Every year, the Franklin Society of Cambridge University's Murray Edwards College hosts a science-based essay competition. The competition is open to Sixth Form students (or equivalent) from any country and of any gender. The competition aims to encourage students to explore scientific issues beyond those covered in the school curriculum.
Here is Daisy's essay report:
Our Year 13 students, Jade and Katerina have been running ‘Space Society’ for the last few years. Throughout lockdown they used the two computerised Celestron telescopes belonging to the Physics department.
These are loaned to interested students, and you will see from their blog how much Jade and Katerina have been inspired by being able to use them.
Remembering Sahana, a student at Kendrick School, who was talented and clever, but more importantly was a kind, considerate and selfless child who loved her school, her family and friends and the life she had. We mourn her loss and celebrate her life.
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On Monday 27th June, we launched our second Kendrick Poets’ Society Anthology. We were delighted to see family and friends join us for this special occasion. Our poets showcased their exceptional poems with the audience and moved many people with the power of their words as they read their poems on stage. They were passionate, talented and excellent. You can find the foreword attached to this article to get an impression of how brilliantly crafted the poems are for this anthology.
On Wednesday 14th June, a team of ten Kendrick students went to play a chess competition against a team from Queen Anne’s School in Caversham. This was Kendrick’s first chess competition against another school in over 10 years, and the results did not disappoint.
Students from different Year groups represented Kendrick, these included Divija and Joanne from Year 7, Avika, Saswathi and Abi from Year 8, Paris, Lulu and Kaya from Year 9, and Arushi and Zunairah from Year 10. Kendrick won seven out of the ten games played against Queen Anne’s.
The Year 8s had a great trip to Bushcraft, learnt and mastered many skills including making a fire, working together as a team, making use of natural resources and much more!!
We hope that we get more opportunities like this in the future to spend some quality time away from our phones and enjoy the natural beauty of our world.
By Giselle, Ivy, Usmi and Saswathi
BBC Young Dancer is a dance competition open to dancers of all styles from all over the UK providing them an opportunity to showcase their dance skills. I first got to know about this competition in 2017 when I watched the South Asian category final and the main finals on television. I was so inspired by the dancers, I decided to apply in 2021. On the 25th of April 2022, I was awarded the title “BBC Young Dancer 2022”.
This year the theme for the 2022 Holocaust Memorial Day was One Day. One Day could mean a specific day, it could also be One Day in history, One Day when life changed (for better or for worse), One Day at a time or One Day in the future.
The idea for an upcycling competition came from one of the parents who help in the Second Hand Uniform shop. We wanted to raise the profile of the Second Hand Uniform shop, whilst making use of uniform items that for one reason or another weren’t suitable to sell in the shop.
Huge congratulations to Adhya Shastry Year 12 who won BBC Young Dancer of the Year 2022. The grand final for BBC Young Dancer 2022 saw 10 talented dancers between the ages of 17 and 24 compete for the coveted title at London’s iconic Roundhouse.
With a great turnout of over 30 contestants, this year's House Chess on Wednesday 6th May, for Years 10-13 was a great success. Abilities ranged from experienced chess players to complete beginners, but everyone was able to have a go, receiving one house point for participation in this event. A second house point was awarded if a student won their match, and unfinished matches at the end of second break were adjudicated, to determine who won.
For Mental Health Awareness Week this year, we're raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental wellbeing and the practical steps we can take to address it. Loneliness is affecting more and more of us and has had a huge impact on our physical and mental health during the pandemic. Reducing loneliness is a major step towards a mentally healthy society.
As always, there are a number of activities that will take place next week and information will be sent to students about this very important issue that affects everyone’s life.