Posted on: 15/07/2019Summer of Opportunities 2019 Peabody are running 'Summer of Opportunities' between the 29th July – 23rd August (click here for the flyer). You do not have to be a Peabody resident to attend any of the FREE events!
Posted on: 11/07/2019Watching Growing Beans and PeasMs Rashid's Year 9 classes have been planting peas and runner beans in glassware to observe how seeds germinate and grow into small plants. Watching the root systems develop has been fascinating and we now have around 60 plants thriving in just damp paper towels! Look below to see! Peas: Runner Beans: Our full collection: We will soon be planting them in the ground in the garden area outside the art block so that, if we're lucky, we have peas and runner beans by September!
Posted on: 10/07/2019On va à Québec!Students in Year 8 French are continuing with their 'Livre de Culture'. Here you can see the beautiful work of Jasmine Reed and Anna Senatore, who have gone on an imaginary trip to French-speaking Canada and collected all the evidence, including fake dollars and cents stored in a purse you can open. They will be presenting their research to the class on Monday. C'est fantastique!
Posted on: 9/07/2019EGA are the official DEBATE IT Winners!!On Tuesday 25 June, 10 of our Year 7 students went to Hogan Lovell's to participate in the 'Debate It' Competition. The students worked together as a team and they encouraged each other to do their best. The competition allowed the students to successfully present their ideas and articulate arguments with ease and confidence. The students felt that the ‘Debate it’ club helped them develop their speaking skills, quick thinking and supported them in making stronger and more efficient arguments during the official 'Debate It' Competition. This experience allowed the students to engage actively in a learner-centred activity and advocate on an issue that they felt passionate about. EGA school were the winning team and all the students were awarded a trophy, certificates and tickets to watch a theatre production in the summer.
Posted on: 9/07/2019Matilda Cast List Revealed!The cast list is officially up for our school production of Matilda! Well done to all those that auditioned, you were all exceptional and we are looking forward to working with you after the Summer Break!
Posted on: 8/07/2019Workshop Part 2Wednesday 26 June, was part two of the Razor Wire and Olive Branch workshop programme. This was the launch of the educational resource pack created by the Quakers and Social Justice Witness and the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, a project of the World Council of Churches and Christian Aid, called Razor Wire & Olive Branches. There were over 30 invited guests – among them educationalist, peace activists and journalists. This is a Citizenship pack exploring conflict and human rights in Palestine and Israel. It includes dozens of cross-curricular activities, eyewitness accounts and case studies of Israelis and Palestinians. These complement learning across the curriculum as well as life skills and resilience. We would like to thank all the students who took part in the Monday’s Worksop and to a couple of girls in particular who went over and beyond their participation and shared their learning and experience at the launch evening, in front of the big audience. So a huge thank you to Anisa Azzabi-Lingam, Sadie Russell, Mayim Holder and Esther Holder. Well done girls!
Posted on: 5/07/2019Sara Collins: Keynote Speaker at EGA Celebration of AchievementSara will be keynote speaker at the EGA Celebration of Achievement ceremony on Wednesday 10 July 2019. Sara, a former barrister has recently published The Confessions of Frannie Langton to critical acclaim. ‘A passion for Gothic novels led debut author Sara Collins to write her heroine out of slavery and into the heart of Georgian London in The Confessions of Frannie Langton.’ Penguin RH. The Confessions of Frannie Langton is available from the school library - for anyone who fancies a challenging read. Read about Sara’s novel here. Sara’s tweet from 24 June 2019: @mrsjaneymac Spent the morning working on my speech for @EGA_School in July. This is a very special school. These young women are so wonderful Michelle Obama visited them twice. I cannot wait! But talk about a hard act to follow.
Posted on: 4/07/2019Razor Wire and Olive Branches WorkshopMonday the 24 June was marked by a Citizenship and RE workshop day on Human Rights Issues. This unique workshop was delivered by the Quaker Peace and Social Witness organisation and the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI- a project of the World Council of Churches and Christian Aid.), was entitled Razor Wire & Olive Branches. The workshop explored conflict and human rights issues in Palestine and Israel. Students participated in a number of workshops that provided them with a historical and socio-political landscape of the region. Students also took part in activities that involved work around conflict resolution, role-plays and mimes, all of which focused on developing empathy, allowing students to understand how complex this conflict is. The highlight of this day was the graffiti session, where students stencilled logos and symbols of ‘peace and hope’ to spray on canvases and boards. Finally, the first-hand experience of the people from the EAPPI who lived on the grounds with Israelis and Palestinians, supporting peace in the region gave life to how the lives of both Israelis and Palestinians are experienced every day. The Razor Wire and Olive Branch workshop really widened my knowledge on the current issues taking place in Israel and Palestine. We are extremely lucky to be able to take part in such an educating workshop and hope lots of other students are able to do it too. Abigail Long Year 9 I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. It was interactive and very informative. I felt quite inspired to make change. The situation is Israel is very dangerous and segregated but we do not hear enough about it in the news and what people are doing to make change so it was interesting to learn more about it. Sadie Boyce Year 9 The workshop was eye-opening to the reality of the lives of civilians in Gaza and Palestine. It was also interesting to learn about the conscientious objectors and what influence the international community has on Israel. Laura Wakeford-Hale Year 9 This workshop really impacted us as it was different from all the other workshops we have had in the past. We were learning about conflict and how you can stop it and learn from it, we also learnt about empathy and how things can develop. Mayim Holder Year 9 For the full photo album, click here.
Posted on: 4/07/2019Islington Sports Awards EveningOn Monday 24 June, the PE department took the Year 7 netball team to the Islington Sports Awards Evening. Each PE department in Islington Borough selects their most successful teams to be part of the competition. EGA selected the Year 7 netball team as they performed fantastically throughout the Islington Borough Tournament. As a department, we were most impressed by how they progressed throughout the tournament, with a better understanding of specific tactics and week by week, they developed as a team finishing first place in the tournament. As well as this, the team then went on to perform at the London Youth Games. This was an incredibly demanding day for them and although they didn’t make it to the podium they displayed excellent resilience, never giving up despite how challenging the games were. I am extremely pleased to be able to announce that EGA Year 7 netball team won the female team of the year award 2019. A huge congratulations to all the girls involved: From left to right: Basak, Alex, Dominika, Iris and Randa. Ruby, Ellis and Hannah were also key members of the team. Sara was nominated as sports leader of the year at the Islington Sports Awards Evening. Each PE department selected their strongest sports leader for the year and Sara was up against all other nominees from all the schools in the Borough of Islington. Sara captained the Year 7 football team, each week she organised and lead the team in warm ups and drills. As well as this, she took a lead role in managing the team, producing weekly team sheets with positions for each game. She has also shown great leadership qualities throughout the year in PE lessons, organising her class through pulse raiser tasks and stretching exercises weekly, as well as leading on activities during the lesson. She has been an asset to PE at EGA School. I am extremely pleased to be able to announce Sara won the sports leader of the year 2019. A huge congratulations to her.
Posted on: 15/07/2019
Posted on: 15/07/2019
Posted on: 15/07/2019
