SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT:

SCHOOL HIGHLIGHT: STUDENTS LOOK TO THE STARS AND HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL EVENING STORY

digital mobile planetarium, presented on behalf of the Winchester Science Centre.

Students were able to see the stars in a full 360° display and were able to ask the astronomy experts from the Science Centre fascinating questions about our Solar system and the galaxy around us. Some of our students had never been to a planetarium before, so the experience proved to be very popular with the children, with many queuing up for a second look!

Our students had a magical experience and were entranced by the simulator effect. Once inside the dome, the students were able to see how planets and stars in the galaxy are recreated to give the feeling of total immersion.

Head of STEM Stratianna Davi said, “We are very lucky to have been visited by The Winchester Science Centre. Activities like this allow our students to have first-hand experiences that they otherwise might not choose to visit outside of school. By encouraging our younger students to experience STEM-based activities on a regular basis we can strengthen and nurture their enjoyment of Science and Engineering careers in the future. It’s always a pleasure to welcome outside organisations such as The to enjoy. Our thanks go to all that helped with this and special thanks to the PE department for giving us the space for the day.”

Amongst many performing arts highlights this term, Year 9 GCSE Drama students at Bohunt School presented a series of devised performances on the Holocaust for their parents and friends. The students had been studying The Holocaust as part of their drama course and they focussed on the heartache and brutality faced by many young people of their own age who were torn from their homes during this time.

The performances, presented against the backdrop of Auschwitz -Birkenau, were emotional and thought-provoking. As time passes there are now few survivors of the Holocaust, so the Year 9 students felt that by doing these plays they were keeping the memory of the subject alive. The plays, presented to the families of the Year 9 students, raised hundreds of pounds for the Holocaust Memorial Fund.

Monica Halliday, Head of Drama said, “I am very proud of the students who approached a very sensitive subject with sensitively and took it upon themselves to deliver this performance passionately and professionally”.