Trinity School Open Day Programme 2022

Trinity School

Open Day Saturday 1 October 2022

Headmaster’s Talks in the Trinity Concert Hall Tickets are available for each talk in the marquee 9.45am 10.30am 11.15am 12.00pm 1.00pm

Lower School Lower School Lower School Sixth Form Lower School

Look inside to see what’s on offer from each department today...

Welcome to our Open Day 2022 We hope you enjoy looking around our busy school and meeting people within our community. Students and staff from each department will be delighted to answer your questions.

Sixth Form Café & Mitre Café

Staff, students and current parents will be available to answer questions relating to Admissions, Transport, SEND and other aspects of life at Trinity School. Refreshments and cakes available.

Art

Art Studio and Shaw Gallery

Experience our art facilities in action and see our A Level exhibition in the Shaw Gallery.

Biology

B1

Dare to delve? Dissections will be on display alongside models, microscopes and other mind-blowing practicals.

Chemistry

C1 & C2

Watch some of the dynamic hands-on demonstrations that our students enjoy so much and chat with our Upper and Lower Sixth students as well as staff.

Classics

Room 7

Have your photo taken at our Classics photobooth and find out what the oracle has to say about what your future holds in store.

Plus, why not try your hand at writing your name in the Greek alphabet?

Computer Science

IT2

Drama

Mitre Theatre

Our principal actors are rehearsing for this year’s whole school production ‘Shakespeare in Love’ and Musical Theatre Club is preparing for October’s showcase. Come along and chat to our Drama scholars or have a go at controlling the lights on stage!

DT

DT Workshop

See our laser cutter in action and take home a souvenir or watch our students building an electric car and scale model bridge out of plastic pipes. Our Lower School pupils are taking on a challenge set by the DT teachers while Sixth Form students will be working on the development of their exam project and will be available to talk.

Economics and Business

Room O1

English

Rooms 4 & 5

Sample some of our creative writing character games and have a go at Kahoot − naming famous literary characters - or exploring Dahl-inspired sensory descriptions of sweets, with gothic writing and detective stories also on show.

Geography

Rooms G2 & G3

Sculpt mountains, valleys, rivers and even volcanoes and explore the ever-changing topography of our world via an augmented reality sandbox!

Find out how a robot can be programmed and discover what our innovative game developers have created!

Immerse yourself in the realities of A Levels in Economics and Business with students and staff on hand to share insights into the syllabus and courses.

History & Politics

Room 25

Witness the exhibits of Mr Hutchings’ Classroom Museum and our collection of artefacts. Sixth Form students will be on hand to discuss their Historical and Political studies from across time and space from: 10th Century Europe to Early Modern African Kingdoms; Elizabeth I to Ho Chi Minh; New Labour to the New Right; Karl Marx to Margaret Thatcher.

Ask the librarian to find out where you can find dragons in the library!

Library

View our students’ work and activities; see our learning platforms; and explore a variety of interactive tasks, puzzles and mathematical games.

Maths

Rooms M1 & M2

Modern Foreign Languages

Rooms 11 – 15

Nǐ hǎo, Bonjour, ¡Hola! Hallo... Visit us in MFL and sample a French crêpe or Chinese tea while learning about the languages we study.

Recital Hall, Steinway Suite, Choir Room, B2, Studio

Enjoy live music such as performances from our String Quartet in the Student Entrance, with Wind Trio near the library, or witness an engineer in situ in our Studio. Meanwhile, the Trinity Big Band will be playing in the Trinity Concert Hall for 15 minutes prior to each of the five Headmaster Talks.

Music

Physical Education

Room M3

We offer an overview of our GCSE and A Level courses, with visitors warmly invited to chat one-to-one with Sports teachers.

Psychology

Mitre Foyer from 11am

Why do we follow instructions from authority figures? Why do we forget things? Why do people break the law even though they shouldn’t? Learn the answers to all these questions and more...

Physics

Room P1

Ever visited a Saturnian Sainsbury’s? Now’s your chance! Go on a journey to P1 to see how much a can of Coke weighs on this gassy giant! Visit our Young Engineers and Lego Robotics room in P2.

Religious Studies

R1

How does religious belief inform the way we live our lives?

Is there such a thing as the right thing to do? Challenge your thinking and expand your mind in the RS department.

Sport

Session 1: 8.45am – 10.15am: Fencing (Sports Hall 1 viewing gallery); Cricket (Sports Hall 1); Gymnastics (Sports Hall 1); Indoor Hockey (Sports Hall 2); Football (Sports Hall 2); Swimming (Swimming Pool); Climbing (climbing wall); Are you the next Trinity sport superstar? (Fitness Room) Session 2: 10.15am – 11.45am: Fencing (Sports Hall 1 viewing gallery); Cricket (Sports Hall 1); Gymnastics (Sports Hall 1); Basketball (Sports Hall 2); WaterPolo (Swimming Pool); Climbing (climbing wall); Are you the next Trinity sport superstar? (Fitness Room) Session 3: 11.45am – 1.15pm: Fencing (Sports Hall 1 viewing gallery); Cricket (Sports Hall 1); Gymnastics (Sports Hall 1); Indoor Hockey (Sports Hall 2); Football (Sports Hall 2); Scuba (Swimming Pool); Climbing (climbing wall); Are you the next Trinity sport superstar? (Fitness Room)

Art / Photography Design Technology

21

SECOND FLOOR

22

Biology

23 24

Chemistry

25

Chinese

G1

Classical Studies Economics / Business Studies English

G2 G3

Geography

Bi3

History

R4

S1

Bi2 Bi4

C4

C/ Prep C2

C3

Bi1

R5 C1

Information Technology Library / Careers Mathematics

A3

FIRST FLOOR

Modern Languages Music / Drama

M6 M7 M8 M9

Physical Education 11

Physics

A1

M3

Squash Courts

B22 B23

M2

13

M1

14

Disabled Access

15

Dark Room

A2

M5 M4

12

Religious Studies

A4

B24 B25 B26

Choir Room

B19

B18 B17 B16

B20

Sixth Form Quiet Room

B15

B27 B28

IT1

6 IT

IT2

16

Climbing wall

17 18 19

R2

R1

20

R3 P/ Prep

P6

P5

P4

P3

P1

P2

Bi5 Design Technology Sports Hall 1

GROUND FLOOR Mitre Café

T2 T1

O1 Mitre Theatre

3 4

O2 O3

B6 B7 B8 B9 B10

5

Main Library

8

Drama Studio

Trinity Concert Hall

Recital Hall

B1

B11 12B 13B 14B

Staff Dining Room

Sandison Room

MAIN ENTRANCE

Sixth Form Centre

B2

Foyer

Staff Common Room

Swimming Pool

B3

7

9 Wilson Library

Music Office B5 B4

Academic Music Office

6

Fitness Room

T3 T4

1 2

Sports Hall 2

Shaw Gallerr y

Students’ Restaurant

Sixth Form Café

Kitchens

STUDENTS’ ENTRANCE