Chs summer time out 2013

CHS's

Magazine 2013

We all know it's easy to get a bit bored over the holidays, so we've compiled this magazine to give you a few ideas of some fun things to do during the summer!

There are galleries, plays, websites and film suggestions in this booklet to name just a few things, so we hope you'll find this a helpful and interesting tool. We will also be running a competition with prizes to be won in September! Produce a response to something you were inspired by this booklet to do over summer. It could be a poem, a poster, a model, a painting- the more creative the better! Please hand your entries in to Ms Forshaw

by Monday 9th September - good luck and have a fantastic summer!

Best wishes CHS Sixth Form x

ART Summer Exhibitions 2013 The National Gallery Tate Modern Tate Modern Tate Modern Tate Britain Tate Britain Tate Britain Tate Britain National Portrait Gallery The Serpentine Gallery The Serpentine Gallery The Courtauld Institute of Art Hayward Gallery Queens Gallery Barbican centre Dulwich Picture Gallery

Margate Gallery Turner Contemporary Margate Kew Gardens Kew Gardens – The Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art The Royal Academy The Royal Academy Cork Street

Vermeer & Music Ellen Gallagher AxME Meschac Gaba: Museum of contemporary African Art Suloua Raouda Choucair Patrick Caulfield Gary Hume Simon Starling: Phantom Ride Lowry & the Painting of Modern Life BP Portrait Award Sturtevant Leaps, Jumps & Bumps Fischli/Weiss: Rock on top of another rock Collecting Gauguin The Alternative Guide to the Universe Fashion in art explored through Royal collection Portraits Leandro Erlich – Dalston House Nash, Nevinson, Spencer, Gertler, Carrington, Bomberg: A Crisis of Brilliance 1908 - 1922 Photomontages by Claire Gill Curiosity: Art & the Pleasure of Knowing Rory McEwen: The Colours of Reality First gallery in the world to be dedicated to Botanical Art Summer Exhibition Mexico: A Revolution in Art 1910 1940 Open exhibition

26th June – 8th September 1st May – 1st September 3rd July – 22nd September 17th April – 20th October 5th June – 1st September 5th June – 1st September 12th March – 20th October 26th June – 20th October 20th June – 15th September 28th June – 26th August 8th March – 6th March 2014 20th June – 8th September 11th June – 26th August 10th May – 6th October 26th June – 4th August Until 22nd September 28th June – 21st July 24th May – 15th September 11th May – 22nd September Current 10th June – 18th August 6th July – 29th September 9th – 16th August

Victoria and Albert Museum: http://www.vam.ac.uk/ Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace 18 June - 20 October 2013. If you could keep only one memory, what would it be? This summer the V&A presents a dramatic vision of the future through an immersive exhibition experience. Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace is a walk-in story that brings to life a new work of fiction by the author Hari Kunzru. This narrative world is visualised through a series of commissions by 20 internationally acclaimed illustrators, graphic designers and typographers.

Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s 10 July 2013 - 16 February 2014. Discover the creative explosion of London fashion in the 1980s in a major exhibition at the V&A. Through more than 85 outfits, Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s showcases the bold and exciting new looks by the most experimental young designers of the decade, including Betty Jackson, Katharine Hamnett, Wendy Dagworthy and John Galliano.

Cath Kidston: Coming Up Roses Fri 19 July 2013 18:30 EVENING TALK: Cath Kidston, One of Britain's most admired designers and most successful businesswomen talks about her ideas and her career so far. ÂŁ9, ÂŁ6 concessions

ASOS: Fashion Marketing Talk What: Young People's Events When: Fri 16 August 2013 10:30 Where: Seminar Room One, Sackler Centre FREE TALK: Find out what is involved in fashion marketing, including an understanding of the importance of design and layout in making outfits stand out.

Learn about designing and setting up your own online selling site.

With ASOS 10.30-11.30 (16-24 years)

ASOS: Fashion Journalism Talk What: Young People's Events When: Fri 16 August 2013 12:00 Where: Seminar Room One, Sackler Centre FREE TALK: Find out how to get started in fashion journalism.

Whether writing fashion features in magazines and newspaper or online, find out what skills you need and how to get started being a fashion journalist.

With ASOS 12.00-12.45 (16-24 years)

London College of Fashion Your future in fashion: one-day seminar http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/short-courses/by-subject/under-18/your-future-in-fashion/ This unique one-day seminar will introduce you to the fashion Industry and give you the opportunity to explore the diverse roles that might be right for you.

