World Book Day 2021 fell on 4th March but as we had not yet returned to school at that point, Kendrick School decided to postpone the celebrations this year until the end of March so that we didn’t miss out on the fun and the important message behind the initiative.
On Wednesday lunchtime, some of the entrants to the ‘Be the Light in the Darkness’ Poetry Competition held after Holocaust Memorial Day at the end of January, were able to meet in the Hall with Ms Kattirtzi and other members of staff, for a prize giving presentation.
Ms Kattirtzi acknowledged the high volume and standard of poems submitted for the competition. She spoke about her delight at the moving and expressive poetry submitted, especially from such young poets and her enthusiasm for future pieces of work as the students continue to develop their poetry-writing skills.
Designed to challenge and inspire, the UK Chemistry Olympiad is the leading Chemistry competition for students in secondary education. This enriching experience is a unique opportunity for students to push themselves further, develop critical problem-solving skills, learn to think more creatively and get a chance to test their knowledge in new, real-world situations.
The Mathematical Challenges are a timed, multiple-choice competition aimed at students across the UK. It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems. The problems are designed to make students think. Most are accessible, yet still challenge those with more experience.
Monday 8th March is International Women’s Day (IWD), an important day for everyone to appreciate and acknowledge women and their contribution and achievements everywhere. This year’s theme is Choose to Challenge, which encourages everyone to accelerate gender parity through action. Here is a display exploring the theme which can be seen in our library and the Sixth form block.
Last year, the Music Department set out to rename its practice rooms in honour of influential and inspirational women from throughout musical history. We thought it would be fitting to introduce those women to you as part of International Women's Day, celebrating how these women have gone on to be successful in their respective fields and pave the way for future women to do the same.
This year as part of Holocaust Memorial Day we invited students to enter a poetry competition.
Poetry can be incredibly powerful. During the Holocaust and other genocides, those persecuted wrote poetry to express their feelings of loss, suffering and hope.
Survivors wrote poetry afterwards as a response to their experiences.
Writing, reading and sharing poetry can be a creative way to bring people together, even if you are not able to physically join together.
Team Cascade (Mridhula, Arzina and Ananya, all in year 13) were winners in the 2020 School’s Aerospace Challenge, and this was reported in Kendrick news in October 2020 when they were presented with their prize.
After reading about Team Cascade’s success, a parent who works for Rolls Royce got in touch and the Team were invited to present their project and connect with Rolls Royce engineers.
This took place during the February half term week.
Since the Nobel Prize was established in 1895, less than 60 women have been honoured with the prestigious international award. Last October, four women – Louise Glück, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer A. Doudna, and Andrea M. Ghez were added to that total, triumphing in literature, chemistry, and physics.
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week and the theme this year is ‘Express Yourself’. Expressing yourself is about finding ways to share feelings, thoughts, or ideas, through creativity. It is about finding a way to show who you are, and how you see the world, that can help you feel good about yourself.
Holocaust Memorial Day, 27th January 2021, marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. Remembering the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, we bear witness for those who endured genocide, and honour the survivors and all those whose lives were changed beyond recognition.
Physics students have continued to take part in competitions since the start of the year, despite extra logistics to running them safely.