Sixth Form
Everybody wants to be the first in a race. And everybody wants to be the first to try out a new video game. However putting your education on the line isn’t a joke. When Villiers first introduced the sixth form, I was sceptical, just like all the others. Hearing about the IB after knowing nothing about it before did put me off. ‘If eve- ryone’s doing A levels, why would someone want to do the IB’ I thought to myself. Extra subjects, extra work, why bother? And we didn’t want to be the “guinea pigs” of the sixth form. However a few brave students gathered up their courage and enrolled into the sixth form. The first few of a new era. These brave students endured the prejudice against the sixth form and battled their way through the course. Almost 1 year later these very students have a lot to say about their journey.
Villiers High 6th form is a place where students can advance in their own abilities and talents. I have studied for one year in the 6th form and I have had the best experiences, knowledge and support from the teachers as well as my friends. During this course we have been provided with laptops as a researching resource. Book- lets and information are available to help us make our future plans after completing our courses. The head of the sixth form Mr Cootes and his PAs Ms Growan and Mrs.Gita are supportive, polite and helpful. We also have fun playing Air Hockey, an mp3 audio player and a DVD to watch movies on. And the centre has bean bags to relax on, as well as workstations to work at. The atmosphere is ideal for any student to reach their goals in life. By Tarun Pawar
Parampreet Heer volunteering at a cafe in Ealing Hospital as a part of his CAS course
I feel like these last 6 months have gone in a flash, and who can blame me, its been one rollercoaster of a 6th form. I feel it was the right decision to come to Villiers, despite the negative feelings of other students in my year I felt that, Villiers has really smacked it when it came to unveiling the goods. With smaller classes learning has been a lot more concentrated giving us more time to learn in new and interesting ways; whether it’s rockets in chemistry or problem solving in physics, it’s been a blast the whole way through. People are beginning to change through their CAS experience too, whether it’s becoming physically fitter or more socially aware; it is about balancing school life and shap- ing students to become better prepared for the next step in life.
Parampreet Heer
Navjot Multani volunteered to help the Brownies as a part of her CAS course
The IB is an educational diploma certificate that is recognized worldwide. It is designed as an academically challenging and bal- anced programme of education. It is the programme that will best prepare me for university and a successful future. At the heart of the curriculum is an extended essay, the theory of knowledge and CREATIVITY, ACTION AND SERVICE(CAS). This involves making a student more rounded in other facets of life outside their aca- demic life. CAS prepares you for the wider world by volunteering in the community; the IB is not just about study and being self serving but about looking out for and serving others within the community. I am doing girl guiding; as a trainee centre leader. I support girls in different activities and teach them new and positive things every week. As part of Action, I take street dancing classes. Service is very important to me; it has made me grow up in so many ways. I feel it helps you get in touch with society by putting community first and yourself second. Creativity is about doing creative things you’ve never done before and also makes you the perfect thinker because it has made me disciplined in my studies.
Navjot Multani year 12
Kerri Thomas and Ibrahim Al-Fathi par- ticipating in their physical part of their CAS course; kickboxing.
One of the best courses I’ve ever done is the West Side Radio Pre- senting Course as part of my CAS. Not only did I gain so much insight into topics that weren’t my area of interest, I ended up liking them. I never imagined myself working in radio but I have grown very fond of it over the last couple of weeks. I know that from the first day of my course to the last, I made a huge improvement. I made a lot of new friends there, who were older than me and wiser; it was interesting mingling with people from different walks of life. As the course was for Muslim females, it was a chilled environment in which I felt very com- fortable and at ease. It was a fun and enjoyable course and I felt hon- oured that Alison Espirit was my mentor; she made the entire experi- ence worthwhile. The whole radio experience made me realise that I was young and that the world was my oyster, I could do anything that I wanted, if I put my mind to it. Recently I was offered a job at ‘Nomad’ radio as a co-host; however I rejected it because I have a lot of other priorities now. I will definitely consider working in a radio station later on in life, even if it is just a hobby. If one C.A.S activity can influence you this much, then I look forward to doing the rest of them. Hana Aydid Year 12 IB student
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