Push the boundaries of drawing through doing exercises in Drawing Experiments.
Watch Simon Schama’s The Power of Art.
Listen to album you find inspiring and draw to the music.
Explore Digital Art Processes through Photography and Drawing Apps, use online tutorials to improve your skills.
Buy or make a concertina sketchbook and make a continuous drawing that evolves and continues across many pages.
Create this as a sketchbook circle with others in the class.
Study media in depth and experiment with pushing the boundaries of the process. Use ’Just Draw It’ and ‘Just Paint It’ as resources.
Visit a local galley or museum and use observational drawing and collected materials to create a journal of the visit.
Sign up to a workshop at a gallery or local Arts event such as Mudam and Casino.
Follow artists you find inspiring on Social Media. Use Britannica Encyclopaedia to research artists and Art movements
Using the Google Arts and Culture App, curate your own gallery by selecting artworks from galleries all over the world.
Complete tasks that take you out of your comfort zone with Exploration of The Day and Wreck this Journal by Keri Smith
Write a review for an exhibition you have recently visited.
Find a work placement with a local artist.
Take part in a challenge such as Inktober that encourages you to make work every day over a period of time.
The Soul of a New Machine: Tracey Kidder
Read this book by Tracey Kidder - First published in 1981, Kidder’s classic remains one of the most highly regarded books about computers to ever hit the shelves.
App Inspiration:
Need some inspiration to make your own apps or just want to know how? Watch this Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=EF692dBzWAs
Learn about KS5 Courses
Read resources and Syllabus guides for the Cambridge Computer Science AS&A Level here: https://www.cambridgeinternati onal.org/programmes-andqualifications/cambridgeinternational-as-and-a-levelcomputer-science-9608/
Unisys Computer Museum
Belgium
Plan a visit to the Computer Museum NAM-IP Henri Blès Street 192A, 5000 NAMUR http://www.nam-ip.be/NAM-ipColl2.html
ComputerScience
Raspberry Pi
Why not get yourself a credit sized computer? There are so many projects you can complete with this tiny computer. Take a look here for inspiration: https://projects.raspberrypi.org /en/
Learn Coding
Develop your programming skills by challenging yourself to complete as many tasks as you can, from Javascript to Recursive programming in Python: https://www.codecademy.com/
Doddle Learn
Why not complete the mini quizzes on algorithms, programming basics, binary, Boolean logic, flowcharts and logical operators.
Programming as a foreign Language?
Watch this interesting Ted Talk given by teenager Steve Mcintosh about programming as a foreign language
Develop your Python 3 programming skills and HTML coding by challenging yourself to complete as many tasks as possible on Snakify. There are over 200 exercises and video clips. https://snakify.org/en/
The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing
Read through this book by Martin Davis on the origins of the computer and the mathematicians involved.
How Computers work
Watch this interesting Ted Talk by George Dyson on the history of Computers: https://www.ted.com/talks/geor ge_dyson_the_birth_of_the_com puter?language=en#t-205437
Programming fun with Turtle:
Try this tutorial series on drawing graphics using Turtle in Python (for those already comfortable with Python)
Watch a Shakespeare Play on Digital Theatre. In particular, try to watch ‘The Merchant of Venice’ or ‘Macbeth’. Summarise the main plot points of the play.
Visit the Bibliothèque Nationale in Kirchberg and borrow a book to read.
Teach your English class a new and unusual word.
Compare two versions of the same film or play that you have seen. Write a review on both versions and explain which you prefer and why?
Read one newspaper or magazine article every day. Summarise what the articles are about briefly.
Research and find out what English language theatre groups and writers are active in Luxembourg. Pick one and go and see a performance or reading.
Produce a guide about the ten best texts you have ever read.
Enter the Cobis Poetry Competition. Ask your teacher for details.
Write a short descriptive story to share with younger students
Enter a writing competition of your choice – get your teacher to proofread your work and help you with the entry.
Write a different ending to one of the texts you have studied.
Attend book club, debate club, or one of the English clubs on offer.
Explore the range of TED talks on literature. Watch a variety and make notes on what you learn about the topics. https://www.ted.com/topics/litera ture
Complete at least the Bronze reading challenge.
When you take a trip/holiday make notes/take photos of the impacts of tourists and the management in place there
Read and review ‘Alpha city’ By Rowland Atkinson.
Download the ‘World Factbook’ App to have a world of statistics at your fingertips.
