AGFS: DROP DOWN DAYS


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ver the last four Drop Down Days, students have experienced a wide range of activities outside of the classroom. Students immersed themselves


into trips including: the V&A Museum, Science Museum, trip to Paris, and working on STEAM projects. Students have developed their communication, team working and leadership skills through these activities and have also been given a breadth of opportunities to uphold the school values of ambition, growth, fellowship and scholarship:


YEAR 9 VISIT THE V&A


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uring an English Drop-Down Day all Year 9 students visited the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. As the


world’s largest museum of decorative arts and design, students were able to explore exhibitions containing over 2 million objects! Students were on a journey of discovery as exhibits transported them across the world, displaying paintings, sculpture, textiles, fashion, furniture, jewellery, photography and architecture spanning from the present day to over 5000 years ago.


Particular highlights were ‘The Great Bed of Ware’ from the 16th


century, which could fit 8 AGFS students lying


side by side; the 8 feet wide skirt from Mantua; and ‘The Ardabil Carpet’, one of the oldest, largest, and historically important carpets in the world.


Religious Communities Drop Down Day


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n our Drop-Down Day we learnt a lot about different religions, beliefs and how all of them are connected in some way. For example, I learnt that there are different


types of Christians, and that Buddhist monks are devoted completely to God, relying on funding and donations from others. Also, I learnt how Sikhs have a langar free for anyone to eat to show that everyone is equal, they have many Gods to show the different parts to one God. We learnt that the Jewish holy book (the Torah) would only be used in the synagogue if it was hand written, not printed. Finally Islam is a monotheistic


SCIENCE IN ACTION


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ear 7 students visited the Science Museum in London to see science in action and how science is used in industry. Students have been studying


cells, atoms, forces and sound. This trip allowed them to have a real hands-on experience in these areas.


The students started off by having a session in the ‘Wonderlab’ where they were able to put into practice a number of the topics they have been learning about, including friction slides, maths challenges, physics that defied normal perceptions, plus more.


After, the Wonderlab students had free reign to wander around the rest of the museum looking at the different displays and information about how science is applied to everyday life. They learnt a huge amount: from the basics of what happens to the books and paper once they are recycled; to what a car is made out of; all the way to the detailed, complex science that goes into sending a person into space.


religion teaching that there is only one God (Allah) and that Muhammed is the messenger of God. Islam is also the second largest religion in the world with over 2.4 billion followers or 24% of the world’s population – they are most commonly known as Muslims. Overall I would say that all of these religions are related in the sense that they are all monotheistic and share the central values of family, charity and respect for others. But there is the religion of Hinduism which is not monotheistic. Hinduism is a religion related to diverse views on the concept of God. There are different traditions in Hinduism that have different theistic views.


Raymond Okinbaloye Year 9


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