Year 9 boys learn more about the horrors of genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day
Front row left to right: Yousuf Datoo (9LHF), Dhilan Bartlett 9(AJF), a Harrow Bangkok pupil, Aryan Agarwal (9PWM) and a Harrow Bangkok pupil. Back row left to right: Karun Kapoor (9AJF), Mr Stephen Mepham, girls from Royal Masonic School in Rickmansworth and Joel Cuttica (9LHF)
Harrow's Jewish community helps boys remember the scars of genocide Varun Valentine (9AJF) writes about his visit to the Mosaic Jewish Community to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
boaters and listened to a school band, Zyclone, sing to us as we left. We headed to the bus and returned to the hotel where we either slept or swam until 6.00pm, when we had our exceptional dinner and headed to bed quite early, looking forward to another day in Bangkok.
At the end of January, fifteen of us in Year 9 had the opportunity to visit the Mosaic Jewish Community and Harrow Synagogue. When we arrived at the Synagogue we were warmly welcomed. We saw replicas of the Holocaust Memorial Quilt, which was created in honour of those who were in the Holocaust, with patches made by a Holocaust survivor or their children.
We then took part in a workshop where we learnt a lot of facts about the Holocaust, such as there were six million victims and it lasted from 1941 to 1945. Finally, we had a talk from Julia Burton, the daughter of Holocaust survivor David Herman. She talked about how dreadful her father’s life had been and how he was segregated from his family. She explained to us about genocides and talked to us about the hard labour and torture her father was put through simply because of his faith. From this educational visit, we have learnt about the tragedy that was the Holocaust and we have learnt what racism can turn into.
Pupils tuck into Haroon’s delicious croquetas
Blue skies and lots of snow made for excellent skiing conditions
It’s all downhill for half term Italian tourists Sestriere was the destination for the 2019 February skiing trip, with 28 boys making the trip to Italy. Blue skies and plenty of snow meant it was a successful trip, made even better when all 28 made
it home without a single broken bone. Details of the 2020 trip will be announced in due course.
Culture and food join language in Spanish class Learning about culture and tradition has been adding more to Year 9 Spanish lessons. A mini food festival saw Haroon Khan (9LHF) make croquetas for the whole class before explaining their ingredients and origin as well as when and why they are eaten. ¡Delicioso! Spring Term 2019
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