DEBATE COMPETITION
Mindfulness Club
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t has all been very exciting in our Debating Enrichment this term. We have been preparing for the ‘Up for
Debate Competition’, where we have been preparing for the following motion: ‘This House Would Allow Performance Enhancing Drugs in Professional Sports’. We have three students going to the competition at Ibstock Independent School in Richmond on Drop Down Day on the 4th
April and Miss Deshaies and
Miss Cave cannot wait to see how well they perform and represent the school. There are definitely some of the nation’s next top Lawyers and MPs in our group, that’s for sure.
After February half term, we had the switch over of our enrichment and we now have 17 students who are doing Debating and Russell Group Enrichment, which is brilliant. We have only had a couple of sessions so far but the students have just had their first full debate, discussing the motion ‘Should everyone be vegetarian?’; One of my favourite topics. I cannot wait to see how our new debaters progress throughout the year.
Miss Cave AGFS Newsletter SPRING 2019
indfulness Club is a brand-new club launched this enrichment cycle that focuses on mental health and wellbeing. Mindfulness is the
psychological process of bringing one’s attention to experiences occurring in the present moment, which one can develop through the practice of meditation and through other training.
In this enrichment, students learned different activities that help bring their mind to a peaceful state. These activities included crocheting, knitting, colouring, painting, hand-lettering, yoga and meditation. In addition to these activities there was an element of discussion about mental wellbeing and health.
Students have made a fantastic start to the club and have started to learn the foundation chain in crochet and complete mindfulness colouring in. Miss Brown: “It’s really important we focus on our mental wellbeing to make sure we can go on and do the best we can, so taking time out to do activities like this is important in keeping us in a good mental space”.
CARE HOME ENRICHMENT D
uring the Care Home enrichment, we met a number of residents who
stayed at Morden College: some of whom had experienced dementia, hearing loss and sight failure.
We played a range of games and quizzes to get to know each other and enjoy ourselves. This was a good learning experience for us
as we got to know a lot about their lives and were able to develop our fellowship skills during this enrichment choice.
Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed this experience and would recommend it to everyone who enjoys meeting new people.
Deeyahni Bahra and Kayla Nkon Year 8
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