During Humanities Week (commonly referred to as “the best week of the year”!) we've had plenty of fun ways of getting students to engage in activities beyond their usual classroom setting.
Our students used their Humanities knowledge every break time trying to place business logos, famous faces and national flags and quickly racked up some house points by finishing a series of daily quizzes. Lunchtimes embraced both the collaborative and competitive spirit in the popular quiz ‘Higher or Lower’. Each day a different subject was presented, posing thought provoking questions - Is calorie consumption in Madgascar higher than in Nepal? Is the GDP of Slovenia bigger than Croatia? Was Napoleon taller than Queen Elizabeth II?. During the Humanities debate we heard many convincing arguments on a topic provided by our Year 12 Geography students.
This all unfolded against the backdrop of our Humanities Week Trade Game where students buy low and sell… lower as tumultuous market forces from the worlds of History, Geography, Business, and Economics wreaked havoc on investments. The form group with the wisest investment will win – but did they take too many risks?
Well done to those students who won a prize but more importantly to everybody who has somehow engaged in making the world a better place by participating in Humanities Week!
The Humanities Department
Following the postponement of Journey’s End before Christmas, we are pleased to announce the new dates.
Year 9 have been showing their green fingers/thumbs by trying to germinate cress seeds under various conditions, to see what is important for the seed growth.
There was more basketball on Saturday. This time our U14 Girls A and B teams had their DVAC Festival here at BISB.
