Awards
United Learning Best in Everyone 2022 Awards Oli J took home the Mathematics Award for his astonishing development in the subject during his time at Ashford School. Nominated by Dr. Britton, Oli honed his skills and has become the most talented mathematician in the School: “From a Year 7 pupil who was competent, but did not excel in the subject, he has now developed into the most accomplished mathematician in the school. He is currently taking Further Maths at A Level, but his appreciation and understanding of the subject is much greater than what is found in textbooks.
Oli routinely explores mathematical topics from a wide range of sources, often focusing on mathematical physics, where he delves into undergraduate topics with vigour. He has explored a wide variety of topics, writing journal entries which allow his teachers to follow his impressive progress. Currently, he has uploaded 13 different essays discussing Lagrangian dynamics, Hamiltonian mechanics, Quantum mechanics, and more. All this is in addition to his schoolwork and test results are consistently outstanding. In every respect, he is the epitome of an outstanding student of Mathematics.”
United Learning Art Competition Kitty W was shortlisted for the International High School Arts Festival Competition with her painting “Cyanosis”. She then went through to the final round where she made it as one of only three runners up in the competition. Congratulations on this fantastic result; finishing in the top four is a brilliant achievement and Kitty should feel very proud! In her own words: “This piece is heavily influenced by my detailed study of hands, as well as the topic of foreign cultures, where I studied the great use of vivacious, block colour in ancient African Art, as well as the semi-realist, skilful aspect of both modern and ancient Japanese Art. By incorporating these, I created Cyanosis, when the hands turn blue due to lack of oxygen, with oil paint. Hands are, as Aristotle states, ‘tools of tools’ and are symbolic of a collective outlet of affection and relationship. Therefore, despite the barrier created by language and culture, humans are still able to communicate through gesture and physical touch of their hands, hence their importance to society and why I was inspired to create this piece.” The annual International High School Arts Festival in Japan is sponsored by the International Foundation for Arts and Culture (IFAC) and organised by the International High School Arts Festival Organising Committee, of which IFAC functions as its presiding body. It is an opportunity for senior high school students to showcase their outstanding creative talent on a global platform. Senior high school students from across the globe will submit approximately 14,000 pieces of art and the top 500 pieces will be brought to Tokyo, where they will be exhibited at one of the nation’s most prestigious galleries, Japan’s National Art Centre.
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