Year 8 Wider Curriculum

On 22nd June, Year 8 students studying Spanish spent the morning engaging in a number of lessons with a Spanish theme and the afternoon watching a live production of a Spanish play about starting University (www.onatti.co.uk). Students and Teachers engaged in speaking lots of Spanish and learning new facts about Spain and Spanish culture!

In Music, students had fun creating music tracks using Reggaeton music, in Geography students were inspired to travel in Spain, in Art students created cubism inspired art work and in Spanish they learnt about all the different countries that speak Spanish! All teachers used Spanish in their lessons and showed students how important it is to ‘have a go’ and not be worried about making mistakes.

The play in the afternoon, performed solely in Spanish, was the perfect ending to a thoroughly enjoyable day! Several students were even invited on stage throughout the play as additional characters, they had to engage in the Spanish dialogue and they definitely entertained their fellow students!

When students were asked for feedback, it was extremely positive and we are thrilled they enjoyed the day. We were so impressed at how determined they were to speak Spanish, even when they didn’t feel confident. Students were particularly keen to get involved with the audience participation in the play and the actors were very impressed with their confidence. When asked what they had gained from the day students gave the following responses: “a new appreciation of the language”, “increased confidence to speak Spanish” and “learning more about the great culture”.

Today was a real celebration of Spanish cultural awareness which provided students with a rich and varied curriculum from which they could develop their cultural capital. Thank you to all staff involved and to our visiting theatre company, Onatti, for making the event such an enjoyable and successful one! Gracias a todos. – Mrs Ridgewell,

Curriculum Leader of Spanish

Heathfield Media Maestros

Our students recognize the importance of the media and the influence it has over people, hence why we have three popular student leadership strands that help students develop their understanding of the media: Heathfield Journalism, Heathfield TV and Radio Heathfield.

Our students have been busy within these strands over the course of the recent term.

Heathfield Radio

Radio Heathfield students broadcast every break and lunch but recently also competed an all-day broadcast outside to support the students taking part in the House Competition day. They provided lots of music and smooth transitions between the songs.

Heathfield TV

Our Heathfield TV students recorded the days events when Year 7 students made rocket cars and then raced them across the playground. Several interviews were conducted with staff and students involved in the day. This is just the beginning of the process though, as students then have to spend many hours editing the footage recorded to produce a slick video short.

Heathfield Vine

Our Heathfield Vine students have been busy writing travel pieces for our Term 6 edition Hopefully this issue will provide some inspiration for readers as to places they might like to visit this summer or in the future. The editorial team are busy proof-reading and editing pieces ready for publication at the end of this term. The latest issue of The Heathfield Vine can be found athttp://heathfieldcollegenewspaper.weebly.com/

Well done to all our student leaders for the contributions you’ve made to the College this year and for continuing the development of your leadership skills.