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Linklaters Art Trip – Celebrating Black History Month

On Friday 25th October a lucky group of year 8 art enthusiasts got to visit Linklaters for a special tour of their art collection. Our relationship with Linklaters Law firm is an important one and the curator there was passionate about exposing our young people to some of their artworks. 

The trip had a focus on art created by black artists to highlight Black History Month. The students were engaged in art workshops and had a tour of many of the artworks on display. They were also treated to a tasty lunch! Many thanks LInklaters!

Many thanks also to Mr McCarron, Mr Grant and Ms Sharklak who accompanied the students on what was a great day out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gospel Singing at Duke’s

On Thursday 7th November Duke’s hosted a gospel singing workshop for some of our students. Professional Gospel Singer Rachel Huggins led the group in a brilliant interactive workshop on gospel singing. The students, all from different year groups really bonded over their collective love of singing and music making.

Mrs Danso did an amazing job in organising the group and the workshop and we’re very much looking forward to more singing workshops and performances in the future.

Creative Pathways at LAET

A group of students from Drama, Art, Music, Textiles and Photography attended a Creative Pathways event at London Academy of Excellence, Tottenham this week. The panel, discussion and networking event taught the student about careers in the creative industries as well as given our young people an opportunity to network.

The panel included guests such as Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante MBE (music producer and composer for Top Boy on Netflix, 2012 Olympics and artist Kano), Tice Cin (best-selling author, film-maker and artist) and professionals from TV. Our students asked insightful questions and networked really well displaying so many attributes that will be vital for their future careers – whichever industry they end up working in. 

NFL at the Tottenham Stadium

It’s been a really busy week this week at Duke’s; NFL returned to Spurs and Duke’s students have been getting in on all the action.

On Monday students from De la Salle School in California visited Duke’s for an intensive ‘touch football’ experience as part of their current UK tour. Students got to experience the ins and outs of American Football and a cultural exchange took place with students from the American High school fully immersing our students in the mechanics of NFL.

Then on Tuesday the sporting experience continued with the Chocago Bears Mini-Monsters working with our year 7 students alongside a number of local primary schools. Again the day was fun packed and fast paced with our students benefiting enormously from the exchange and really getting stuck in with the game. 

To top the week off a lucky group of year 7 and 8 students who had received a high number of positive points got to take part in a tour of the Tottenham stadium – going into the NFL changing rooms as well as the Tottenham facilities. They also got very close to the pitch!

Huge thanks to Mr Green and the PE team, Ms Bailey and the year 7 team alongside Ms Sayer and Mr Geniris who accompanied the group of students to the stadium. What a week! We’re looking forward to continuing to see our partnership with Spurs and the NFL grow.

Linklaters Employability Programme

We are delighted to have kicked off our partnership with Linklaters again this year with the year 10 employability programme. A group of year 10 students have been selected to take part in this fantastic series of workshops and events centred around futures and careers. Linklaters are a hugely important part of life at Duke’s and we have big plans for the year ahead with all students getting the opportunity to work with them and expand their careers horizons. 

 

Year 11 Cambridge Trip – Week 2

This week a second group of students visited Cambridge university with the LAET. 

During the visit students were exposed to a variety of careers to which study in Physics can lead into and the range of practical problems that physics can be used to solve. 

Students interacted between active scientific researchers and Cambridge students. This helped students to make informed decisions about career and examination choices, which is a vital component in encouraging the next generation of scientists.

Students also were able to see student accommodation and the student life of living in Cambridge. Students had an enjoyable day and this was a valuable experience for them. A brilliant experience all round.