Trinity Open Day Programme 2023

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Trinity School Open Day

Saturday 30 September 2023

Headmaster’s Talks in the Trinity Concert Hall

Tickets are available for each talk in the marquee

9.15am Lower School

10.00am Lower School

10.45am Sixth Form

11.30am Lower School

12.15pm Lower School

1.00pm Lower School

Look inside to see what’s on offer from each department...

Welcome to our Open Day 2023

We hope you enjoy looking around our busy school and meeting people within our community. Students and staff from each department will be delighted to answer your questions.

Art Art Studio and Shaw Gallery

Biology Room Bi5

Chemistry Rooms C1 & C2

Experience our art facilities in action and see our A Level exhibition in the Shaw Gallery.

Dare to delve? Dissections will be on display alongside models, microscopes and other mind-blowing practicals.

Watch some of the dynamic hands-on demonstrations that our students enjoy so much and chat with our Upper and Lower Sixth students as well as staff.

Maths Rooms M1 & M2

View our students’ work and activities; see our learning platforms; and explore a variety of interactive tasks, puzzles and mathematical games.

Modern Foreign Rooms 13, 14 & 15

Languages

Music Recital Hall, B2

Nǐ hǎo, Bonjour, ¡Hola! Hallo Visit the languages department and sample a French crêpe or Chinese tea while learning about the languages we study.

Enjoy live music such as performances from our String Quartet in the Student Entrance, with Wind Trio near the library, or witness an engineer in situ in our Studio. Meanwhile, the Trinity Big Band will be playing in the Trinity Concert Hall for 15 minutes prior to each of the five Headmaster Talks.

Classics Room 7

Have your photo taken at our Classics photobooth and find out what the oracle has to say about what your future holds in store. Plus, why not try your hand at writing your name in the Greek alphabet?

Physical Sports Hall

Education balcony & Room T2 (Sixth Form)

We offer an overview of our GCSE and A Level courses, with visitors warmly invited to chat one-to-one with Sports teachers.

Why do we follow instructions from authority figures? Why do we forget things? Why do people break the law even though they shouldn’t? Learn the answers to all these questions and more.

Computer Rooms IT1 & IT2

Science

Drama Mitre Theatre

Find out how a robot can be programmed and discover what our innovative game developers have created!

Our principal actors are rehearsing for this year’s whole school production ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Come along and watch, or have a go at controlling the lights on stage!

DT DT Workshop

See our laser cutter in action and take home a souvenir or watch our students building an electric car and scale model bridge out of plastic pipes. Our Lower School pupils are taking on a challenge set by the DT teachers while Sixth Form students will be working on the development of their exam project and will be available to talk.

Economics Mitre Café and Business

English Rooms 4 & 5

Immerse yourself in the realities of A Levels in Economics and Business with students and staff on hand to share insights into the syllabus and courses.

Sample some of our creative writing character games and have a go at Kahoot − naming famous literary characters - or exploring Dahl-inspired sensory descriptions of sweets, with gothic writing and detective stories also on show.

Geography Library

Look at the world from a different perspective. Step onto our floor map and test your knowledge. Combine safety with innovation to defeat any seismic challenge.

Witness the exhibits of Mr Hutchings’ Classroom Museum and our collection of artefacts. Sixth Form students will be on hand to discuss their Historical and Political studies from across time and space from: 10th Century Europe to Early Modern African

Ever visited a Saturnian Sainsbury’s? Now’s your chance! Go on a journey to P1 to see how much a can of Coke weighs on this gassy giant! Visit our Young Engineers and Lego Robotics room in P2.

How does religious belief inform the way we live our lives? Is there such a thing as the right thing to do? Challenge your thinking and expand your mind in the RS department.

Find out about the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and Sixth Form Project (SFP), which involves independent academic investigation.

What’s it like to play sport at Trinity? Come and see the following sessions take place:

Indoor Hockey 9am – 9:50am (Sports Hall 1);

Basketball 10am – 10:50am (Sports Hall 1);

Cricket 11am -11:50am (Sports Hall 1);

Netball 12pm – 12:50pm (Sports Hall 1);

Rugby 9am – 12:30pm (Rugby Pitch 2);

Football - 10:15 – 11:15 (Rugby Pitch 2);

Tennis 10:15 - 11:15 (Tennis Courts);

Scuba Diving 9am – 10am (Swimming pool);

Swimming & Water-Polo 10:30am – 11:30am (Swimming Pool);

Climbing 9am – 1pm (Climbing Wall);

Fitness Room 9am – 1pm Are you the next Trinity sport superstar? Visit the Fitness Room to take part in various challenges!

History & Politics Library Psychology Room T1 Physics Rooms P1 & P2 Religious Studies Library Sixth Form Mitre Café Academic Project Sport

Discover Trinity

To avoid congestion on the day, visitors will be assigned a recommended tour route upon arrival. Staff and students will be happy to direct you to these locations.

The following areas of the school will also be open;

• Swimming Pool (between sport and music)

• Climbing Wall (between sport and music)

• Sports Pitches (between Library and English, OR Drama and Art/DT)

• Fitness Room (between DT and Sports Hall)

• Digital Language Lab (between Science and Computing)

• Student restaurant (between Swimming Pool and Music)

Staff will be available to answer questions relating to Admissions, Transport, SEND and other aspects of life at Trinity School.

Refreshments will be available throughout the morning at the Mitre Café, and in the Sixth Form Centre.

At the end of your tour, if you have any questions, or would like to speak to the Admissions team, current parents or prefects, please ask to be directed to the Sixth Form Centre.

Sixth Form visitors are asked to enter the school via the Sixth Form Centre.

We look forward to welcoming you to Trinity!

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