For a number of years now, the Academy has been highly committed to sustainability and our Eco-Council has implemented many changes and new initiatives. Challenge week was another curriculum innovation which ran in conjunction with the Sustainability week.



Science Sustainability

For a number of years now, the Academy has been highly committed to sustainability and our Eco-Council has implemented many changes and new initiatives.  The Sustainability week was a fantastic example of cross-curricular education, which helped to spread the message and enthuse students about the environmental issues facing our planet. 

As well as Science, English, Modern Foreign languages, Art and Design and History were involved in the planning and delivery of the challenges.  Each tutor had a project, which focused on one of three possible topics:  Technology, Climate Change or Energy.  All the information about these topics can be found on our website (link provided from the main homepage), but included a willow workshop, designing a house of the future and a solar powered car, creating an ice sculpture and visiting a renewable energy power station.

Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008

Challenge Week

Challenge week was another curriculum innovation which ran in conjunction with the Sustainability week.  Designed to develop critical skills in Year 7 and 8 students, the challenge activities engaged the students in both physical and intellectual tasks.  This was a collaborative enterprise between the PE, Outdoor Learning, IT and Maths departments.  The challenges varied from code breaking and a task based on the Olympic Games to a Crystal Maze Challenge and a Maths treasure hunt.  Central to the programme was the opportunity for every student to use the climbing centre and the low ropes course.  The students had opportunities to develop their orienteering skills and worked hard on a multi-skills challenge.  All the activities contributed points to a tutor group competition.

Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008
Challenge Week 2008