Read ‘There is no planet B’ by Mike Berners-Lee.
Visit the United States Geological Survey website to keep informed about current earthquakes (and other hazards). https://www.usgs.gov/
Geography
Read ‘No one is too small to make a difference’ by Greta Thunberg.
Read and review ‘Alpha city’ By Rowland Atkinson
Listen to a range of GCSE podcasts at: https://www.senecalearning.com /blog/geography-gcse-podcastsby-seneca/
Visit the Royal Geographical Society website and find out how to become a Geography Ambassador
Watch the Ted Talk ‘Maps that show us who we are (not just where we are)’ by Danny Dorling.
Watch the Ted Talk ‘How mega cities are changing the world’ by Parag Khanna.
Watch any of the Tribe series by the BBC and Bruce Parry to see the impact of the modern world on indigenous communities.
Research what is going on in the world at the moment. Emergency Events Database –http://www.emdat.be
Select the hardest past paper 7 mark question you can find, answer it and submit it – all without use of the mark scheme
Keep a scrapbook or notebook collecting stories about geographical events in the news.
History
Watch a Century of Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=I5cl0GjPjy4
Create a revision poster about your favourite history topic
Create timelines on Germany, Superpower relations, China and the USA
Create revision cue cards of past paper questions
Make a revision quiz on Powerpoint or Kahoot! for a topic and ask to use it in class
https://www.activehistory.co.uk Use the password you have been given
Read for pleasure on a historical topic that interests you. Ask your teacher for advice.
Watch Ken Burns documentaries on Prohibition and Vietnam
Watch a relevant episode of ‘Peoples Century.’
Read ‘Of Mice and Men’ or ‘Grapes of Wrath’ by John Steinbeck to experience life during the Great Depression.
The Story of China (Episode 6) –Michael Wood (This is in the school library).
Read an Article from History Today saved on Teams
Watch: ‘The Nazis: A Warning from History.’ BBC Documentary
Watch ’13 Days’ a film about the Cuban Missile Crisis
Watch CNN Cold War documentaries.
Music of the Primes
Watch this lecture by Marcus du Sautoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P gqEaUT8Qo0
How do you divide polynomials by algebraic expressions of the form �� ± �?
Who was he? Why did he die so young? Why was he not taken seriously as a mathematician in his time? What is Galois theory?
Proofs of Circle Theorems
Choose a few circle theorems covered in the IGCSE and learn how to prove them.
Imaginary Numbers
Research the origins of imaginary numbers. Which mathematicians are associated with these? Why are they so useful in today’s mathematics? What are their applications?
Mathematics
50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know
Look through this book by Tony Crilly. Choose several of the ideas contained within and learn about why they are significant in maths.
Exploring Cubic Functions
What patterns can you explore with cubic functions?
https://nrich.maths.org/802
LCM Sudoku
Sudoku with a mathematical twist. Use your knowledge about lowest common multiples to help you solve it.
https://nrich.maths.org/6018
Hexy-metry
A hexagon is inscribed inside a circle. The sides of the hexagon are alternately a and b units in length. What is the radius of the circle? https://nrich.maths.org/1954
Research Sophie Germain
How did she get involved in mathematics? What was her correspondence with Gauss? What was her contribution to proving Fermat’s Last Theorem? What are Sophie Germain Primes?
Dividing by Zero
Why is it impossible to divide by zero? Watch this video by Eddie Woo to find out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J 2z5uzqxJNU
Infinity
Watch this Numberphile video on different infinities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el vOZm0d4H0
Conjecture, Theorem, Axiom, Lemma Research the mathematical meaning and significance of each of these terms. Find an example of each (they do not have to be related, but if they are then that would be better).
Maths in Minutes
Look through this book by Paul Glendinning. Choose several of the concepts contained within and learn about why they are significant in maths
The Number Mysteries
Read this book by Marcus du Sautoy, which is an exploration of the surprising ways in which maths occurs in our everyday lives, centred around five famous unsolved problems in mathematics.
Visit the Bibliothèque Nationale in Kirchberg and find out how to borrow books. Make a selfie in front of the Bibliothèque and post it on Instagram. www.bnl.lu
Visit a town/city in Germany or France (you can also research online) and create a brochure or a flyer to promote it.
Choose one song in French or German and read the lyrics. Try to memorise the chorus.
