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Eco warriors discover what happens to recycling

plants and have sewn the seed bombs they had made.

Eco warriors at Ford Recycling Centre

ing for ways to raise awareness of ‘green’ issues and look after the planet. Our Year 1 teacher runs a successful ‘Eco Club’ and they have been busy taking part in a project in partnership with the South Downs National Park Trust. The children have made insect homes to place in our school grounds. They also painted some plant pots and upturned some saucers, filling them with pebbles so that the bees have water stations throughout the year. They have also planted out an area of the school with seasonal www.midhurst-primary-school.co.uk

This term these eco warriors visited Ford Recycling Centre. They used their know-ledge to decide if the waste collected could be recycled or should be taken to another facility to be reused or was actually rubbish. They had a guided tour of how waste is moved around the recycling facility and then completed a quiz on what they had learnt. The eco warriors and staff were fascinated with what happened to our recycling and thoroughly enjoyed their visit.

The eco warriors have fed back what they found out to the other children so that we can continue our quest for a greener planet. We continue to recycle pens and felt-tips, milk bottle tops and stamps alongside our usual recycling bins.

Midhurst Rother College

Enrichment activities & the MRC Dance team performs on stage

Outstanding enrichment opportunities

Midhurst Rother College has an outstanding programme of enrichment opportunities for all students. Rather than offering these opportunities as after school clubs, all students take part in Period 6 lessons. Year 7 have three sessions each week, Year 9 and 10 have two, and Year 11 one. This lesson time is dedicated to enrichment activities. Activities are delivered by college teaching staff and external coaches who are specialists in their field. Choices include sports coaching, creative writing, debating, cookery lessons, science, orchestra and many more.

MRC Dance team

Through these enrichment sessions, in September 2022, the MRC Dance team was born. Recently the team completed their first public out of college performance at the Alexandra Theatre in Bognor Regis as part of 'Dance House 2023'. Dance House is a local arts driven initiative dedicated to supporting and encouraging the development of innovative and exciting dance.

The event celebrates diversity, inclusivity and provide students with a life enhancing dance experience that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Ultimately dance binds people together and brings great joy, providing us with a universal language that helps us to bond with other people without the need for words.

The MRC Dance Team, made up of 26 students from years 7 to 10 took part in the event performing a jazz inspired Gatsby' piece and a contemporary piece exploring the reality of body image for young people.

The students’ hard work paid off when the director of Dance House commented on their great level of confidence and professionalism.

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