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On a chilly, but fortunately not rainy morning, 30 RE students boarded the bus (after escaping the hubbub of Year 7 rowing practice), and embarked on their journey to Norwich. After a long and uneventful journey, we arrived in the centre of Norwich and walked a short stretch to the Buddhist centre. As many had …
Procrastination can be viewed as a hesitation between intention and action. Productivity can be viewed as the completion of tasks in an efficient manner. With the school year now in full swing, it’s clear (to many of us) that the honeymoon period of reintegration back into school life is starting to wear off. As spurts …
Coming into year 10, there was a new opportunity for us: Sports Leaders. When I first saw this, I signed up, knowing that it would be the type of activity and leadership I would be interested in. The course runs alongside core PE lessons, and you learn lots of skills throughout the year in order …
Keeping to the shadows of the tall characterless buildings, I cautiously make my way home; way past curfew. I try to be light on my feet, so footsteps don't echo off of the concrete walls. I dare not breathe, and can feel the beat of my heart pounding in my head. The streets are deserted, …
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini While it may not be as well known as the author’s debut novel, The Kite Runner, I think my first recommendation deserves just as much praise and admiration. Centred around two very different women (Laila and Mariam), we are taken on a journey which spans the length of …
International Citizen Service (ICS) provides overseas volunteer placements for 18-25 year olds. It is a direct way to make a difference to the lives of others. My decision to join ICS was fuelled by a desire for something different. Realising that my career goals were all around charity and voluntary work, ICS seemed to be …
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You may have heard of the youth strikes for climate recently; for example, on the 15th of March, 1.5 million young people went on strike from school in order to show their aversion to how the world’s climate is struggling, and how governments are taking little to no action to change this. This movement was …
I woke up to the same old bitter day, and the same old bitter world. Slowly, I pulled back the curtains; not that it would help - it would be a miracle for any remaining light to find its way through the daunting maze of air pollution. I gazed dismally into the everlasting horizon of …
Many students struggle to decide what they want to be when they leave school and it’s even harder to bring your own passion into a career that will one-day need to pay the bills. For a group of year 8 students though, it’s a little bit easier to imagine with the Young Author Project. The …
Learning an instrument is definitely time-consuming, tiresome and somewhat frustrating. When I was younger, my dad taught me how to play guitar. Honestly, it was not something I was overly passionate about at the time. Consequently, I stopped learning and this caused my dad to come to the disappointing realisation that his daughter would not …
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