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Year 7 spent their second day of Enrichment Week immersed in a History-themed community experience, honouring the lives of local war heroes. The day began with a guided tour of the First World War graves at Brighton鈥檚 City Cemetery, led by Sarah Nathaniel from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Her expert insights brought to life the stories of soldiers from the local area. In the afternoon, students delved deeper into the lives of these individuals, conducting their own research before creating paper tributes to commemorate the fallen. A huge well done to Year 7 for your mature attitude, curiosity, and respectful conduct throughout a moving and memorable day.

We started the day at the beautiful Saltdean Lido. Undeterred by the drizzle, the Year 9 and 10 pupils all jumped in and proceeded to swim, splash, bomb, paddle and handstand in the outdoor pool. After a short time to relax on the sun loungers, we were off to Brighton. There was a change of pace as we were dropped off by the Palace Pier on Brighton seafront. They had worked up an appetite so enjoyed their lunch on the rooftop restaurant overlooking the beach. And the sun came out. Next activity was the Zipline. With harnesses and helmets, pupils headed up the spiral staircase to reach the platform at the top. The view was spectacular and the adrenaline was pumping. Would anyone have to go back down the stairs? The answer was no. All 20 pupils took their turn to hurtle down the Zipline with huge smiles on their faces. Back to the base, a quick ice cream, then back to College. A brilliant day out!

Huge congratulations go to Emma in Year 7 who recently competed in the Wessex Regional Surf Life Saving Championships in Bournemouth. Throughout a range of events that test the skills and fitness of lifeguards in both pool and ocean settings Emma returned with a huge haul of medals. She won silvers in the board race, sea swim race, golden nipper, board relay and board rescue; and a bronze in golden nipper relay. What a fantastic achievement!

Can you surive a Zombie apocolypse? Year 7 pupils were competing with each other to earn the title of the best zombie survival team. The first challenge of the day tested the pupils communication skills - how would they safely make contact with other survivors and people in their own teams without making noise which Zombies are attracted to. Teams had to demonstate their quick learning of both morse code and british sign language to correctly communicate and decode important Zombie survial messages. The second challenge was finding food that would be nutritional, non perishable and store well. A nearby supermarket had been left unlocked. 福利姬 had to be quick and selecting a food item that met the criteria without being attacked by the Zombies both outside and inside the supermarket. News had reached base camp that a Zombie virus vaccine had been discovered by scientists in a nearby lab. Teams had to first locate their alloocation of vaccine that had been distributed by the scientists in hiding places outside. With limited materials, each team then set to work designing and making a catapult that would be able to launch the vaccine to other suriviors and distribute this to wide area. Unfortunately, some bad news reached base camp that the scavenger team that had been sent out had not returned and unfortunately has been lost to the Zombies. It was important that the right group of people were selected to become the next scavenger team to hunt for supplies such as food and water. The final challenge was set, each team had 30 minutes to find as many items in the hunt as they could in order to be appointed as the next scavenging team. After all of the challenges had been completed, the points were totalled and the winning team won the title of the best zombie surival team. It was a fun day had by pupils and staff and the activities promoted team work, problem solving, resilience, patience and a growth mindset.

What a great start to 'Enrichment Week' yesterday, with all children from Year 7 to Year 10 involved in various on-site and off-site activities. Our amazing Year 8 pupils took on a beach clean at Kingston Beach, leaving the shoreline sparkling and showing real care for our environment. Back at school, they channelled their inner entrepreneurs in a Dragon鈥檚 Den-style challenge, pitching creative ideas for next year鈥檚 charity fundraiser. The competition was fierce, but only 3 ideas will make it to the final stage. Stay tuned next year to see which brilliant fundraisers come to life!

In KS2 Mindfulness Club we made bunting in 福利姬 House colours for the gazebo in the Junior playground. We had it ready in time for Speech Day.