More courses for under 18 year olds: http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/short-courses/by-subject/under-18/

Wellcome Collection http://www.wellcomecollection.org/whats-on/exhibitions/souzou.aspx Souzou: Outsider Art from Japan Thursday 28 March 2013 - Sunday 30 June 2013

Galleries to visit in general: Tate Britain and Modern The Photographers' Gallery 16 - 18 Ramillies St, London W1F 7LW Admission free Mon – Sat 10.00 – 18.00, Thur 10.00 – 20.00, Sun 11.30 – 18.00

BIOLOGY At the Natural History Museum: -Visit Sebastião Salgado's Genesis, 11 April - 8 September 2013 in the Waterhouse Gallery. The world premiere of Sebastião Salgado: Genesis unveils extraordinary images of landscapes, wildlife and remote communities by this world-renowned photographer. Ticket prices £10 adults, £5 child and concession, £27 family . Free for Members, Patrons and children under 4.

-Visit the Darwin Centre, where you can see world-leading scientists at work, incredible specimens, exciting displays and much more. Entrance is free. Open10.00 – 17.50. No advance booking is required. The Darwin Centre is open after hours on the last Friday of every month until 22.30.

-Go to the Attenborough Studio to experience natural history on film in new and exciting ways at the Museum.

-Watch the Planet Earth television series. The series, narrated by David Attenborough is Emmy Award winning. 11-episodes, 5-years in the making, the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC, and the first to be filmed in high definition, Planet Earth is a must-see for biologists.

Read National Geographic magazine. It contains interesting articles about landscapes and habitats all over the world. The magazine is renowned for its standard of photography, and is home to some of the highest-quality photojournalism in the world.

Go to Down House which belonged to Charles Darwin. With its unique place in the history of science, Down House is one of the major visitor attractions in the South East. See the study where Darwin wrote 'On the Origin of Species', still as it was when he worked here, and stroll through the extensive gardens that so inspired the great scientist.

Go to World Mosquito Day 2013: Mosquito Day Murder Mystery - the Body in the Library. This year to celebrate World Mosquito Day 2013, The Malaria Centre at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will host a Murder Mystery with a malaria-themed twist in the grand surroundings of the School's listed, woodpanelled library. Date: Friday 16 August 2013 Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Venue: Library, LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT.

CHEMISTRY Visit: -The Royal Institution- the Royal Institution (RI) is an independent charity dedicated to connecting people with the world of science. They're about discovery, innovation, inspiration and imagination. You can explore over 200 years of history-making science in their Faraday Museum as well as engage with the latest research, ideas and debates in our public science events. Why not attend one of their summer school activities?

-Visions of the Universe, National Maritime Museum, London Wander through beautiful galaxies, spectacular nebulae and millions of shimmering stars in this breathtaking collection of some of the most incredible images of our universe ever made. Visions of the Universe shows how we have captured images of the heavens over the centuries, from the earliest hand-drawings to photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and the very latest footage from the Mars Curiosity rover.

Open 7 June- 15 September 2013. Opening hours: 10.00–17.00, Last admission 16.30, Late closing Thursdays.

Go to: one of the events organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry, such as the talk on using predictive chromatographic methods to improve drug design, safety and reduce attrition. This meeting brings together experts in the field of using chromatographic methods and the data generated to predict biological processes or outcomes. The programme will cover both chromatographic method development and chemometrics along with their application in drug design and safety. The meeting is jointly organised by the Separation Science and Chemometrics special interest groups of the RSC. Date: 03 September 2013 09:00 – 17:00 visit www.rsc.org for more ideas of chemistry-related talks and events.

DRAMA South London Youth Theatre Stagecoach Summer Workshops

(£150/£120 per week) http://www.stagecoach.co.uk/

Uncommon Education Summer Camp (4 weeks) http://uncommoneducation.org.uk/

Southbank Centre The Man Who Planted Trees – tickets from £12

Kids Week http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/18219335-kids-week-2013

National Theatre The Shed, Inside Out – some free events http://theshed.nationaltheatre.org.uk/

Unicorn Lion Boy (9th-21st July, tickets from £13) http://unicorntheatre.com/lionboy

Fairfield Halls Film and theatre events throughout the summer

Churchill Theatre Summer School- Fame and Other Stories 8-12 years, 5th-9th August (£120) Productions

