Worksop College creates Community Garden
Students at Worksop College have put community at the forefront by creating a therapy garden in Manton.
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Students at Worksop College have put community at the forefront by creating a therapy garden in Manton.
During mental and mindfulness health week, the school ran several events and sessions. Subject departments and teachers set certain tasks and assignments in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Week. Clarissa, Year 9, was set the assignment of producing an analysis on ‘Mental health in Hamlet’. "There were many aspects I found thoroughly fascinating in the process of researching for this essay, from the various diagnosable mental health disorders, key symptoms of these disorders, and the overall application of these criteria to the entire play ‘Hamlet’ by William Shakespeare". Read Clarissa's essay below.
Talented Worksop College students have been making waves with their swimming efforts, dedicating early mornings and weekends to perfecting their skills. Swimming at Worksop College provides opportunities through access to training camps, competitions, training with professional coaches, and comradery. It's no secret that these swimmers have invested a huge amount of hard work into their training, so it is a fitting reward to see so many PBs and accomplishments.
Last weekend, Year 10 students dusted off their hiking boots and gathered their camping supplies in a bid to complete their Silver DofE qualifier.
Last week Anya, Year 2, headed to Southview Equestrian for the Pony Winter Finals. Anya is no stranger to these competitions with many fantastic successes already. However, with it being such an esteemed competition, Anya was just delighted to have qualified.
The Y13 girls enjoyed an academic trip to the Little Brunette Bakery in Southwell, designed and run by Amelia and Jessica Wells, who are both Old Worksopians. Amelia gave our students a tour of the bakery, and explained how the food safety is managed from deliveries and storage to preparation, cooking and serving.
St Cuthbert's Way is a 100km cross-border route, linking the English and Scottish boarders. This is one of the most beautiful and enjoyable long distance routes in Britain. With this in mind, a dedicated group of staff and students from Worksop College decided to take on this glorious route.
The MT13 hockey camp proved to be a big hit with nearly 50 young players who at times braved some pretty challenging weather, rain, hail, wind sleet but which did not dent their enthusiasm and fortunately there were some lovely sunny periods.
First stop, Ranby House PAC, Retford. Next, the Royal Opera House, London. The whole country needs to see Ranby House’s latest arrr-mazing performance, Pirates Versus Mermaids. This show is jam-packed with piratical puns and mermaid merrymaking, all artfully pulled off by our Year 3 and 4 pupils.
As part of the co-curricular programme at Worksop College, a group of dedicated students have been heading down to Manton Garden, with the aim of creating a beautiful community garden.
The theme for this year’s British Science Week was Growth. Science is an integral part of the curriculum at Ranby, but for this special week, Mrs Sullivan wanted the children to experience something a little different, so chose two activities that would promote curiosity, develop collaborative skills and encourage some cross curricular learning.
This week our Hockey team competed in the England Hockey Schools Championships, playing Altrincham school in a very close game.