Wider-Curriculum

Year 7 Rugby Success

Well done to our Year 7 boys rugby team who recently qualified and played in the Sussex Schools U12 Finals day at Brighton Rugby Club. They won both their games on the day, with opposition coaches and supporters commenting on the exciting and high-quality style of rugby they played.

This confirmed their place as one of the strongest sides in the County. Congratulations boys!

Carnival Club at Same Sky Mas Camp

On Saturday May 11th, Year 11 students took part in a Mas Camp workshop in Brighton with Same Sky community arts group. The four students, Alice, Lauren, Alex and Aneshka had already worked out what they wanted to make at the workshop based on our Children’s Parade theme of inventions and particularly origami. They took along their life size plan drawings for their big make. The design is a crane made to look like an origami crane of peace. With the help and expertise of artists from Same Sky the students constructed the crane sculpture mainly from garden canes and some willow withies. They are a fantastic team of students who worked really well together making decisions about scale and keeping the overall look of the sculpture together. Whilst one pair made the wings, another pair made the main bird structure with Mrs Damazer and Miss Corbett who was able to join us for the day. The crane sculpture is about 2m tall and 2m long.

The students also had to work out how to make it in sections so we can transport it on the coach to Brighton for the parade on May 7th 2023. This was a little challenging but the girls figured this out quickly. The crane will be carried on a stretcher and the wings will be operated by two other students in Carnival Club.

Back at school we are working on the decoration of the crane and smaller pieces younger students have created. Students are learning new skills like screen printing with their own stencil designs to create patterned paper inspired by Japanese patterns. We will be doing the final stages of making and then the actual decorating at the start of next term in readiness for the Children’s parade. The Samba Band are rehearsing on the drums to accompany us in the parade and we are all really looking forward to the event. If you are in Brighton look out for us!

Carnival Club welcomes new members at any time of year. We meet on Wednesdays at 3.10pm in Art 1. If you would like to know more, please speak to Mrs Damazer or Miss Corbett.