MONDAY 31st January WEEKEND LEAVE

TUESDAY 1st February

  • 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
  • 16.30-17.25: IELTS Preparation – preparation to take the IELTS English test for international students. 6th Form only. YSJ. MFL2
  • 17.45-18.30: PPE society – student-led Politics, Philosophy and Economics discussion group. DXC. 6th form only. Ec6
  • 18.00-18.30: PolSoc – discuss what is happening in Kazakhstan; how the protests started and why is Russia involved. All welcome. Pol1
  • 18.00-19.00: MUN – discuss the South China Conflict and take on the role of different countries in this ongoing dispute. CBE. 6th Form. Ec1
  • 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 2nd February

  • 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 – screening of ‘Milk’ to launch LGBT history month. All welcome. H7.
  • 16.30-17.30: LitSoc –overview of the evolution of English from the time of “Beowulf” until the innovation of the printing press. Learn more about the time when England was trilingual FHHS, GOS & JAB. 5th & 6th Form. English dept.
  • 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.
  • 16.30-17.25: Web Development – an opportunity to delve deep into the world of Web Development with HTML & CSS.  No previous experienced required. Contact goldmaa, jianga, hanburh for more information. SPS. 3rd & 4th form. CH4.
  • 16.45-17.30: Biology Bites – discuss cutting-edge biology research over coffee and cake. AMP. 5th & 6th form. Bio Harkness 1.
  • 16.45-17.30: UKLO training/Linguistics Society – training to solve linguistic data problems and talks on various aspects of Linguistics. EKR. All welcome. C1.
  • 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 – student-led Economics discussion group. DXC. 6th form only. 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: LawSoc – find out about different types of Law, Interesting cases, Careers, occasional Courtroom Movie Drama. JMW. All welcome.
  • 20.00-20.30: Psychology reading group – discuss cutting-edge Psychology research. For more details contact JCWL. MS Teams.

THURSDAY 3rd February

  • 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)
  • 17.15-17.45: FemSoc – discuss “Women and Crime” Naomi Tchesse. All welcome. Library (Upstairs)
  • 17.45-18.30: Business Society – develop a business idea and pitch it to potential investors. under the expert guidance of upper school Business students. AJPA. 3rd-5th Form. Ec1.
  • 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 – find out more about careers in science with talks from Rebecca Elt – Principal Clinical Scientist in Cancer treatment NHS (Medical Physics); Lewis Gear – Senior Engineering PM at TfL (Engineering) and Rosie Robson – BP Oil and Gas Exploration Geologist (Chemistry / Earth Sciences). MCP. All welcome. Bio5. 
  • 17.45-18.30:  ClassSoc – discuss literature, philosophy, art, archaeology and history from the Ancient World. AMH. 6th form only. Classics Lobby.
  • 18.00-18.45: ESoc – student-led discussion group looking at environmental issues, this week focusing on rewilding. All welcome. Library.

 FRIDAY 4th February

  • 16.30-17.25: Dance – practical dance extension for dance scholars. CEK. 4th &5th form. Dance Studio.
  • 16.30-17.25: French Native Speakers Club – iGCSE Preparation for Native French Speakers (4th Form early takers). 4th Form only. YSJ. MFL2.
  • 16.35-17.25: MedSoc – student-led Medical discussion group. HWYW & GWP. All welcome. Library (Upstairs).
  • 17.30: Public Speaking – hone your public speaking skills with expert tuition and practice. EO. Library.
  • 18.00-18.55: Creative Writing Society – a chance to experiment with a range of writing techniques and enjoy the versatility of language. JAB. All welcome. E10.
  • 18.00-18.55: MathsSoc – maths extension and competitions. Puzzles and problem solving. NSB. All welcome. M1 & M2.
  • 18.00-19.00: Cultural Society – discuss the economic and historical reasons people of colour remain held back in society. All welcome. Library (Upstairs).
  • 20.00-21.00: WellingTEN – 4 inspiring talks each exactly 10 minutes long. BPL. All welcome. CLT.