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School report
Classes to help students cope with stress, annual schools’ poetry festival open for entries, plus Kings College Canterbury hits the high note with spring concerts
Words Kaz Russell-Graham E
xam stress can affect students in different ways and start long before the exam period begins. Some
tension can be benefi cial, of course, and many fi nd their own ways of coping. However, being over-anxious can become a block to performing to your full potential.
A workshop in how to relax
and turn stress into positive energy could be just the thing to clear negative thoughts and increase your chances of doing well. Total Release Experience (TRE) is an exercise technique designed to release blocked energy from the psoas muscle, which sits deep in the core of the body and connects the upper body to the lower. Caroline Purvey launched TRE UK in 2011, after learning the technique in South Africa. She has since run workshops and individual Skype sessions across the country. Twelve students preparing for GCSE, AS and A-level exams at the Duke of York’s Royal Military School in Dover recently took part in Caroline’s workshops, which consist of two practical sessions. Caroline, who runs regular sessions for the public at the Eclipse Centre in Dover, believes that stress is a problem for young people nationwide, and applauded the school for thinking ‘out of the box’ and giving their students the opportunity to discover a natural, self-help, technique for coping with anxiety. • For information on TRE, visit the website
www.treuk.com
A CALL TO ALL YOUNG POETS!
The annual Canterbury Festival Schools’ Poetry Competition is now open for entries, with budding poets across the county invited to create their best writing ever. This year’s broad and visually-led theme is Picture This – particularly encouraging for entrants who engage with images when seeking inspiration. Aspiring poets can use a favourite photo, painting or simply an image from their own imagination as a muse for their words. Four categories span the fi ve to 18 age range and winners in each will be revealed in a performance and celebration event in October, where this year’s Festival anthology will also be launched, thanks to the support
of the University of Kent’s School of English. Many entries come via schools, and
teachers are welcome to make contact and receive links to the teachers’ online pack. Deadline is Monday 25th July. • For information, call 01227 452853 or visit
www.canterburyfestival.co.uk
School spring concert inspires
Kent College Canterbury music students took centre stage at University of Kent Fergusson Hall with a series of impressive solos, orchestral and choral performances. Opening with a movement from Brahms’ Requiem, sung by a full choir of more than 120 singers, the concert
continued with concerto performances by two of the school’s highly-talented Year 13 instrumentalists – Hannah Parry, who played Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, and Niamh O’Shea, who performed Hummel’s Fantasie for Viola and Strings in G Minor.
Other highlights included Haydn’s powerful choral work, the Harmoniemesse, during which present Sixth Form music scholars were joined on stage by three recent former students, all of whom are either studying music at university or pursuing it to a high standard alongside their academic studies. Even the interval was musical, with entertainment from the school’s jazz band.
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