Trinity Open Day Programme 2023

Trinity School

Open Day Saturday 30 September 2023

Headmaster’s Talks in the Trinity Concert Hall Tickets are available for each talk in the marquee 9.15am 10.00am 10.45am 11.30am 12.15pm 1.00pm

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

Welcome to our Open Day 2023 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.

Art Art Studio and Shaw Gallery

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

Biology

Room Bi5

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

Chemistry

Rooms 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

Rooms IT1 & IT2

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

Drama

Mitre Theatre

Our principal actors are rehearsing for this year’s whole school production ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Come along and watch, 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

Mitre Café

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.

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

Library

Look at the world from a different perspective. Step onto our floor map and test your knowledge. Combine safety with innovation to defeat any seismic challenge.

History & Politics

Library

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

Maths

Rooms M1 & M2

Modern Foreign Languages

Rooms 13, 14 & 15 Nǐ hǎo, Bonjour, ¡Hola! Hallo. Visit the languages department and sample a French crêpe or Chinese tea while learning about the languages we study.

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

Music Recital Hall, B2

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.

Physical Education

Sports Hall balcony & Room T2 (Sixth Form)

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

Psychology

Room T1

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

Rooms P1 & P2

Religious Studies

Library

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.

Sixth Form Academic Project

Mitre Café

Find out about the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and Sixth Form Project (SFP), which involves independent academic investigation.

Sport

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.

What’s it like to play sport at Trinity? Come and see the following sessions take place: Indoor Hockey 9am – 9:50am (Sports Hall 1); Basketball 10am – 10:50am (Sports Hall 1); Cricket 11am -11:50am (Sports Hall 1); Netball 12pm – 12:50pm (Sports Hall 1); Rugby 9am – 12:30pm (Rugby Pitch 2); Football - 10:15 – 11:15 (Rugby Pitch 2); Tennis 10:15 - 11:15 (Tennis Courts); Scuba Diving 9am – 10am (Swimming pool); Swimming & Water-Polo 10:30am – 11:30am (Swimming Pool); Climbing 9am – 1pm (Climbing Wall); Fitness Room 9am – 1pm Are you the next Trinity sport superstar? Visit the Fitness Room to take part in various challenges!

Discover Trinity To avoid congestion on the day, visitors will be assigned a recommended tour route upon arrival. Staff and students will be happy to direct you to these locations.

The following areas of the school will also be open; • Swimming Pool (between sport and music) • Climbing Wall (between sport and music) • Sports Pitches (between Library and English, OR Drama and Art/DT) • Fitness Room (between DT and Sports Hall) • Digital Language Lab (between Science and Computing) • Student restaurant (between Swimming Pool and Music) Staff will be available to answer questions relating to Admissions, Transport, SEND and other aspects of life at Trinity School.

Refreshments will be available throughout the morning at the Mitre Café, and in the Sixth Form Centre.

At the end of your tour, if you have any questions, or would like to speak to the Admissions team, current parents or prefects, please ask to be directed to the Sixth Form Centre.

Sixth Form visitors are asked to enter the school via the Sixth Form Centre.

We look forward to welcoming you to Trinity!

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