Equality Ambassadors ARTiculation

In March we celebrated International Women’s Day and challenged pupils to break the bias. Charlotte, Lower Sixth student, produced an excellent video where Chigwell pupils shared their experiences of bias and what we can do differently to ensure equality between the genders. Year 7 & 8 pupils had EAs lead form time sessions exploring stereotypes, influential women and how to break the bias.

The Senior School Houses took part in an IWD Speech Competition. The library was brimming with excitement as pupils from the Removes to the Lower Sixth performed a range of poems, raps and speeches prepared during tutor periods. Pupils focused on the theme of breaking the bias and spoke with great maturity and passion. Thank you to our adjudicators Mr Simon Coppell and Ms Charlotte Nairac and congratulations to the winners: Malgorzata and Zaara Lower Sixth Lambourne, Justina Upper Fifth Swallow’s, Rithun and Theo Remove Lambourne and Sofia Remove Swallow’s.

The feminist society organised a cake sale to raising £920.00 for 'UN Women' and 'The Helen Bamber Foundation'.

ARTiculation

Congratulations to Lower Sixth student Sally who, having won the London heats of the ARTiculation competition held at the V&A, progressed to the national final at the National Gallery. The adjudicator and art historian, Neil MacGregor, praised Sally’s confident presentation on Marlene Dumas’ Stern. Sally came fourth out of the 1200 entries and has been invited to take part in making fine art documentaries in the future.