Posted on: 18/03/2020Comfort Reads for Times of StressPlease see below our recommendations for comfort reads! Don't forget - as members of your public library you can download free eBooks and eAudioBooks for your phone or eReader. See the Library Webapp for more information. The Library's comfort reads: 1. Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling (or any Harry Potter book!) It goes without saying that if you're in an urgent need for magic and escape Ms Rowling does a fab job. Fast paced with dashes of humour, the Harry Potter series can serve as a welcome respite away from reality. 2. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness This book throws you straight in at the deep end when Todd relays everything his dog is telling him. Too much information. Then it becomes clear that everyone can hear each other's thoughts in Prentisstown. At least, that's what Todd believes. A high-speed dystopian thriller to whisk you away. 3. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli This is a wonderfully written YA novel set in Arizona. Hazy and dreamlike, Stargirl is a romance met with the usual high school drama of who is popular and who isn't. Stargirl thrives off of kindness, is mysterious and one-of-a-kind... especially to Leo. This book is heartwarming and dazzles like a desert sunset.
Posted on: 10/02/2020Family Day at the Institute of Physics - 18th FebruaryUncover the secrets of the atom in the free temporary exhibition, developed by the University of York.
Posted on: 23/01/2020NLA Schools Photography Competition Deadline Friday 20 February 2020 To celebrate World Water Day 2020 New London Architecture Learning, the City of London and Cheapside Business Alliance are organising a photography competition for schools and an exhibition at The City Centre for The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators and we want you to get involved! All year groups up to year 13 are encouraged to get involved and submit via their class. Working as a class we are asking pupils to submit photographic artwork that responds to the theme of ‘A Sustainable Future for London’ that addresses the environmental challenges Londoners face. There are excellent prizes to be won, as well as the chance for your class to have your entry printed and exhibited at The City Centre for World Water Day and take part in a sustainability themed art workshop at New London Architecture! Theme suggestions: – Promote active forms of travel – Present design visions or inspiration for a greener future for London – Highlight the need to move towards a Plastic Free City – Campaign for London to become a Car Free City – Capture the impact of climate change on London’s environment and population – Show the detrimental impact of single-use plastic over rivers and waterways For full information on submitting, guidelines and an example lesson plan, please read the guidelines below: https://nla-production.s3.amazonaws.com/3472/SCHOOLS-PHOTOGRAPHY-COMP-%28DOCUMENT%29.pdf
Posted on: 7/01/2020Book of the Month - JanuaryTHE GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER - HOLLY JACKSON The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it. But having grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the crime, Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her final project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth . . . ? Perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying, Gone Girl, We Were Liars and Riverdale
Posted on: 18/12/2019The Launch of EGA's Alumni Network!Calling All Former EGA Students! If you’re a former student of EGA, we want to hear from you! Your experiences since leaving could help to motivate and inspire our current students to feel more confident in making decisions about their future. We’d love you to join our alumni network and stay connected with the school. We’ve partnered with the national education charity Future First, who specialise in helping schools like ours to stay connected with their former students. You can choose how and when you help – perhaps you can act as a career and education role model, provide work experience, become a mentor in person or online, or help with donations, fundraising or even apply to become a governor. It doesn’t matter when you left us, whether you’re in further education or employment, whether you still live nearby or have moved further away, there are still ways you can help. In order to sign up, just follow this link and fill in the online form – we promise it will only take a couple of minutes. https://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/signup/elizabethgarrett
Posted on: 11/12/2019Book of the MonthLITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott Meg is the eldest and on the brink of love. Then there's tomboy Jo who longs to be a writer. Sweet-natured Beth always puts others first, and finally there's Amy, the youngest and most precocious. Together they are the March sisters. Even though money is short, times are tough and their father is away at war, their infectious sense of fun sweeps everyone up in their adventures — including Laurie, the boy next door. And through sisterly squabbles, their happy times and sad ones too, the sisters discover that growing up is sometimes very hard to do. Read this classic novel before the film comes out!
Posted on: 4/12/2019LAMDA Classes at EGAEGA is now offering private classes in Acting and Speaking in Public. LAMDA is one of the UK’s oldest and most respected awarding bodies. The syllabus is recognised by Ofqual which means LAMDA qualifications are on par with GCSE’s and A-Levels and at the higher grades, will earn you UCAS Points. Classes run Wednesday and Thursday after school and cost just £7.50. For more information please visit www.louderdrama.com or email EGA’s new LAMDA tutor Luke on hello@louderdrama.com to register your interest. Click here for the flyer
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!
