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Students studying French took part in the Oxford University Anthea Bell Prize for Young Translators 2022, joining over 3,200 submissions from more than 260 schools across the country. Emily Watkins (Year 12) was awarded a Level 4 commendation for her translation of an extract from the novel L’Art de perdre by Alice Zeniter. The novel tells the story of a family who moved to France following the Algerian War of Independence. A Level Spanish pupils enjoyed a tapas evening in Bath. It was great to see the pupils enjoying some authentic food and even get served by a Spanish waiter!
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ENGLISH TRIP TO JANE AUSTEN CENTRE
Year 12 English students enjoyed a visit to the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, where they listened to some wonderful talks from actors embodying characters from Austen’s novels and explored artefacts from the time.
Dressing up in regency costume was a highlight of the trip, as was fi nding out that cup and ball was one of Austen’s favourite games as they aimed to beat her score of 100 in a row!
After a break for coffee and book-buying in Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights, a visit to Persephone Books followed where students received a talk from the founder Nicola Beauman. She was a fi erce and inspirational speaker who made them examine the value of the literary canon.
CLASSICS TRIP TO THE ROMAN BATHS
In the Autumn term, Year 11 and Year 10 Latin students visited the Roman Baths. Whilst on route, they learnt about the history of Kingswood and analysed the fi ner points of our world-famous Georgian architecture.
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Minerva purses her lips, as a gaggle of visitors explore the Baths around her. This statue was one of the early indicators to those excavating the site in 1727 that Bath was not just a typical Roman settlement. Statues like this are rare fi nds, and only two other fragments have been discovered in Britain.
