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Year 8 Geography students enjoyed an educational visit to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Looking at urban development and regeneration, students learned about the real-life industrial revolution that shaped Stratford.

One of the most deprived areas in England due to the de-industrialisation that came after the industrial revolution. The Olympic Park was seen as a space to not only host the Olympics and Paralympics but as an opportunity to improve the area with the transformations.

We think they enjoyed it!

This term the AGS Gardening team have been busy tending to numerous projects across the AGS site.

The vegetable plot saw 3 crops of potatoes go in with one lot harvested already! The House fruit trees are all doing well with apples on the Denson & Ridley trees, pears and nectarines taking over the Hampden and Lee trees, Phillips trees supporting the local wild life by feeding the birds and Paterson’s plum tree is settling in nicely.

The Flower Garden is developing well and was recently used as the perfect venue to host the New Staff Buddy meeting. Produce from the Greenhouse was sold at the school fete and we were delighted to learn it surpassed last year’s takings!

Finally, our latest initiative: The AGS Zen Garden is finally in progress. With two reclaimed sinks being planted up with succulents that we’ve been nurturing, we’re hoping to finish the stream, surrounding stones shortly.