – many thanks to those who gave their time at the weekend to help!...
by Andrew CLARKE | Jan 15, 2015 | Grade 10, Secondary English
As Grade 10 nears the end of their IGCSE course, we’ve returned to studying poetry, the last “set text” to prepare for the exam. Poetry is a funny thing. It’s received a pretty bad reputation (I take the blame on behalf of English teachers...
by Andrew CLARKE | Jan 14, 2015 | Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
Here you can see G7 art students have designed their mural and are now making it for real outside on one of the school walls! Let’s see how it turns out!
by Andrew CLARKE | Jan 8, 2015 | Grade 12, Secondary English
In grade 12 English today we discussed Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible , focusing on what makes it a tragedy. After reading an essay by Miller, “Tragedy and the Common Man,” in which he posits that tragedy is a truer form of optimism than comedy,...
by Andrew CLARKE | Jan 7, 2015 | Community and Service, Creativity, Action, Service, Grade 6, Secondary Visual Arts, The Grades
Our playground theatre needs to be decorated and painted! This is an excellent opportunity for students especially for a CAS project. Parents are also very welcome to help. It requires an attractive colour-scheme and design. An example of a decorated theater is shown...