Helen O’Grady http://www.helenogrady-croydon.co.uk/drama-classes

The BRIT School 29th July-2nd August 2012, 10.30-3.30 (£125) ages 11-14 and 15-18

PQA http://www.pqacademy.com/news/pqa-chislehurst-sidcup-holiday-workshops-2013/

ENGLISH A Midsummer Night’s Dream – until Sat 12 October @ globe theatre http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/a-midsummer-nights-dream2013#

Macbeth – from 28th June to 13th October @ globe theatre http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on/globe-theatre/macbeth-2013 -

The British Library and The Full English Archive presentation When: Sat 13 Jul 2013, 15.00-16.00, Where: Conference Centre, British Library Price: Free, booking essential http://www.bl.uk/whatson/events/event148658.html British Library tour, Tours take place Mon - Sat at 10.30 and 1500; Sun and Public Holidays at 11.30 and 15.00, Where: Entrance Hall, British Library, Price: £8 / £6.50 concessions http://www.bl.uk/whatson/tours/event91927.html

See summer events at your local library KS4 & KS5: National Theatre Live: Macbeth starring Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston Saturday July 20 20.05 at cinemas nationwide including Croydon Vue Book your tickets for National Theatre Live: Othello Thursday 26 September at cinemas nationwide including Croydon Vue

AN INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE: ROMEO AND JULIET THE SHED (THESHEDTHEATRE.CO.UK) 24 JULY – 18 AUGUST A NEW 60 MINUTE VERSION FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES

FRENCH See- Classic French films every Sunday until July 28th at the Institut Francais Royaume-Uni, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DT. Films to be shown this month include ‘Jean de Florette’ and ‘Manon des sources’.

Celebrate France’s National Bastille Day on July 14th, visit all the best French restaurants around London and appreciate the best of French cuisines and traditions. TransferWise, a Shoreditch based startup, is hosting a Bastille Day Party to celebrate the best of the French Community in London. The event takes near London Bridge. Enjoy the cheese and red wine!

Visit the Poetry of Instability Exhibition by Etienne Viard. The Piper Gallery presents the steel sculptures of the French artist Etienne Viard from 14 June to 26 July, near Tottenham Court Road Station. Alternatively, visit the Aktis Gallery, which will present André Marfaing's first solo exhibition in London. The works of this French lyrical abstract painter will be exposed from 14 June to 30 September near Green Park in London.

If you’re more of a musical lover - Live and direct from Montreal, Canada, legendary “Kompa Funk” and jazz pianist and vocalist HENRI-PIERRE NOEL plays an exclusive London show in this album launch at The Jazz Cafe on Saturday 13th July.

Visit the renowned French Cirque du Soleil – Alegría which has received international acclaim and wowed over 10 million people worldwide. Alegría has a baroque and operatic style with flamboyant costumes and with original music performed live. It's more than a show; it is an exciting and unique experience that will captivate all ages. Book your tickets now for The 02 from 18 to 21 July, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX, or at Wembley Arena from 24 to 28 July, Arena Square, Engineers Way, London HA9 OAA.

GEOGRAPHY -Read, 'Coast, our island story' especially if you are considering AS geography.

-Visit Dungeness; an example of a cuspate foreland -Visit the website Jetpunk/Sporcle to do a geography quiz -Watch Coast and Town on BBC -Visit the USGS.gov website to look at recent tectonic activity -When visiting London, look at the meanders in the Thames

- Visit 'www.statistics.gov.uk' and research census data in your local area -Watch 'The Hobbit' to look at the landscape -Look at Populations of countries at different stages of development -Visit Brighton or another popular coastal town and try to spot the any coastal management.

GERMAN Read: Grimm's Fairy Tales. With the words “Once upon a time,” the Brothers Grimm transport readers to a timeless realm where witches, giants, princesses, kings, fairies, goblins, and wizards fall in love, try to get rich, quarrel with their neighbors, and have magical adventures of all kinds—and in the process reveal essential truths about human nature. When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm set out to collect stories in the early 1800s, their goal was not to entertain children but to preserve Germanic folklore—and the hard life of European peasants was reflected in the tales they discovered. However, once the brothers saw how the stories entranced young readers, they began softening some of the harsher aspects to make them more suitable for children. A cornerstone of Western culture since the early 1800s, Grimm’s Fairy Tales is now beloved the world over.

See: Emil and the Detectives at the National Theatre. Join young Emil as he says goodbye to his mother, leaves his small town and sets off on a journey that will change his life.

