Geography Trips

The Year 8's visit a tropical rainforest!

...well not quite. Actually they did experience the conditions of a tropical rainforest by experiencing the wonders of Kew Gardens to build on their learning about the world's ecosystems. They then went to a glass house that contained a temperate forest there, so were able to compare each and how the conditions create different types of plant species as well as how we as humans rely on them

Having a break from all that writing and walking

The Year 9's visit the Royal Geographical Society

To help them make their upcoing decisions about options for GCSE, 60 Year 9's spent a day finding out about the value of Geography as a GCSE subject and beyond. They went to the Royal Geographical Society (the school is a member), a historic building in the heart of London where they had presentations and did group work on topics linked to Geography...and had lunch in Hyde Park!

The Year 12's at the RGS

As an ongoing part of their A level course, the sixth form go to lectures and workshops at the Royal Geographical Society after school. Here are some of the Year 12's, just before going into a lecture on the factors affecting river and coastal flooding...

English Trips

Year 9s took the Elizabeth line to the National Theatre in Waterloo to see a production of Hamlet.

Next term, Year 9s will study this well-known Shakespearean tragedy in English so ending the term by experiencing the play as it was intended to be received - on stage - was a great way to introduce them to the Bard.

Year 9 sees Hamlet at the National Theatre

The latest research in Shakespeare studies shows that piquing young people's interest in his plays is successfully achieved by teaching them through a range of mediums and in a way which makes them relatable for students. This performance had students enthralled with bedazzling costumes and contemporary humour and songs while still retaining the language and key message of the original play.

It was also a great opportunity for students to learn to take the tube and navigate their way to the theatre in Central London.

Year 11: Jekyll and Hyde at New Wimbledon Theatre

Year 11s visited New Wimbledon theatre, a stunning 100 year old venue, to see a performance of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. An exciting end to the term and a reward for their hard work, the students had a wonderful time seeing the Victorian world of the novella that they have been studying brought to life on stage, exploring themes of science, the supernatural and good versus evil.

The play was specifically targeted at year 11 students as part of ATG's 'Revision on Tour' series which uses theatre to facilitate revision of key GCSE Literature texts.

Youth Travel Ambassadors

The GNSA YTA (Youth travel Ambassador) team recently won a Grennhackathon competition and the prize was a visit to the Abellio Bus Garage in South East London. In true sustainable travel style, we made the journey using public transport, the new Elizabeth line taking us straight into central London.

The bus depot is one of the most modern in Europe with the aim to have 100% electric buses before 2030.

We had a chance to learn about the development of Hybrid and electric buses, how technology has already changed in the last few years, making batteries smaller and how these buses are charged. Jon Eardley the managing director of Abellio London took time out of his busy schedule to show us the whole depot, giving us a real insight into the wealth of careers involved in this industry, especially in engineering and green product development. Our highlights were being in a bus car wash and then having our own private red brand new double decker bus taking us back to Hayes. Thanks again to Mr Eardley and his team for a fantastic day.