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Year 9 Cultural Capital Week

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21
May

Dear Parent/Carer 

Year 9 Cultural Capital Week: Monday 14th July – Friday 18th July 

In the penultimate week of module 6, between Monday 14th July and Friday 18th July, the normal student timetable will be suspended and students will be engaged in a variety of experiences throughout the week, curated to complement their learning across this year and into the next academic year. 

A number of students will be attending the Key Stage 3 and 4 Berlin residential trip that week. We wish these students a bon voyage and look forward to hearing about their German adventures when they return. All other students are expected to attend the Academy as usual. For many of the activities planned across this week, students will work in groups on interdisciplinary projects that will help them to develop a range of skills and the characteristics of the MYP Learner Profile ultimately preparing Year 9 students for the beginning of GCSE studies in September. All students will visit London’s Hyde Park to explore the Capital’s role in justice and protest. All Year 9 will also explore the role of politics and public speaking through either a visit to London’s City Hall or through a workshop delivered by the Speakers Trust. 

For activities that take place on-site, students will follow an adjusted structure and timings of the Academy day, including possible changes to lunch and break times, all of which will be communicated to students ahead of time. 

Where there are costs to trips such as to the Gravity Trampoline Park or Adventure Island, this has been detailed in the schedule below. All payments are to be made on ParentPay. All trips are on a first-come-first-served basis and are non-refundable or transferable. Bookings for trips will go live on Monday 2nd June. Please be aware that some activities and events may conclude after or slightly before the usual time of the Academy day.  Students will return to their normal timetable on Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd July.

Arts in the Park, London City Hall and Houses of Parliament

  • Date: Monday 14th July
  • Activity: Arts in the Park, Hyde Park Corner (Free), London’s City Hall (Free), Houses of Parliament visit (Free)
  • Description:  Students will visit Hyde Park.  Students will gain first-hand knowledge of the inner workings of London’s political centres through a visit to City Hall or the Houses of Parliament.
  • Times: 8.25am – with various dismissal times, depending on when the trip returns to the Academy.
  • Dress code: All students should wear their full Academy uniform.

Imperial War Museum, London City Hall, Workshop and Royal Courts of Justice

  • Date: Tuesday 15th July
  • Activity: The Imperial War Museum (Free), London’s City Hall (Free), Speakers Trust workshop conclusion (part of the Guildhall Art Gallery visit, Free, on-site), The Royal Courts of Justice (£6.50)
  • Description: As part of the history curriculum, students take part in the Holocaust workshop at the Imperial war Museum. Students will gain first-hand knowledge of the inner workings of London’s political centre. Selected students will conclude their public speaking workshop delivered by the Speakers Trust. Students can choose (paid-for) to venture outside of the classroom to explore the rule of law at the Royal Courts of Justice, taking part in a mock trial.
  • Times: 8.25am – with various dismissal times, depending on when the trip returns to the Academy.
  • Dress code: All students should wear their full Academy uniform.

 

Arts in the Park, London City Hall and Gravity

  • Date: Wednesday 16th July
  • Activity: Arts in the park, Hyde Park Corner (Free), London’s City Hall (Free) Gravity Trampoline Park, Bluewater (£11)
  • Description: Students will visit Hyde Park.  Students will gain first-hand knowledge of the inner workings of London’s political centre.  Students can visit Gravity Trampoline Park
  • Times: 8.25am – with various dismissal times, depending on when the trip returns to the Academy.
  • Dress code: All students should wear their full Academy uniform.  Students attending the Gravity trip should wear their PE kit. The Academy P.E. kit consists of: the Academy P.E. top, plain black sports shorts or plain black tracksuit bottoms, sports socks and running trainers. Leggings, cycling shorts, fashion trainers, Crocs or other branded sports wear is not permitted.

Design and Technology Day

  • Date: Thursday 17th July
  • Activity: Design and Technology day (on-site), Imperial War Museum (Free) Gravity Trampoline Park, Bluewater (£11), The Royal Courts of Justice (£6.50)
  • Description: Students will be engaged in a project-based learning centred around the world of design and technology.  As part of the history curriculum, students take part in the Holocaust workshop at the Imperial war Museum.  Students can choose (paid-for) to venture outside of the classroom to explore the rule of law at the Royal Courts of Justice, taking part in a mock trial.
  • Times: 8.25am – with various dismissal times, depending on when the trip returns to the Academy.
  • Dress code:  All students should wear their full Academy uniform.Students attending the Gravity trip should wear their PE kit. The Academy P.E. kit consists of: the Academy P.E. top, plain black sports shorts or plain black tracksuit bottoms, sports socks and running trainers. Leggings, cycling shorts, fashion trainers, Crocs or other branded sports wear is not permitted.

Activity Day (students select one from list)

  • Date: Friday 18th July
  • Activity: Arts in the park, Hyde Park Corner (Free), STEM Challenge (on-site), Adventure Island, Southend, (£37, payable in 2 instalments)
  • Description: Students will visit Hyde Park.  Students will be assigned to work in small groups on Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths challenges.  Students will have the option of a paid-for experience to a theme park.
  • Times: 8.25am – with various dismissal times, depending on when the trip returns to the Academy.
  • Dress code: Only students attending the Adventure Island trip are permitted to wear non-uniform clothes. Clothing worn must be suitable for an active day, therefore shorts, skirts, and tops/t-shirts must be of an appropriate length. Cropped tops and hot-pants shorts are not permitted. Footwear must be shoes or trainers, no Crocs or flip-flops are permitted.  All other students should wear their full Academy uniform.

If you have any questions, please email a member of your child’s small school team. 

Yours faithfully,
Mrs H. Panton | Deputy Head of Turing School