Trips Day this term involved a whole host of exciting activities, here’s a snapshot of what each of the Year Groups got up to: 

Years 6 & 8: Architecture Day – 3D building scapes: In a number of design challenges, girls were first tasked with a feat of engineering - building the tallest tower they could out of newspaper. There were some brilliant attempts at solving the physics & massing problems and building the best base structures. Students were later briefed to design and build individual elements of a complex building, all culminating in a single, large 3D building-scape along the river! Teams had to present their models to the group, with the Design Technology team later judging and selecting the winning designs. The winning teams were (in no particular order): 

• The Physics Room 

• The Toilets  

• The Music Room 

Year 7: Science Museum ‘Making the Modern World’ & Freejumping! - Year 7 took a trip to the ‘Making the Modern World’ gallery at the Science Museum to learn about how Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine have shaped the way we live, work, play and communicate over the last 250 years. The ‘Information Age’ gallery showed girls how our lives have been transformed by information and communication technologies over the last 200 years. In the afternoon, the trip headed to Oxygen Freejumping at the O2 for some screen-free exercise! Students had a fantastic time up the high ropes, playing dodgeball, completing the Ninja Warrior course and battling each other in the foam pit. It was a great afternoon to let go of the stresses of the week and focus on wellbeing! 

Year 9: Theatrical performances and workshops - In English this term, Year 9 have been studying An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley so it was great to welcome in The Globe Players who delivered an abridged workshop performance of the play. Explaining the significance of the scenes has helped and inspired the students to engage with Priestley's classic text on a deeper level.