Enhanced Learning Day 1

Internantional Womens Day

At Sarah Bonnell School, we are a proud community that promotes equality and diversity. As part of this, we are proud to be an all-girls school championing female empowerment and sisterhood We were delighted to celebrate International Women’s Day at Sarah Bonnell by hosting an Enhanced Learning Day on the theme of #EmbraceEquity.

Year 7 students took part in a range of learning experiences linked to science, technology, engineering and math in the curriculum and women in science, technology, engineering and math, exposing students to the wonders of STEM around us.

Year 8 students visited the BFI IMAX cinema to watch a documentary from a female director ‘A Beautiful Planet’. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, this documentary highlighted a female astronaut and explored missions to the International Space Station

Year 9 students focussed on Youth Safety for young women in Newham. Our Youth Safety Champions lead sessions to gather student voice and planned for social action Students also heard from a range of exciting speakers.

Year 10 students worked with our external partner, Jack Petchey, to take part in the ‘Speak Out Challenge’ where they engaged in workshops on developing communication skills and public speaking to develop their Oracy. They learnt how to build arguments around topics that they were passionate about, linked to International Women’s Day and the theme #EmbraceEquity

Year 11 students completed required practicals for the GCSE Science specification and also participated in a well-being focused session where they had a choice of sessions ranging from creating bead bracelets to mindful colouring The items they created were sold in the Piazza to raise funds for our charity partner, United World Schools. Each student was given a small canvas where they created a design linked to the International Women’s Day Theme #EmbraceEquity We will be collating these canvases together to make a piece of artwork across the school, marking this meaningful occasion. In her closing address at the sister assemblies, Aasiyah, Headgirl, said: “This canvas isn’t a token, it is a symbol of something so much bigger. When we put these together, they form a piece of art, a story. These canvases present a carving of journeys from each and every student at Sarah Bonnell who aim to put their stamp on the world”.