SCIENCE ENRICHMENT

By Ms Ghaffar, Science Enrichment Co-ordinator

Terms 5 and 6 have once again seen a variety of science enrichment opportunities on offer for students, from various KS5 events to our annual chicken hatching project for Year 7s.

Creative Destruction Lab – Girls High School Programme

At the very end of Term 4, a group of nine Year 12 girls participated in the Girl's High School programme organised by the Creative Destruction Lab at the Said Business School.

This programme aims to encourage young women to get involved in STEM Entrepreneurship, and the day included participating in small meetings with mentors and start-ups, and observing & taking part in some large group discussions. All the girls involved were truly a credit to themselves and to our school; well-deserved congratulations for trying out something new to:

• Elsie Powell

• Ivie Nosakhar

• Efua Appiah

• Esra Deyab

• Linzzie Gikory

• Marina Michalari

• Lily Lim-Holmes

• Claire Yindom

• Sophie Meredith

Year 7 Astrodome

Early in Term 5, all of our Years 7s were fortunate enough to experience the wonders of the cosmos through our interactive Astrodome- a lovely way to cement their curriculum top!

KS3 Living Eggs : Chicken Hatching Project

Science club has focused on our special Chicken Hatching project: In June, we were delighted & just a little eggs-cited to host this ever-popular project for Year 7s. The eggs arrived on a Monday and were incubated in a climate-controlled brooder - a couple of days later we were rewarded with 9 fluffy chicks! All our Year 7 students involved in this project showed both maturity and responsibility in their duties, and were able to watch the chicks grow and develop. We especially enjoyed taking them outside. Two of our female chicks were re-housed at the end of two weeks with a member of staff – we trust they will grow up to be very happy egg-layers – it was eggs-cellent work all round!