WAKEFIELD WHERE GIRLS HAVE EDGE Living on the EDGE This year EDGE has continued to evolve, in keeping with our philosophy that EDGE afternoons should always be something exciting and engaging. Every year we retire some activities and ask everyone for new ideas. It's a chance for everyone to have their say about what new skills they would like to learn, or how they most like to relax. This year some of the best ideas were from students, and some girls have volunteered to run activities themselves. Our newly announced Head Girl, Sarah Shah, has singlehandedly created a Horrible Histories course, expressing her love for the subject and inspiring other girls. Our new menu also includes a new philosophy and ethics course, inspired by the TV show The Good Place, run by Aminta Utting Simon. Many of our Y12 students are also using the time to act as mentors for local junior schools, running reading sessions in the community. Such inspiring work and leadership from our students demonstrates what EDGE is all about: developing new skills ready for life.
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Of course, since lockdown a lot of our plans for the summer had to be postponed. Trail Running and Orienteering, due to start this year, will now see their first sessions in the next academic year. But just because we are not at school, that doesn't mean EDGE stops altogether. Many girls have completed their EDGE Activity Log, detailing the new activities they have been completing at home, from yoga and cycling to cooking and crafts. We're currently finishing the plans for next year, where we are introducing Stage Combat and Sword Fighting, Rocket Building, and Geocaching. The latter is already proving to be very popular, according to the options that are currently flooding in. Work continues to make sure next year's EDGE is the best yet! Mr Paget
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