When his money is stolen on the train by a mysterious stranger, Emil thinks he’s lost everything. But as he starts tracking down the thief, he soon discovers that he’s not alone in the big city after all. For this classic tale of a boy learning to rely on himself – and on his new friends – the Olivier stage transforms into 1920s Berlin: a place full of surprises and danger, where everything moves at the speed of your imagination.

Tickets £12 £26 £38 £48 Half-price tickets for under-18yrs (excludes £12 tickets)

If you're in Germany, go to: Munich Opera Festival- Celebrated every summer since 1876, the Munich Opera Festival at the National Theatre offers an excellent program of opera and ballet performances throughout June and July. Highlights include the free open-air concerts “Opera For All” (July 8 and 9) When: until July 31, 2013 Where: Munich Classic Open-Air Festival Berlin- Enjoy classic music al fresco at Gendarmenmarkt, one of the most beautiful historic squares in Berlin. The concerts feature operetta, opera, and classical and contemporary music.

Where: Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin When: July 4 - 8, 2013 DOM Festival in Hamburg- Since the 14th century, Hamburg celebrates the DOM, one of the largest openair fun fairs in the North of Germany. Bring the whole family for ferries wheels, roller coaster, concerts, and fireworks.

Where: Heiligengeistfeld, in the city center of Hamburg When: July 19 - August 18, 2013 German Summer Camp in Germany for Teens! Immerse yourself in German culture and language. Visit http://www.teenagersabroad.com/countries/teenagerberlin.html or try German Summer Courses at Alinguas Summer School Munich http://www.german-course-germany.de/german-courses/german-courses-summer-munich.html to further enhance your German!

GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Places to go Greater London Assembly: http://london.gov.uk/ Supreme Court: http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/ Houses of Parliament: http://www.parliament.uk/business/commons/ Cabinet War Rooms: http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms The British Library: http://www.bl.uk/# Billy Elliot!

Things to watch BBC Parliament The Iron Lady (12A) The Young Victoria (12A) Lincoln (12A) Question Time

Things to read Animal Farm - George Orwell The Government Inspector (Drama Classics) Free? Amnesty international The United Nations, Jussi M. Hanhimaki Political systems, Ethics of Politics

Things to look up Labour party: http://www.labour.org.uk/ Conservative party: http://www.conservatives.com/ Lib Dem party: http://www.libdems.org.uk/siteFiles/resources/splash.html

Things to listen to Video recording of lecture - 'US Strategy in Iraq: Past, Present and Future' http://graduation.kcl.ac.uk/ikings/index.php?id=175

HISTORY National Trust Summer Events http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-on/events/ National Trust Summer Exhibitions http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-on/exhibitions/ Imperial War Museum Horrible Histories Rationing Event http://www.iwm.org.uk/exhibitions/iwm-north/horrible-histories

Imperial War Museum Churchill War Rooms Private Tours http://www.iwm.org.uk/events/churchill-war-rooms/churchill-war-rooms-private-tours Imperial War Museum HMS Belfast Private Tours http://www.iwm.org.uk/events/hms-belfast/hms-belfast-private-tours Leeds Castle State Bedrooms Tour ‘Behind the Scenes’ http://www.leeds-castle.com/goto.php?sess=+A5E5145191850465D+E+852&id=99 Leeds Castle below the Stairs Tour http://www.leeds-castle.com/goto.php?sess=+A5E5145191850465D+E+852&id=99 Hever Castle Jousting Tournament Viewings http://www.hevercastle.co.uk/events-in-kent.aspx Natural History Museum: ‘Extinction- Not the end of the world?’ http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whatson/events/programs/nhm/extinction%3A_not_the_end_of_the_world%3F.html?date=18.06.2013

LATIN Places to Visit: Fishbourne Roman Villa (near Chichester) – visit Cogidubnus’ palace and learn about the different rooms in a Roman villa. There are often lots of events on over the holidays.

Richborough Roman Fort (near Sandwich, East Kent) – learn about Roman Britain and see the well preserved ruins of a major military fort.

Museum of London – see interactive displays about life in Londinium and find out more about Boudicca’s revolt.

The Novium (Chichester) – a recently opened museum including the excavations of the Roman bath house and a wide range of exhibits. You could explore the city to find evidence of the Roman city in the modern street names or architecture etc.

Silchester (near Basingstoke) – a working archaeological excavation of what was once a large town and well-preserved amphitheatre. Perfect for a family day out and entry is free.

