Dear Parents/Carers,
Further to my letter dated 6th June regarding the exciting paid-for activities students will experience during Cultural Capital Week, please find below the programme of the week for Year 9 students.
Between Friday 14th July and Thursday 20th July, the normal student timetable will be suspended for our Cultural Capital Week. 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 for the final day of the academic year.
All students will be engaged in a variety of experiences throughout the Academy week. For activities taking place on site, students will follow the structure and timings of the Academy day. Students will work in groups on interdisciplinary projects and activities which will help them develop a range of skills and the characteristics of the MYP Learner Profile, such as communication, enquiry and balance. Students will need their Chromebook for all onsite events.
The Academy P.E. kit consists of: 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.
Events/Activities
Whole Academy Sports Day (onsite)
Our annual sporting event will decide the winner of the inter-house cup.
8.25am to 2.45pm
Students taking part to wear full Academy P.E. Kit.
Aim Higher Day
External visit:
Cambridge University visit
8.25am to 4.00pm
Onsite:
Maths Challenge
8.25am to 2.30pm
Students to wear full summer school uniform.
Investigation Day 1
External visit:
- Museum visit: Imperial War Museum
8.25am to 2.30pm
Onsite:
- Tower of London Detective Challenge
- Maths Challenge
8.25am to 2.30pm
Students to wear full summer school uniform.
Careers Day
External visits:
- Museum visit: Greenwich Maritime Museum & Park
- Museum visit: Imperial War Museum
- Museum visit: Bank of England Museum
- Arsenal F.C. Tour
Onsite:
- Workshop: Comic Book drawing
- Workshop: Photography
8.25am to 2.00pm
Students to wear their full summer uniform.
Investigations Day 2
External visits:
- Museum visit: Greenwich Maritime Museum & Park
- Museum visit: Imperial War Museum
- Thorpe Park
- Go Ape
8.25am to 2.45pm
Students to wear their full summer uniform for museum visits. Students going to Go Ape must wear their P.E. kit. Students attending Thorpe Park can wear their own clothes; these must be suitable for an active day, therefore shorts, skirts and tops/t-shirts must be of an appropriate length. Footwear must be shoes or trainers, no crocs or flip-flops are permitted.
Should you have any questions regarding the Cultural Capital programme, please do contact us at the Academy using the admin@thehalleyacademy.org.uk email address. A Google Form for consent will be sent to those attending external trips shortly.
We hope that this Cultural Capital Week will provide experiences that will be genuinely inspiring and transformative for our students.
Yours faithfully,
Hayley Panton
Assistant Principal/Deputy Head of Turing School