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Open Evening 2023

21 September 2023

Last week, our school opened its doors to prospective students and their families, offering a glimpse into our thriving educational community.

Guided tours showcased our well-equipped facilities, while faculty members introduced diverse academic and co-curricular opportunities, from STEM to the arts and sports. The speeches from our Headteacher as well as our students, emphasised our nurturing and inclusive environment. 

We'd like to thank all participants – parents, students, faculty, and staff – for making this event a resounding success.

We eagerly await new faces, ready to set the world alight and embark on a journey of growth, discovery, and success in our vibrant community.

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China Trip: Day 6 🇨🇳 Post 2/2 Following lunch, students took part in a martial arts lesson in Chinese! They learned how to use nunchucks and explored the role of martial arts in Chinese culture before enjoying sport with their language partners.     Video  
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China Trip: Day 6 🇨🇳 Post 1/2 Our day started with breakfast, followed by two lessons. The students first took part in a vocabulary development lesson before developing their knowledge of Chinese characters.    
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China Trip: Day 5 🇨🇳 Post 3/3 After Dinner, the groups participated in a Sino-British Friendship Social Evening. Year 9s were grouped together with their Language partners and completed their activities in Chinese. It was an enjoyable evening!     
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China Trip: Day 5 🇨🇳 Post 2/3 After Lunch, we visited a local secondary school where students performed a dubbing competition for us. Our boys had conversations with peers to better understand Chinese schooling, developing their speaking skills.     
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China Trip: Day 5 🇨🇳 Post 1/3 Day 5 started with breakfast and another lesson in Chinese. The students have started to prepare for their closing ceremony group performance.     Video  
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China Trip: Day 4 🇨🇳 Post 4/4 Following lunch, students all participated in making a decorative lions head. Students were given instructions in Chinese and were asked to decorate it as described. Fun fact, a large lion head takes 3 months to make     
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China Trip: Day 4 🇨🇳 Post 3/4 In the afternoon, we tried a range of traditional dishes for lunch. Students were shown how to prepare the utensils for a meal by Ms Li before digging in! Loads of dishes were new to students, further enriching them!     
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China Trip: Day 4 🇨🇳 Post 2/4 As part of our excursion, the group got the chance to watch an amazing Lion Dance. This was following the talk on the importance of Lions and Dragons in Chinese culture!     Video   Video  
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China Trip: Day 4 🇨🇳 Post 1/4 We started off early, as we went for an excursion to Foshan. In the morning, we visited Zumiao Temple and Museum. Here we learnt more about the Chinese culture and beliefs.     Video  
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China Trip: Day 3 🇨🇳 Post 4/4 After dinner, we headed to a shopping mall! Students were given tasks by their teachers to complete, which included having conversations with store staff regarding products. Once done, they got a few items.🛍️    
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China Trip: Day 3 🇨🇳 Post 3/4 The afternoon session only got better! Year 9s learnt how to make traditional Chinese food. Mrs Chen taught the history of the dish and how to make JIU CAU HE ZI. They not only made the dish but also ate it too!      Video   Video  
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