Activities: ‘Street Museum – Londinium’ iPhone app has information about Roman artefacts found in London and has a map of the Roman sites in London.

The books by Rosemary Sutcliff about the Romans in Britain and the Ancient Celts are both informative and exciting: The Eagle of the Ninth, The Silver Branch, The Lantern Bearers, Outcast.

The Eagle of the Ninth has also been made into a film, The Eagle.

Rosemary Sutcliff has also written about the epic Greek poems the Iliad and the Odyssey in the books Black Ships before Troy and The Wanderings of Odysseus.

Watch Horrible Histories - The Rotten Roman scenes are very informative about all aspects of life in the Roman Empire (and funny).

If you are interested in archaeology, watch programmes such as Time Team, which often feature Roman excavations, and look out on BBC4 for any relevant documentaries.

The Gladiator series of books by Simon Scarrow tell the story of a boy who is a recruited as a gladiator. They are very interesting and also contain accurate facts.

The Roman Mysteries by Caroline Lawrence follow Flavia and her friends as they solve various mysteries. They are a good introduction to life in Ancient Rome and the mythology and festivals of the Romans.

MATHS Sudoku Logic Puzzles Brain Teasers www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/maths/games www.mathplayground.com www.subtangent.com/maths/games.php www.brainbashers.com

MUSIC A book to read for all...

THE STORY OF MUSIC BY HOWARD GOODALL

In the West End...

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA @ Her Majesty’s Theatre WICKED @ Apollo Victoria Theatre Opera...

GLYNDEBOURNE OPERA FESTIVAL

The BBC Proms 2013...

Prom 37: Urban Classic Prom Sat 10 Aug 2013, 8.00pm, Royal Albert Hall Broadcast live on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Radio 3, Jules Buckley leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a collision of Fazer, Henze, Laura Mvula, Mosolov and Maverick Sabre, with guest artists from the worlds of urban and contemporary classical music.

Prom 7: Gospel Prom Tue 16 July 2013, 10.15pm, Royal Albert Hall The London Adventist Chorale, London Community Gospel Choir, People’s Christian Fellowship Choir, Muyiwa & Riversongz and Pastor David Daniel raise the roof of the Royal Albert Hall in a late-night celebration of gospel music’s powerful songs of praise and passion.

Prom 44: Stravinsky, Penderecki, Debussy & Ravel Thu 15 Aug 2013, 7.30pm, Royal Albert Hall Igor Stravinsky - Fireworks (4 mins) Krzysztof Penderecki - Concerto grosso (37 mins) Claude Debussy - La Mer (24 mins) Maurice Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe – Suite No. 2 (17 mins)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION Events to see: -Cycling- Tour de France. Running from Saturday June 29th to Sunday July 21th 2013, the 100th Tour de France will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,404 kilometres. Watch live coverage on the website: www.letour.fr.

-Cricket- The Ashes. 10th July – 25th August. Many people are tipping England to beat Australia this year and the home side are certainly favourites after beating India and New Zealand in recent series.

-Golf- The British Open. 10th – 25th July. This year held at Muirfield- Home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers, and one of the oldest clubs with a world famous course. The Club has a colourful history from its first beginnings in Leith in 1744. Muirfield is a renowned host to major championships amateur and professional, international and national, men and ladies - all of which have produced worthy champions.

Watch the action on TV at home if you can’t get tickets!

Athletics- London Anniversary Games. 26th – 28th July. British Athletics will host three days of world-class athletics action from 26 to 28 July 2013, on the anniversary of the London 2012 Opening Ceremony, at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The Sainsbury's Anniversary Games will span three days of athletics, with IAAF Diamond League action on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, featuring the return of many Olympic champions, and a third day of action on the Sunday dedicated to showcasing the Paralympic champions of 2012.

Athletics- World Championships. 10th-18th August. The 14th World Championships in Athletics are scheduled to be held in Moscow, Russia. Watch the live coverage at home!

Tennis- US Open. 26th August – 9th September. The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final tennis major comprising the Grand Slam each year; the other three are the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon.

Show your support for Andy Murray and watch the coverage!

PHYSICS Read: – 'Wonders of the Universe' and 'Wonders of the Solar System', both by Brian Cox. Both have also been made into TV series which you could also watch. In 'Wonders of the Solar System', Professor Brian Cox takes us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination really come to life. In 'Wonders of the Universe', Professor Cox shows us that if we can understand the impact of the governing laws on Earth- light, gravity, time, matter and energy- it will bring us a step closer to an understanding of our Universe.

