Year 8 Activities Week During activities week, Year 8 pupils travelled to the stunning Ardèche in France for once-in-a-lifetime trip! Without a doubt, the highlight of the French adventure was a two-day canoe descent of the Ardèche River. Guided by expert instructors, pupils and staff travelled 26km through the huge ravine, sleeping overnight on the…
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This year, those year 8 pupils who opted to remain on the Isle of Wight for Activities Week went on plenty of excursions, enjoying what our island has to offer. In beautiful sunshine, pupils visited Osborne House and Carisbrooke Castle, and also took part in a paddle board and kayaking session at Freshwater Bay. In the…
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Year 9 Activities Week For activities week, a handful of lucky year 9 pupils travelled to Geneva for an exciting few days spent visiting the CERN facility; one of the world’s largest centres for scientific research. Pupils attended a lecture from a physicist at CERN who has been working there since 1971. He recounted the…
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Year 9 Activities Week Year 9 pupils, along with Mrs Steele, Miss Allcock and Mr Green had an incredible time in Greece this week. They kicked off the week with a day of Drama workshops with Greek Theatre practitioner Georgina. Pupils created a range of ensemble work in the style of a Greek chorus and…
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On Wednesday, our Year 9 pupils participated in a healthcare day, working with visitors from the University of Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight NHS. Cathy Armstrong from the Isle of Wight NHS ran a really informative session on what the NHS is and how it works, and the different careers available in the Service.…
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Year 7 Activities Week This week, year 7 pupils who opted to stay on the Island participated in a range of activities designed to encourage teamwork and hone their physical skills. At the start of the week, pupils walked together to Rew Valley for an entire day of games, including badminton, cricket and softball. Pupils…
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On Wednesday 10th May, year 8 pupils were excited to welcome guest speaker Anna Bunney from the whale and dolphin conservation charity ORCA, who delivered a fantastic dolphin and whale science workshop to all classes. Pupils learnt about a whole variety of dolphins, whales, porpoises and other marine mammals. Topics included current conversation challenges of…
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On Wednesday 3rd May, the GCSE Geography pupils went on a field trip to Freshwater Bay and for a boat trip around The Needles. At Freshwater Bay we sat on the berm (a ridge at the top of the beach caused by destructive waves) before taking a closer look at the coastal features there; stacks,…
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TIFS V. Redruth School WIN TIFS V. Cheltenham Ladies’ College LOSS TIFS V. South Dartmoor College LOSS On Friday, it was the turn of TIFS Year 9 girls’ cricket team to travel to Bristol to represent the Isle of Wight. This was a competition for Year 10s, so our team certainly had their work cut…
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TIFS V. Okehampton College LOSS TIFS V. Hazelgrove School LOSS TIFS V. Sheldon School WIN Having won the title of IOW Indoor Cricket Champions, our U13 girls’ team travelled to Bristol to compete in the West of England Finals last Wednesday. For their first match, the team faced Okehampton College, who posted a modest total…
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