To Confirm your attendance at the festival of learning click here What is the Festival of Learning? The Year 6/7 transition is perhaps the most challenging one for students in compulsory education. They are plunged into a curriculum and timetable very different from anything they have ever experienced, they are challenged by having a range…
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Thank you to Tenterden Museum who welcomed our Year 8 students today as a reward for those who exhibited their Holocaust Memorial Garden plans recently. They enjoyed taking part in a hunt throughout the museum, seeing their work on display and were a credit to Homewood School.
Click here to view the Discovery College Spring newsletter. Dear Discovery College, Many thanks to Mrs Hayes and Ms Castle for putting this publication together. Usually Mrs Whelan creates the newsletter but as she is currently on maternity leave with her new daughter Dotty, Ms Castle has stepped in and has done admirably. End of…
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Year 8 had the pleasure of attending a most inspirational talk by Steven Frank from the Holocaust Educational Trust. He shared his very personal and moving experiences with our students as they completed the Holocaust topic. We very much wish to thank Steven for the time he gave us.
Our Year 8’s completed their plans of a Holocaust Memorial Garden as the final piece in the Holocaust project. Susan Hatt from the Tenterden Museum and Jane Mills from the Tenterden Historical Society came into school and judged their work and handed out certificates for the 20 groups included in an exhibition of work. The…
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Congratulations and thank you to the Discovery students who raised sponsorship with the Santa Fun Run before Christmas. The final amount raised for ‘Paulas cause’ is a massive £766.59
Year 7 students took part in the Inspire Day on Friday, getting a taste of the world of work. Students had the opportunity learn about possible pathways they may wish to pursue in the future such as working in stocks and shares, archaeology, corporate banking, radio broadcasting and going to University. Many thanks to all the businesses and organisations who supported the day.
7D2 and 8D2 organised a Christmas tombola last term.
This term Year 7 have been focusing on the topic of sustainability and looking at the changes people could make to enable them to become sustainable. Within this topic we also looked at the very current issue surrounding plastics and the significant impacts which it is causing to the environment and people. As part of…
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