Thriving…or on the Decline: Is the World Better or Worse Than Ever? A topic that affects each and every one of us. The world is a place we rely on every single day to provide for us. But are we now on a path of inevitable decline or have we really made the world a […]
Month: October 2017
Hugh Dalrymple (Y11) on the growing prospect of becoming a cashless economy
Are We Moving Towards a Cashless Society? At the time of writing, on the 15th October 11:59pm, Britain phased out out the long-serving £1 coin, for it to be replaced by the new 12 sided coin. Not long ago, the crinkling £5 note was renewed and now the £10 note has followed suit. These expensive […]
Fifth Annual Hispanic Theatre Festival review…blogged entirely in Spanish.
Actuar delante de una audiencia parece ser una tarea difícil, pero es probable que parezca ser más difícil en otro idioma. Mi clase de español y yo nos enfrentamos a la tarea de realizar una representación de 10 minutos (completamente en español) enfrente de un auditorio de otros estudiantes de español, sus profesores y […]
Sophie Reeves blog visit to Bhaktivedanta Manor donated by Beatle, George Harrison to help understand Hindu Religion.
Year 9 have all recently been on a trip to Hindu Temple: Bhaktivedanta Manor. This is a blog made up of some of us who went on the trip. It tells you a bit about history of the manor but also about our own experience on the trip. I hope you like it! Monday 25th September A […]
Rosie Harvey Blogs an eclectic list of music to revise to.
The Best Music for Revision Like most people, I understand from experience the pain of not being allowed to listen to music while working or revising at school. Who doesn’t love humming along to a good bit of Beyoncé whilst doing a descriptive writing passage, or even the best of Queen while working out algebraic […]
Charlotte Pike blogs on whether religion has a place in modern society.
Does religion still have a place in modern society and if it does, what place? Religion is currently prominent in all areas of the world, and is widely practised by all different cultures. However, since the rise of secularisation, some people are arguing that religion is a thing of the past, and doesn’t have a […]
Sam Munro (Y7) blogs a maths problem
Maths Problem A couple of weeks ago Mrs Manning (our maths teacher) gave us homework to create a starter idea for the class that we could puzzle out on the tables in L34 and L5. So far we have tested a few and I’m going to guide you through how I worked out my favourite […]
Year 7 Scholars Isabel and Felix, Blog their trip to Cambridge.
Academic Scholars Trip to Cambridge After arriving in Cambridge, we ate our packed lunches. We then walked past the Mathematical Bridge-a structure translated from written words on a piece of paper to a bridge. St Catherine’s was the next piece of history that we saw. We learnt that the acoustics within are outstanding […]
Thomas Watson blogs about Einstein’s Theory of Relativity vs Quantum Mechanics
In the early 1900s Albert Einstein released two papers that changed the way we perceived the universe forever. The first of these papers to be released (1905) was ‘The theory of Special Relativity’, the second (released 1915) ‘The theory of General Relativity’. However, the groundwork for the next great theory was already in motion before […]
Y13 Peter Blissett’s composition ‘Day Dreams’ from his ‘No Alarms’ EP.
‘Daydreams’ – Track 2 from Y13 Peter Blissett’s EP ‘No Alarms’ which is currently available on Apple Music & Spotify.