OxNet Seminar 2 saw students exploring Physics with Brian Tanner, Emeritus Professor of Physics at Durham University. He introduced them to the notion of collaborative reading by demonstrating an image-formation experiment. This involved students carefully observing a coin’s supposed change of position as water was poured into a vessel, demonstrating refraction at water-air interface. The …
February 2020 archive
Feb 19
Sixthformer Classicists
Sixth Form pupils Ella Gallon, Megan Kelly and Jess Morrison attended the prestigious ‘Lit and Phil’ in Newcastle for a classics lecture entitled: ‘Violence & Vengeance: The Untold Story of Odysseus’ Return in Popular Culture’, by Dr. Sarah Miles from the University of Durham’s Classics and Ancient History Department. The experience enabled pupils to see …
Feb 19
Presenting Personal Projects
Sixth Form students have been presenting their Extended Personal Projects to our Raising Aspirations Coordinator, Miss Ungley. The qualification allows students to pursue a topic they are passionate about then present to a panel for professional feedback. There has been a fantastic variety of projects including: A series of short stories based on David Attenborough’s …
Feb 10
OxNet Seminar Series Looks to the Stars
OxNet students launched into the seminar series by exploring the cosmos and comparing medieval and modern views on the universe. They considered questions such as how the universe was created . Was it designed by a ‘craftsman’ ? Or, did it always exist? They compared the theories of thinkers like Plato and Aristotle, and considered …
Feb 10
Fine Artists Search for Inspiration
Our Fine Artists visited the ‘Enchanted Interiors’ exhibition at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle along with three exhibitions at the Baltic Gallery for Contemporary Art in Gateshead. The exhibitions were very diverse and dealt with different issues, challenging pupils to form their own judgments and opinions about the art.
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