Showing items for tag “Sixth Form”

• 05/07/22

  Alumni working in the legal profession return to TGS to take part in a competitive Moot

  On Friday 1 July TGS hosted our first competitive Moot.  Students received the facts of a fictitious case two days before the Moot and were allocated defence or prosecution.

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• 28/06/22

  A visit from Dr Michael Collins, Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary British History at UCL

  We were pleased to welcome Dr Michael Collins to Tonbridge Grammar School for Windrush Day (Wednesday 22 June).

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• 07/06/22

  Upcycled picnic blankets showcased in the House of Commons

  Following on from Soha and Aditi’s collaboration with students in the Bahamas, a project was rolled out to STEM club in which over thirty students from years 7 – 10 upcycled crisp packets to create more blankets. 

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• 28/04/22

  Students collaborate with STEM Club in the Bahamas to co-create sustainable gifts to present to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and First Lady Ann Marie Davis of the Bahamas

  Aditi and Soha (Year 12) who were part of a team that was placed third in the 2021 BIEA International STEM Youth Innovation Competition, collaborated with students from the FEM STEM Club in the Bahamas to create sustainable picnic blankets as gifts to raise awareness of climate change. 

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• 27/04/22

  Home Languages Club launches podcast series

  The first episode in the series features Alexia (Year 8) and Delia (Year 13) who introduce listeners to Romanian and discuss Romanian culture, customs and food. 

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• 31/03/22

  Congratulations to TGS debaters who are National Champions

  Tonbridge Grammar School have won the oldest and one of the most prestigious debating tournaments in the country.

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• 28/03/22

  TGS debaters take part in the national final of the Cambridge Union Schools’ Debating Competition

  Four of TGS Debating Society’s speakers took part in the national final of the competition, one of the largest school debating competitions in the world. Merry (Y11), Bella (Y12), Beth and Talia (both Y13) earned their place as two of six teams to qualify from the South East Region last Nov...

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• 22/03/22

  From detecting DNA to designing a sustainable greenhouse – a celebration of Science

  TGS celebrated Science Week with a wide range of activities that included a ‘Four Day DNA Technology Series’ supported by the Royal Society, measuring trees in the school grounds for the Treezilla research project, designing a greenhouse from sustainable materials as part of our Marvello...

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• 22/03/22

  IB Visual Arts Exhibition Opens

  We are delighted to announce that our 2022 IB Visual Arts Exhibition opens today (24 March) at Royal Victoria Place, Tunbridge Wells. It represents the final conclusions on each student's journey of discovery and development. Students have explored concepts of personal interest, inspired by t...

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• 18/03/22

  A 'visit' to the Art Department

  This is the first in a series of features where we take you ‘inside’ some of the subjects studied at IB Diploma level.  Students are invited to share their experiences, aspirations and what they’re currently working on allowing you to see the ‘subject in action'...

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• 15/03/22

  An inspirational visit from Professor Sophie Scott C.B.E. on International Women’s Day

  We were delighted to welcome Professor Sophie Scott C.B.E, of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London, to TGS to mark International Women’s Day.  She has an interest in the neural basis of vocal communication - how our brains process the information in speech...

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• 08/03/22

  Author talks, colourful costumes, debating, baking and competitions ….a week of book-themed activities

  Dan Abnett, comic book author and mastermind behind the Guardians of the Galaxy film, launched a week of ‘booky’ activities centred around World Book Day. 70 students joined him at lunchtime to hear him talk and received a signed copy of one of his comics. 

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