High School for Girls Gifted & Talented Enrichment Calendar Most of these events take place every year at the High School and the majority are open to all students as opportunities to enrich and extend their learning. Some of the events listed, however, provide specific opportunities for our most able students.
Terms 1-6 2016-2017
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Terms 1 and 2 KS3 o French exchange to Geneva, Year 9 o Young Foresight D&T Initiative - Year 9 (continues until December). An initiative which encourages innovation and responsibility in design and production o Historical Fiction project begins in Library o Year 8 Students visit the Crucible Sculpture Exhibition at Gloucester Cathedral o Junior Chamber Concert - Opportunity for Soloists to perform o History visit to The Black Country Museum, Year 9 o Group of Year 9 students attend series of 10 Maths Master Classes o Product Design Enterprise Club o Year 9 MFL drama/filming sessions at GLIC o Year 9 Dragon’s Den Geography project o Geography Club begins, led by KS5 students o Creative Writing Group, led by KS5 students o Co-Curricular music activities o Geography/Science trip to Natural History Museum – Year 9 o Year 8 Cyber Day o Year 8 Hindu Temple trip KS4 o o o o o o o o o o o
Spanish Exchange visit to Madrid for Year 10 students Spanish Exchange in Gloucester for Year 10 students Co-curricular music activities German Exchange in Gloucester for Year 10 students Co Curricular music activities GCSE Exhibition of Fine Art and Art Textiles Art visit to London galleries for Year 10 Textiles Trip to London Years 10 and 11 Trip to Cardiff University Astronomy Department STEM year 10 Girls Get Set Project led by GE Aviation Textiles : Gloucester City Museum – mixed media Textiles Exhibition
KS5 o Oxbridge Seminars for English, Mathematics, History and Politics o 'Medlink 'Course at Nottingham University to experience life as an 'on-call' hospital doctor, Year 12 Chemistry o Senior Mathematical Challenge (SMC) o Oxbridge seminars for potential candidates, Years 13 o Textiles Trip to London, Saatchi Gallery, V&A o Year 12/13 trip to ‘Inspiration’ Maths lectures o Politics guest speakers o Art visit to London Galleries Year 12 and 13 o Performing Arts Christmas Show o Year 12 and 13 Gifted and Talented musicians perform solos ensembles in Charity Concert and Carol Service both at Gloucester Cathedral o Sixth Form mentors for KS3 - Maths
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International Day and Evening – performances in German, French and Spanish Spelling Bee Years 7-13 English School Cross Country Championships. National Book Week events held in school District and County Cross-Country Championships Gloucester Youth Players perform ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ County hockey tournament Senior Orchestra Performances at Prize-giving House Music Competition Charity Concert Gifted and Talented Mentoring Programme begins Reading Group begins Under 14, 16 and 19 County Netball Tournaments Centre Parcs National Schools Badminton Championships History Society begins for Years 7-13 Carol Service Gifted in PE, Talented in Sport, student and parent workshops/lectures STEM – Grand Design Project Team Bath Netball Masterclass Sainsbury’s School Games Years 9, 10, 11, 12 Schools Cyber Challenge – finalists at Warwick University National Theatre Playwriting Programme KS4 and 5 Mathematics Inspiration Lectures (Years 11 and 12) House Swimming Gala Chess Club (Maths Department)
Terms 3 and 4 KS3 o Junior Mathematical Challenge (IMC) - Students in the higher groups in Year 8 enter the o Gloucestershire Team Maths Challenge Years 8 and 9 - A national competition with over 1000 schools entering teams o Year 7 Trip to Coventry Cathedral o District Netball Championships o District Swimming Championships, Years 7-11 o D & T Flying Start Challenge Year 8 o Chamber Concert - Solo performances for Years 7-9 o Themed Design and Technology Day, Year 7 o Creative Writing Magazine December onwards o Under 13 IN2 Hockey Championships o District Gymnastics Championships o Year 8 Local Studies Project – Geography o Year 9 Biology Challenge o English - BBC School Report – Newsroom o Chamber Choir perform at Cheltenham Performing Arts Festival o Year 9 Cyber Day for Girls, National Grid, Warwick o Geographical Association Primary/Secondary Collaboration Day o Geographical Association Quiz o French Exchange in Gloucester for Year 9 students o Chess Club (Maths Department) 3
o UKMT Style competition with local girls’ school (Maths Year 8) KS4 o o o o o o o o
UK Intermediate Mathematical Challenge (IMC) – Years 10 and 11 District Netball Championships District Swimming Championships, Years 7-11 Year 10 Biology Challenge STEM Activity GCSE Chamber Concert – performances by Years 11 Students Chamber Concert – Solo performances for Year 10 German Exchange to Göttingen
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French, German and Spanish work experience, Year 12 Geography Field trip to Gloucester City Centre/Gloucester Docks Year 13 Topic days for MFL for examination classes Religious Studies Conference in Cheltenham, Years 12 & 13 Leavers Concert – includes opportunity for Year 13 students to perform a movement from a concerto accompanied by Senior Orchestra AS and A Level Solo recitals A2 Study Day for English Literature students – Sovereign Education Birmingham MP’s guest speakers (Politics) Essay competition in RS & Philosophy STEM Year 12 Biology Olympiad Birthday Service in Year 13 solo/duet performance in Gloucester Cathedral Work Experience abroad (France, Germany, Spain) for Year 12 students GA Ambassadors give a talk on studying geography at degree level Sixth Form mentors for KS3 - Maths