– 'In Search of Schrodinger's Cat' by John Gribbin. This book tells the complete story of quantum mechanics, a truth stranger than any fiction. John Gribbin takes us step by step into an even more bizarre and fascinating place, requiring only that we approach it with an open mind. He introduces the scientists who developed quantum theory. He investigates the atom, radiation, time travel, the birth of the universe, super conductors and life itself. And in a world full of its own delights, mysteries and surprises, he searches for Schrodinger's Cat - a search for quantum reality - as he brings every reader to a clear understanding of the most important area of scientific study today - quantum physics.

Visit: The IMAX cinema and see Hubble 3D. Journey through distant galaxies and explore the mysteries of the universe on this mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.

Using incredible 3D technology, accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history in this gripping story from the award-winning IMAX Space Team.

Experience never-before-seen 3D flights through awe-inspiring Hubble imagery as this extraordinary film transports you deep into the far reaches of our universe, without ever leaving your seat!

Or see Space Station 3D, the first 3D live action movie to be filmed in space. Using incredible 3D technology the film tells the amazing story of the greatest engineering feat since a man landed on the Moon; the on-orbit assembly of the International Space Station as it travels 220 miles above the Earth at 17,500 mph. Feel the force of a rocket launch, look into the depths of space, experience life in zero gravity and accompany astronauts on a spacewalk.

With stunning views of Earth and incredible footage of the construction of the Space Station it’s the closest you’ll come to actually being there! Narrated by Tom Cruise.

Visit: The Science Museum in London, which is world renowned for its historic collections, awe-inspiring galleries and inspirational exhibitions. Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD. Opening hours: 10.00-18.00 (last entry 17.15) every day. Entry is free, but charges apply for the IMAX cinema, flight simulators and some special exhibitions.

PSYCHOLOGY Read: 'Human traces' by Sebastian Faulkes. The book is about 19th century psychologists battling through conflicting ideas. One believes in the evolutionary approach and the other the psychodynamic approach to abnormality. The story takes us from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned Professor Charcot in Paris; from the heights of the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa. As the concerns of the old century fade and the First World War divides Europe, the two men's volatile relationship develops and changes, but is always tempered by one exceptional woman; Thomas's sister Sonia.

'Engelby' by Sebastian Faulkes. This is the story of Mike Engleby, a working-class boy who is perceived to be “different”. He wins a place at an esteemed English university. But with the disappearance of Jennifer, the undergraduate Engleby admires from afar, the story turns into a mystery of gripping power.

Watch:-A Beautiful Mind. After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish when he develops schizophrenia.

-Derren Brown shows available on 4oD. A maestro of mind control, Derren Brown has a rare intuition that enables him to predict - and control - human behaviour. Are you ready to be amazed?

There will be an essay competition open for years 11-13 based on this film looking at “Should people be held responsible for their actions even if they are obeying an authority figure”

SPANISH Read: Harry Potter y La Piedra Filósofa Spanish magazines such as ‘HOLA!’ which can be found online.

For older readers: ‘Crónica de una muerte anunciada’ by Gabriel García Márquez

Watch: ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’, ‘Valentin’, ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’, ‘La zona’ and for younger years, ‘Spanglish’. Watch the films in Spanish and put the English subtitles on!

Go to: London Spanish Film Festival- two festival weeks packed with unique opportunities to watch some of the most exciting films from Spain and see and hear from some of the filmmakers and actors onstage.

See: Los Vivancos.

They have fast become one of Spain's biggest global success stories, dancing up a storm and winning standing ovations from more than a million people to date. Now it's London's turn to fall under their spell as they premiere a good-versus-evil story set in the world of the paranormal and supernatural with the brothers playing angels, demons and vampires, at the London Coliseum for one night only on Tuesday July 9.

The choreography mixes fearless flamenco with ballet, martial arts, tap dance and a sprinkling of magic. The brothers have also composed the music in the show, a fusion of flamenco, rock and classical sounds. Los Vivancos play instruments on stage and are joined by seven female musicians, the Maszka Band, from Budapest. Los Vivancos is a spectacular, unforgettable production.

Visit: The British Museum to see artefacts from Peru and discover Pre-Hispanic history and culture!

HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR COMPETITION ENTRIES!

With thanks to Katie Tomsett for all her hard work.