Week Commencing: Monday, 20 June 2011
BGTC YPI Final Thursday 23 June 2011
Stick with it.
Technology Challenge Day Last week BGTC hosted a Technology Challenge Day to promote our students’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Our teaching staff, joined by visiting tutors from Canterbury Christ Church and Teach First, ran a competition in which our Year 7 students competed to make the strongest and most reliable structures possible. Using the ingenious STIXX machines that transform a few sheets of standard newspaper into rods with the structural properties of bamboo, students were able to make substantial shelters out of paper. One student said "I had so much fun and my team's structure even stayed up! I wanted it to go on even longer so that we could make our shelter even better." The day was clearly a great success so look out for similar events in the near future.
Presentation 1: Providence Row Tohieb Tijani Fezi Hussan Presentation 2: Hackney City Farm Luke Fisher Leon Hill Nqobile Ndlova Robbiul Choudhury Presentation 3: Spitalfields Crypt Trust Khaleda Begum Sharmin Begum Presentation 4: Step Forward Sadek Miah Shahib Hussain Safwan Islam Amir Ali Presentation 5: Addaction Mohammed Abu Hassan Amer Abucar Presentation 6: Shoreditch Citizens Basit Ematuwo Ismail Mohammed Mazhar Hussain Hasan Polat Chanel Neil Entertainment featuring: Akif Rahman Tiago Manuel Saitcan Gultekin Amanda Cozer (Judges retire to make their decision)
Final judgements
Special thanks to the judges: Aleks & Amanda (YPI Winners 2010) Robin Back & Denise Yate (Royal Society for the Arts) Jessica Layfield, Victoria Evans & Cecilia Klemen (Credit Suisse)
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Wonder wall.
New Artbeat mural brightens up the playground.
Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI)
To be honest, there’s no way you could have missed our fantastic new mural in the Key Stage 3 playground but be sure to have a really close look. There is so much brilliant detail, I see something new every time. Well done to all the students, staff and visiting artists that worked on the mural as part of the ever-growing Artbeat project. Also, look out for extra photos of our budding artists working on the mural at www.artbeatgallery.co.uk.
“YPI is a unique schools programme that empowers young people to tackle issues in their local area. It presents a fantastic opportunity for supporters to c h a n n e l f u n d s t o w o r t h y, grassroots organisations whilst simultaneously creating the next generation of socially-engaged citizens.
English Club!
Funded with private capital, YPI enables schools, charities, large corporations and young people to work together to improve local communities.
NEW for KS3!!
For splendid story-writers and passionate poets! Do you think you have a writing talent? Do you want to improve your English skills? Then this is the club for you... Featuring all sorts of competitions, workshops and events, this promises to be an action-packed group and a fun way to make the most of your lunchtime with your friends.
English Club Tuesdays | 13.30 (Lunch) | Room 213 | Ms. Gill
YPI gives our future community leaders, a 'real life' context to grant funds and become passionate advocates for charities while developing crucial skills in research, teamwork and communication." Tim Loughton, UK Government Minister for Children & Families
Word of the week
philanthropy -noun • the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes: a philanthropic institution; a charity.
This week
Last week
This week we have a question about clocks.
Last week we wanted to know the name of the fourth child. Provided you didn’t fall into the oh so obvious ‘months of the year’ trap, the answer was clearly Mary. Read it again and you’ll see...
A sundial is a timepiece that has the fewest number of moving parts. Which timepiece has the most number of moving parts?
Mary’s mum has four children. The first child is called April. The second child is called May. The third is called June. What is the name of the fourth child?
As always, post your answers in a Voice Box or return them to Mr. Pedley.
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