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    • My Experience at the Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy

      Published 12/12/24

      This year I was invited back to the US Space and Rocket Centre as an ambassador at the Honeywell Leadership Challenge Academy. As an ambassador, I got to know all the 130 participants from around the world, sharing my own experiences from last year, encouraging them to give their best in the activities and to tackle new challenges.

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    • Widening Horizons 2024-25

      Published 10/12/24

      On Tuesday 26th November 2024, we were excited to launch our Widening Horizons programme for the 2024-25 academic year.  Over 130 parents and primary school children from Years 3-5 in receipt of Pupil Premium (free school meals), Service Premium (children with a parent(s) in the British Armed Forces) and who live in our designated area and children in care or previously in care attended the Widening Horizons Information Event at Kendrick School.

      Parents listened to talks from senior members of staff and heard how, as a result of the Widening Horizons and outreach work, Kendrick School has been awarded the prestigious Sutton Trust Fair Schools Admissions Award at the highest GOLD level.  The primary school students participated in exciting art, library and English workshops, led by our staff and supported by our older Kendrick students, and it was lovely to see their excitement and enthusiasm as they left the workshops.  Two parents with students who have taken part in the Widening Horizons programme and gone on to join our school community, spoke to the parents about their, and their child’s, positive experience of Kendrick School and this programme, and gave some helpful tips and advice on making the most of this opportunity.

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    • Arushi Wins Gold Award in the BPhO Computational Challenge 2024

      Published 20/11/24

      During the last academic year, I participated in the British Physics (BPhO) Computational Challenge 2024, where I undertook a project to program Physics models, with this year’s theme being Projectile Motion.

      As part of this project, I developed a website, which was then reviewed and given a Gold award.  Various phenomena in physics, such as the orbits of planets around stars, can be analysed and generalised into formulae, which can then be modelled computationally.

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    • Jessica Wins Royal Academy of Art's President's Prize 2024

      Published 19/11/24

      'The Cooking Show', a short animation film by Jessica in Year 7 made with her sister & friends (calling themselves the Lefroy Collective) was awarded this year’s Royal Academy of Art's (RA) President’s Prize 🏆 as selected by the President of the Royal Academy, Rebecca Salter PRA!

      The artwork was on display at the Royal Academy's Young Artists' Summer Show and is on their online exhibition as well.  Here is a link:  https://youngartists.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/2024/125919?query=the%20cooking%20show

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    • Year 12 Longleat Safari Trip

      Published 18/11/24

      On Friday 18th October, Year 12 biologists embarked on an exciting trip to Longleat Safari Park. Our visit to Longleat was aimed to deepen our understanding of conservation efforts and prepare us for learning about the upcoming biodiversity topic on our A Level course. 
       
      The conference that we attended was split up into 2 sessions. Session 1 covered how zoos and wildlife parks collaborate in breeding programs to ensure genetic diversity and the long-term survival of species that are at risk of extinction. The conference also covered rhino IVF, focusing on the northern white rhino, which is functionally extinct. 

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    • A Visit From Award-Winning Author Manjeet Mann

      Published 18/11/24

      On Wednesday 6th November, we were delighted to receive the final part of our prize for the Our Class Loves This Book award, a national competition which was won by last year's 9C English and their teacher, Mr Dilley (about which you can read more here) as we welcomed Manjeet Mann, author of Run, Rebel and The Crossing, to Kendrick. 

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    • Remembrance Day Events

      Published 13/11/24

      The main reason for Remembrance Day is the opportunity it gives us to acknowledge and appreciate the people, men and women, in the armed forces, as well as civilians, whose lives were taken as a result of conflict.  We endeavour this year, as we have done every year, to remember those who have served our country, our way of life, our ideals and values and in that service have sacrificed their lives and families to give that service.

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    • Students Respond Creatively to 'Counting' Poetry Competition

      Published 12/11/24

      Kendrick students have once again showcased their creativity and poetic flair in response to this term's whole-school poetry competition inspired by the theme of this year's National Poetry Day, which was counting. 

      At first glance, this seemed like a challenging topic on which to write a poem, perhaps more suited to a Maths lesson than an English competition, but we were wowed by the range and quality of responses received from students in all Year groups. 

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    • Biology Week at Kendrick 2024

      Published 11/11/24

      To celebrate the amazing world of biosciences, the Biology Department put together a full schedule of activities to coincide with National Biology Week 2024. This year, our aim was to get as many students involved as possible and to embrace our enthusiasm for the subject. From crafting origami brain hats to DNA sweet bracelets, Spelling Bee (Biolobee) and brain dissections, there was plenty to choose from! 

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    • Biology Spelling Bee Competition

      Published 11/11/24

      After a brilliant inaugural year last year for the Royal Society of Biology’s (RSB) Spelling Bee, the competition returned this year with over 240 schools participating from around the world. The Spelling Bee competition is an RSB Outreach and Engagement Grant Scheme funded activity, run by Jon Hale, Assistant Head, at Beaulieu Convent School Jersey.

      Over 70 students participated in this year's Biology Spelling Bee at Kendrick. The following article about the qualifying and finals round is written by Deepti in Year 7.

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    • Science in Medicine School Teams Prize 2024 - Kendrick Success!

      Published 08/11/24

      The National Heart and Lung Institute and the British Heart Foundation’s Centre of Research Excellence at Imperial College London offers the Annual "Science in Medicine School Teams Prize" to engage sixth form school students in the UK with science in medicine.

      This year, four collaborating Year 13 teams from Kendrick took on the challenge of research and presenting an innovative idea for tackling a medical issue from one of the categories outlined below. Students were required to stretch beyond the school curriculum, think outside the bubble of traditional biomedical fields, and learn about the excitement of research. They considered how trends in science and engineering will impact on health and medicine in the future as well as understand the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and teamwork to effective research and development of improvements in public and individual health. They had to consider the importance of affordability, availability and acceptability in translating inventions towards a reduction in inequality-related poor health outcomes. Finally, students had to appreciate the importance of effective communication in rolling out scientific developments, with an emphasis on art and design.

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    • Usmi becomes Foyle Young Poet of the Year 2024

      Published 06/11/24

      Many congratulations to Usmi in Year 11, who has been named one of this year’s Foyle Young Poets – this is a highly prestigious award given to only 100 young people aged 11-17 out of 6,600 entries from 113 different countries. Usmi’s poem will be published in an online anthology, and she also attended an award ceremony at the British Library which she describes below.

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