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World Book Day events held in library Leavers’ Concert Science Week Years 7-11 School’s Birthday Celebration History Society continues Gifted in PE/Talented in Sport student and parent workshops/lectures STEM Activity Textiles Workshops continue KS4 and 5 Chamber choir perform at Cheltenham Performing Arts Festival PGL Netball Weekend Sainsbury’s School Games Weekly Team Mathematics Challenge session at lunchtime (in February) International Day and Evening – performances in German, French, Spanish and other languages District netball tournament
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Terms 5 and 6 KS3 o Year 7 soloist/group perform at Year 6 Welcome Evening o Carnegie Shadowing Group – open to students in Year 8 and above. A reading group, which shadows the award of the Carnegie Prize for Children’s Fiction through reading and discussion of the short-listed books o UK Junior Mathematics Challenge (JMC) o Visit to Cheltenham Science Festival, Year 9 – Lectures and hand-on ‘Discovery Zone’ o Junior Maths Olympiad (JMO) – the highest scoring students in the UK in JMC are entered for the JMO o Maths Around the World Fair for Year 8 – A circus of Mathematical activities developed in different areas of the world o Mathemagic event at Techniquest for Year 7 students o District Athletics Championships, Years 7 – 11 o Visits to GLIC for Year 9 French students o District Rounders Tournaments, Year 7 – 11 o German Speaking Competition, Years 8,10,13 o Junior Ensembles (Years 7 – 9) performing in Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts o Junior Concert – Opportunity for soloists to perform, Years 7-9 o GSP Science Festival – held at the High School, students present science activities to primary schools across the county o History “who do you think you are?” project begins o Gifted and Talented Art workshops at Barnwood Park Arts College, Year 7 o Song and Dance evening (with PE) solos, duets and compositions o Year 8 Geography Trip to Weston-Super-Mare o Year 7 trip to Blackpool Brook o Textiles : Cheltenham Education Fashion Show – Cheltenham Fashion Week o Year 8 Cyber Day run by GCHQ o Chess tournament with local schools o Chess Club (weekly) Maths Department KS4 o o o o o o o o o o
Music students mentor younger performers in Training Band and run Lower School Music Clubs. Carnegie Shadowing Group – open to students in Year 8 and above Freedom Charity talk to some Year 10 students : forced marriage/human rights (PSHCE and Sociology) District Athletics Championships, Year 7-11 District Rounders Tournaments, Year 7-11 History Visit to the Somme battlefield (provisional) Textiles trip to London – Design Museum, Fashion & Textiles Museum & Print Workshops. Year 10 STEM Activity Languages Taster Day in Bath Year 10 Raytheon Quadcopter Challenge
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‘Headstart’ Engineering Course for Year 12 Physics – 1 week course at various universities Preparation begins for Year 12 Oxbridge applicants Exhibition of AS/A2 Fine Art, Art Textiles Textiles : Art Couture Painswick, Wearable Art Art visit to London Galleries, Years 12 Textiles trip to London – Design Museum, Fashion & Textile Museum Biology Dissection Day Year 12 STEM – Activity Music students run chamber ensembles 5
o Chamber choir performance at Cheltenham Festival of Performing Art o Sixth Form mentors for KS3 - Maths
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Showcase - Music and Drama school production Year 12 and 13 Art Exhibition Spelling Bee Creative Writing Competition STEM – Activity History Society continues English Schools Athletics Championship Ageon Tennis Championship County Tennis Doubles Championships Level 3 and 4 School Games Championships Wimbledon visit for elite players Sainsbury’s School Games Jazz Band performance at Cheltenham Jazz Festival English Schools Athletics Championships Years 10 and 12 Schools Cyber Challenge 4. Finalists at Cheltenham Science Festival District Athletics Championships
In addition throughout the year KS3 o o o o o o o o o o
Years 7 Reading groups run by the library Year 8-11 Reading group run by the library PE - Junior Athlete Education Programme PE Mentoring Programme and Workshops Creative Writing Competitions Year 9 Print-making Club, terms 1-4 (Art Department) Product Design Enterprise Club STEM Club (Science, Design & Technology, Maths) KS3 Art club terms 1-4 Creative Writing Competition
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Art and Design Technology exhibition of coursework PE - Junior Athlete Education Programme Year 8-11 Reading group run by the library PE Mentoring Programme and Workshops Creative Writing Competitions Italian for Year 11 fast track French students INVEST Italian enrichment option
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MFL enrichment and support clubs run by Year 12 and Year 13 students Learn basic Japanese MFL oral classes run by foreign language assistants EPQ Presentations – Year 12 INVEST Italian enrichment option
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Across Key Stages o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Opportunities to attend Kilve Court subject extension courses History Society - variety of activities held Debating Club competitions Regional and national writing competitions (e.g. Henry Williamson Competition) Various sports clubs and teams Various PE visits to national and international sporting competitions Latin language club after school Spanish Club Art Textiles and Design Technology work is displayed around the school to showcase talent External Art and Photography Competitions Sports fixtures (varied) ‘High School Howler’ – contributions from all year groups to ‘The Citizen’ throughout the year. STEM Activity RSC streaming of live Shakespeare : KS4/5 Theatre trips linked to studied texts (English Department) Visiting authors (creative writing workshops and in connections with the Library) Co-curricular music clubs and activities Gifted and Talented musicians perform at fund-raising events Modern foreign languages enrichment and support clubs run by Year 12 and Year 13 students
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