Posted on: 21/05/2019Dragon's Den Workshop from PWCAs part of EGA's commitment to supporting young adults with careers, students in Year 8 were given the opportunity to work with trained and skilled staff from Price Water Coopers, in a Dragon’s Den style workshop The aim of the workshop was for students to develop: • A basic understanding of business challenges • Group work skills • Presentation and pitching skills • Self-reflection skills The students had the chance to participate in a business challenge that helped them better understand factors affecting their daily lives and gain basic transferable skills for their future. Student testimonies: Sadie Boyce - Year 8 "It was very interesting to learn about the world of work first hand from a well-known business and it was really fun working in a group and coming up with business ideas and practicing our pitching skills. My team won with an idea for a healthy credit card to keep a check on young people's spending on junk food - and to reward them with gym credits when they didn't!!!" Taaibah Akhtar - Year 8 On Friday, I had the chance to take part in a Dragon's Den style workshop alongside some of my peers and pupils from Holloway school. This developed our skills of systematic and smart thinking. After this, we were able to work in a way where we were encouraged to consider sustainability before making business decisions. We then had to pitch ideas about how to reduce obesity and other obesity related health conditions such as diabetes. I found the day really enjoyable and it was interesting to collaborate with others in this way. Many thanks to Ms Siddique (EGA and Holloway careers lead) for organising the day! Ms Henry
Posted on: 22/03/2019MiSST Together DayOn Friday 22 March, EGA Music welcomed sixty students from Central Foundation Boys’ School for an exciting orchestral workshop day! Our first workshop day was back in November and it was wonderful to hear the fantastic progress students have made on their new instruments. We have moved from September when students were learning to setup the instruments and how to produce a basic sound to performing two full orchestral pieces - Ode to Joy by Beethoven and the famous traditional Russian folk piece Korobeiniki. Our MiSST Together Day finished with a rousing concert performance of both pieces for staff and parents from both schools. We are very proud of the progress all students have made and look forward to working with them during the next stages of this exciting musical journey.
Posted on: 7/02/2019Harry Potter NightHundreds of candles hung from the ceiling, letters to 'Privet drive' were scattered around the place, a magical sorting hat was placed upon a table: thanks to Charlie, Ms Cheetham, Ms Singh, Ms Gately and Ms Gibson-Faux, our EGA library transformed into Hogwarts for a night. We were gleefully sorted into houses, using the sorting hat and took part in making a fantastical creature for our house, gaining house points throughout. We had a mega quiz, where all Harry Potter fans could share their knowledge, the excitement in the atmosphere building as Ravenclaw were revealed the winners of this amazing night. Everyone involved had a fantastic time and would recommend for any Harry Potter fans to come and take part next year. By Annachiara and Jasmine, Year 7
Posted on: 28/01/2019Holocaust Memorial EventOn Monday 28 January, nine RE students from Year 8 and Year 9 attended The Holocaust Memorial Event in Islington Assembly Hall. The daughter of a survivor of the Holocaust spoke about her father's experience of the Nazi occupation of Poland. They learnt that he was a school child when he was sent to a concentration camp. Despite all that he endured, he refused to live with hate and chose to live a life of love and forgiveness.The girls pledged: "To stand up against any social injustice and be more open to dialogues around racism and discrimination". Jeremy Corbyn and Emily Thornberry were also present at the event.
Posted on: 14/01/2019Holocaust Memorial DayAs Holocaust Memorial Day approaches, KS4 Humanities students and students from KS3 who worked on the Anne Frank Project were very privileged to hear the story of a survivor of the Holocaust, Lady Zahava Kohn. Lady Kohn (now in her eighties) with her daughter, Hephzibah, spoke at length about her experiences in Westerbork and Bergen Belsen concentration camps during World War Two. Her talk brought about lots of thought-provoking questions from our students and she was extremely impressed by these. Holocaust Memorial Day is on Sunday 27 January.
Posted on: 8/12/2018Dance NewsThe Rock Challenge set crew were hard at work this Saturday, thank you for giving up your Saturday and thank you also to Alice Angus-Lane for all your time and efforts in supporting the set crew. Time is flying by and we're almost nearing the completion of our set and costumes for this years Rock Challenge entry. Our theme this year is plastic pollution, everything we are making is from recycled materials that have been donated by students and staff. We are also reusing costumes from previous years to give them a new lease of life to fit in with our recycling idea. Why are we interested in this theme? Well, did you know that 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year? That is 1 truck load every minute. It really is making us think about plastic use.
Posted on: 3/12/2018Some of our Favourite Quotes from Michelle Obama's Visit Michelle Obama touched us all with her powerful words of encouragement during her visit to EGA on Monday. She spoke about diversity, community and the importance of sisterhood. Here are a few highlights from her talk that we feel will stay with us throughout our lives... For the full photo album of the day, click here: /296/school-gallery/cat/72/michelle-obamas-visit-2018 For news coverage of the day, click here: The Evening Standard ITV News “I want you all to start practising that kind of sisterhood. We don’t have the luxury of tearing each other down. Our job as women is to do our best at lifting each other up. “There are enough people out there ready to tear us down, our job is to lift each other up, so we have to start practising now. There is no room for mean girls and cliques and social complications that naturally come at your age. I want you to be mindful of that.” “That is one thing we can do better as women, we can take better care of each other.” “Part of what we have to do is expose them to the opportunities. All kids can only dream things that are known to them. If they don’t see elite colleges, if they don’t know they exist, they don’t know what to dream of.” “We don’t have any choice but to make sure we elders are giving our young people a reason to hope.” “In the past election, rather than campaigning for a candidate, we invested time in educating people about the power of voting.”
Posted on: 14/11/2018Islington Schools Running League UpdateOn Monday 12 November, race 3 of the series took place at the Emirates Stadium. EGA was represented by 10 Year 7 & 8 committed athletes. They had to run 3 laps around the outside of the stadium and Yuki was the first one to come through for EGA, followed by Vera and Molly. Congratulations to the following girls for their ongoing enthusiasm, dedication and resilience: Umme Hashmi, Mayeda Ibrahim, Layla Pouget, Yuki Oyeseki, Rosa Brennan, Cedra Salhi, Molly Whittick-Knight, Ilayda Sicakyuz, Ver Heatherwick and Yasmin Abdulrahman Ahmed. The next race will be on Monday 1 December at the EmIrates Stadium so if you would like to take part why not train on Thursday at 8.00pm-8.40pm with the girls in preparation.
Posted on: 5/11/2018Debate MateEight students attended the launch of Debate Mate last week in Westminster. They watched a show debate from students aged 13-18, who had some lively and interesting arguments to support and disagree with the motion: 'The voting age should be lowered to 16'. There was a great atmosphere with schools from all over London getting ready to debate. Please can you wish our students who are about to embark on the programme luck; they will begin their training this Monday!
Posted on: 21/05/2019
Posted on: 21/05/2019
Posted on: 21/05/2019
