NEWS, EV ENTS & AC T I V I T I ES
Sixth Form Speaks Our Sixth Form regularly get a chance to hear from outside speakers and experts in our different lecture series. However, there is a wealth of interesting experiences and developing expertise amongst the pupils so this year we’ve flipped the lecture format and enjoyed an occasional series of lunchtime talks from members of the Sixth Form in the Memorial Hall. These St Peter’s Sixth Form Speaks talks are an opportunity for other pupils and staff to hear about a passion, experience, adventure or something studied in additional depth – perhaps for an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) - with Q&A afterwards.
“Opportunity for other pupils and staff to hear about a passion, experience, adventure.” James Smith launched the series with an illustrated talk about his trek to Everest Basecamp, enthusiastically sharing his taste for adventure as well as some of the pitfalls of the trip. Fatima Abdulsalam and Pierre Herrenschmidt shared a slot with a common theme, Fatima explaining the importance of her Islamic faith to her as a modern, young woman and Pierre talking about social
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