MONDAY 21st March

  • 16.30-17.25: Iterative Design Club – developing product ideas from concept to reality through modelling, testing & 3D printing through to manufacture. RWW & SAEW. All welcome. DET.
  • 16.30-17.25: GeogSoc – little introductions to big topics in Geography with student, staff (and occasionally external) presenters. TAJR & AST. 6th Form only. Geo 4.
  • 17.45-18.30: Sociedad Hispánica’: support with Spanish language and developing knowledge about Spanish culture. GJCG. 3rd & 4th Form. MFL3.
  • 17.45-18.30: MUN – take on the role of different US states to discuss current US gun laws. CBE. 3rd -5th Form. Ec1
  • 18.00-18.30: PolSoc – do you agree thathumans should have complete bodily autonomy? Is it ethical to ban abortions or require mandatory vaccinations? All welcome. Pol1
  • 20.00-21.00: Fireside Talk – Prof Fernanda Pixie discusses ‘Who invented law? And what has it ever done for human civilization?’ Do laws produce justice? Can they combat oppression? Do laws create order from chaos? From ancient Mesopotamia to today, find out how humans have used laws to forge civilizations and how effective they are. All welcome. GS.

 

TUESDAY 22nd  March

  • 16.30-17.25: Rule of 3rds – learn new art techniques in a range of media – from casting balloons, to glass fusing, to portraiture to silk screen mono-printing. BCC. 3rd form. Art dept.
  • 16.30-17.25: Dance Extension – extension/activities and guidance for 3rd form pupils wishing to be considered as dance scholars. 3rd Form only. CEK. Dance Centre
  • 17.45-18.30: PPE society – find out about Marx’s ‘Communist Manifesto’, and his theory of dialectical materialism in the first session exploring history’s greatest economists. DXC. 6th form only. Ec6
  • 18.00-19.00: MUN – should Museums Return Looted Artifacts to Their Countries of Origin? Take on the role of different countries in this highly current debate. CBE. 6th Form. Ec1
  • 18.00-19.00: EngiSoc – join the inaurgural meeting of the Wellington College Engineering Society, and learn more about design, materials and software with a bridge building simulation. RWW. All welcome. DET workshop
  • 18.00-19.00: Rationality Society – discuss the role of human behaviour in Economics. DXC. 6th form only. Ec4
  • 20.00-21.00: Tricky Chemistry – lots of challenging ideas to stretch your understanding of chemistry in this advanced group. CXD. L6th Form only. CH1.

 

WEDNESDAY 23rd March

  • 14.30-16.00: Art School Applications – support for students preparing for Art School applications including Portfolio production. AEXC. 6th Form only. Art dept
  • 16.30-17.15: Blockchain Society – find out more about NFTs exploring: what they are, how to mint them, how to list them etc including wider reading and discussion opportunities, and practical applications. To include term-long NFT creative projects. DR. All welcome. Psy1
  • 16.30-17.15: World History Society – the Great Big Easter History Quiz: test your historical knowledge to win V&A vouchers. Teams of 3 or fewer. All welcome. H7
  • 16.30-17.30: LitSoc – examine the surprising ways in which writers have used devotional poetry to explore what it means to be human in relation to God, a loved object or the divine. FHHS, GOS & JAB. All welcome. E4.
  • 16.30-17.25: Game Engine Development – a hands on opportunity to build and program a bespoke video game engine.  Attendees must be existing Computer Science students. CLC/PJJ. 5th & 6th form. CS1.
  • 16.45-17.30: Biology Bites – discuss cutting-edge biology research over coffee and cake. AMP. 5th & 6th form. Bio Harkness 1.
  • 18.00-20.00: Debating – hone your debating skills with expert tuition and practice. All welcome from beginners to experts and anything in between. 18.00-18.45 General session for all years (beginners to experts). 19.10-20.00 Training session for those who want to be involved in competitions (all years). 17.50-20.00 for Senior Team (with break for supper at 19.10). CW, GV & EKR. Library (morale room).
  • 18.00-18.45 Economics Society – discuss the black economy – what kind of activity takes place in the back economy. How large is the Black economy? Why does it vary so much between countries? What can be done to reduce it? DXC. All welcome. Ec4.
  • 20.00-21.00: Tricky Spanish Grammar – covering tricky grammar type activities in the IB exam paper. AG. U6th only. MFL10.
  • 20.00-21.00: Cultural & LawSoc – racial prejudice in the legal system JMW. All welcome. Library

 

THURSDAY 24th March

  • 12.45-13.25: Economics Extension – discuss current affairs and lots of challenging ideas to stretch your understanding of Economics in this advanced group. DXC & JRW. Ec4.
  • 12.45-13.25: L6th History Reading Group – discussion of books about the theory, practice and history of writing History. Attendees can bring lunch up from the V&A. CW. L6th only. History foyer (H8).
  • 16.30-17.25: U6th History Reading Group – discussing ‘Imagined Communities’ by Benedict Anderson. BPL. U6th only. History foyer (H8)
  • 17.45-18.30: Life Drawing – drawing and painting from a life model, learn to understand proportion, gesture, anatomy and more! All Art students welcome. ATLPW. Art Annexe.
  • 17.45-18.30: SciSoc – how does your brain group things together? Why does caffeine keep me awake? Learn more about neurocognition and computational neuroscience as Digby Venables leads a discussion on ‘Skimming the top of computational neuroscience’. MCP. All welcome. Bio5 
  • 17.45-18.30:  ClassSoc discuss literature, philosophy, art, archaeology and history from the Ancient World. AMH. All welcome. DLR
  • 18.00-18.45: ESoc – student-led discussion group looking at environmental issues. All welcome. Library.