Write a diary during your next holiday. Five things you do each day. Add photos to make it really nice.
Borrow one French/German film from our library and write a short review on it. Hand in the review afterwards.
Research 5 French-speaking countries (not France, not Luxembourg, not Belgium) and write a fact sheet about these. (population, main cities, traditions, sightseeing places)
Create one poster for each one of the 5 areas of IGCSE topics with vocabulary (10-15 key words)
Create a vocabulary booklet and add each day 5 new words linked to the IGCSE topics. You can use a dictionary (French or German).
Go to the local cinema and watch a film in French/German (with subtitles in English).
https://kinepolis.lu/fr
Research how many regions France has got? Write them down and find one city for each region. Do the same with the German “Länder” (states)
Find a famous French/German band and write a short presentation of them (Who are they?). Afterwards pick one song and listen to it.
Go to Luxembourg city and find 5 touristic spots. Take a picture of each spot and produce a poster in French/German with an itinerary
Find 2 cities in Germany or France and create one quiz with 10 questions for each on KAHOOT or QUIZIZZ.
https://kahoot.com/ https://quizizz.com/
Explore the range of TED talks on literature. Watch a variety and make notes on what you learn about the topics.
https://www.ted.com/topics/literature
Watch the daily BFM TV newsflash and summarise the first two news reports in 3 lines each + headline (for each) www.bfmtv.fr
Read an online news article on a topic of your own interest and write down 58 questions on it. Newspapers: Liberation, Le Monde, Le Figaro, France 24.
Politics
Explore the Politics Magazine Collection
Borrow from the Politics Book Collection: autobiographies (e.g., John Major), political memoirs (e.g., Caroline Lucas), and recent political analyses (e.g., the fall of Conservative dominance in 2024).
Read Global Politics Periodicals: e.g. TheEconomist and NewInternationalist.
Watch UK Parliament’s YouTube Channel.
Listen to Politics Podcasts e.g. TheGuardianPoliticsPodcast. Contribute journalism or interviews to the B122Showon Radio Ara
Help organize a MUN Event.
Use the free Financial Times subscription.
Explore Alternative News Sources.
Participate in Model United Nations (MUN).
Watch Mind Changers. BBC Radio 4.Case Study: HM-The Man Who Couldn’t Remember. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programm es/b00t6zqv
Visit The Betrad Addiction Centre in Luxembourg to understand the types of addictive behaviours and treatment.
Make a revision quiz on Powerpoint or Kahoot! for a topic and ask to use it in class
Read
‘Will we ever speak Dolphin?’ by New Scientist
Create a video of a psychology related experiment at home
Watch Mind Changers. BBC Radio 4.B.F Skinner and Superstition in the Pigeon.
Find out more about some fascinating psychology experiments https://www.boredpanda.com/ps ychology-behaviourexperiments/?utm_source=google &utm_medium=organic&utm_cam paign=organic
Take part in some research online http://www.gameswithwords.org/ https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/rese arch/psychology/online-studies
Visit Cite des Sciences et de l’industrie, Paris www.cite-sciences.fr
How reliable is your memory? TED talk by Elizabeth Loftus https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=PB2OegI6wvI
Write a report about Ivan Pavlov Read ‘Mindset’ by Dr Carol Dweck
Create a song, poem or picture about a psychological topic of your choice
‘The Lucifer effect’ Understanding how good people turn evil. TED talk by Zimbardo
Sociology
Make a revision quiz on Powerpoint for a topic and ask to use it in class
Read an article from The Guardian’s Society section https://www.theguardian.com/ society
Add key words to your glossary
Research educational inequality https://www.suttontrust.com/
Create a revision poster about your favourite sociological topic
Watch ‘63 Up’, the ‘7 Up’ longitudinal study
Read articles from ‘Sociology Review’ in the school Library
Research gender inequality https://www.fawcettsociety.or g.uk/
Choose a podcast to listen to http://www.podology.org.uk/h ome/4556339389
Listen to BBC Radio 4’s ‘In Our Time’ discussing Feminism https://www.bbc.co.uk/progra mmes/p00545b0
Listen to a podcast from The Sociology Show’ https://podcasts.apple.com/us /podcast/the-sociologyshow/id1507196347
Create revision cue cards of exam questions
Search for current news reports relating to our topics https://www.bbc.com/news
Read for pleasure on a sociological topic that interests you. Ask your teacher for advice.
