Strathallan School
Academic
Extension
Calendar
2013
‐
2014
Initiatives,
visits
and
events
beyond
the
regular
curriculum
ART
Open Studio Evenings (Tuesdays and Thursdays) A Level Master‐classes University Portfolio Development Workshops (Autumn/Spring) Friends of the RSA Competition (January) Botanical Gardens Edinburgh – IV Form Natural Forms Project (April) VI Form Venice Trip (7‐10th February) Tesco Art Award (June)
Biology
Three Day Field course to Millport – UVI (April) Biology Olympiad (National competition) VI Form Biology Challenge (National competition) III Form Dundee University Department of Psychology trip– UVI (January )
Chemistry
Chemistry Olympiad 2014 – VI Form (February) Sixth Form Chemistry Lecture (March)
Classics
Rome Trip ‐ UVI Classical Civilisation and V Latin (18th – 21st October)
Computing
Glasgow Science Centre trip – V Form (March) Improve your Programming ‐evening activity by request or invitation.
Design
Technology
Arkwright Scholarship member school
Highland Spring VI Form factory visit (January) Landrover Jaguar VI Form factory visit (March) DT club for III and IV Form Bloodhound Landspeed Project (June) Riley Curriculum Days
Economics
&
Business
Studies
Young Enterprise (Autumn and Spring Terms) Business Lunches local business people address different business classes (termly) Scottish Economic Society VI Form Conference (November) Institute of Economic Affairs VI Form Conference (November)
English
Macbeth IV Form trip to Perth Playhouse (October) Frankenstein VI Form trip to see live streamed National Theatre production (i) (November) Frankenstein VI Form trip to see live streamed National Theatre production (ii) (February) Paired Reading (all year) Garry Rodgers Creative Writing Prize – Forms IV‐VI (20th March) Form III Creative Writing Competition (24th May) Riley Curriculum Days Stratford Trip (April)
Geography
Climate Change, Glacier Decline and Water Resources, VI Form lecture: Professor David N. Collins, Associate Head of School International, Environment & Life Sciences, The Alpine Glacier Project, Universities of Salford, Oxford & Manchester ( Friday 4th October)
Life in the death‐zone: the ascent of Everest VI Form lecture: Mr Russell D. Lamb LLB, City Lawyer, London (Friday 1st November)
Royal Geographical Society (Scotland) ‐ Young Geographer of the Year Competition.
Globalisation: a physical geography perspective, VI Form lecture: Professor Nicholas J. Clifford, Head of Department, School of Geography, King's College, London. (Friday 7th March)
Landscape change in a Physical, Urban & Cultural Context ‐ Glasgow, Perth & Cumbria Field Investigations
History
Lessons from Auschwitz trip and seminars – (18th and 24th September and 6th October) II Form Mary Queen of Scots Exhibition ‐National museum of Scotland ( 14th October)
Toil and Trouble Witches Lunch Riley II Form (31st October)
Higher History Conference Stewart’s Melville College (7th November)
Downfall and Das Leben der Anderen ‐ History Society Film Nights (7th and 19th November)
The British Raj and the development of Indian Nationalism, LVI lecture: Dr. Chandrika Kaul, The University of St Andrews (22nd November)
Witchcraft trip to Dunning ‐ II Form – (November) 1JJ‐1J Victorian Lesson (March)
Holocaust memorial day (27th January)
War Horse ‐ III Form theatre trip, (28th January)
Goodbye Lenin’ and The Wave’ ‐ History Society Film Nights (29th January and 5th March) GCSE Trip Munich (7‐10th February)
The Great Gatsby ‐ America Boom and Bust ‐ V Form controlled assessment film night (Wednesday 19th February)
‘The Role of Slavery as a Cause of the American Civil War and Reconstruction: Did the North
transform the South post Civil War? UVI lecture: Dr Simon Henderson, The University of Newcastle (20th February)
Lincoln UVI A2 Film Night ( 28th February)
Richard the Lionheart and Saladin LVI Higher lecture: Prof Matthew Strickland, University of Glasgow ( 15th March) ‘Life in the Trenches’ day, III Form (15th March) Modern Studies trip to the Scottish Parliament – date tbc LVI AS History Guest Speaker – tbc VI Form themed ‘Empire’ dinner (fancy dress and quizzes) – tbc Riley Curriculum day (May) 700th Anniversary Bannockburn trip – (tbc) History Society Film Nights (April and May tbc)
Mathematics
Enterprising Maths Competition at George Watson’s (September) UKMT Junior Competition (April) UKMT Senior Competition (October) UKMT Senior Competition National Finals, London (February) Weekly squad training session for all those mathematicians that might be in teams run by VI Form mathematicians
UKMT individual competitions (sat under exam conditions; multiple choice) Scottish Maths Council "Maths Challenge" (September and January).
MFL
LVI Five Schools' Conferences Michaelmas Term (Strathallan, Glenalmond, Loretto, Fettes, Merchiston and Stewart Melville). Perth Film Club screen foreign language– VI Form (Michaelmas and Lent terms) German Advent Evening – dinner and talks ‐ LVI (November) Spanish nights (Spring Term) Italian Activity (Weekly) III Form French trip to Antibes (June) Spanish Nights ‐ cookery and film (periodically throughout the year)
Music
Senior Inter‐House Music Competition (October) Musical Showcase, Perth Concert Hall – (November) Promotion of National Youth Choir of Scotland to gifted and talented pupils for audition (from November 2013 for 2014 Choirs)
Carols in the City Chapel Choir performance, Perth Cathedral (December)
The Lion King ‐ whole school visit to West End Touring production in Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre (11th December) Informal Concert Series, Music Room (November – December) Promotion of National Youth Orchestras of Scotland to suitably accomplished pupils for audition (September – October) Form Concert Series, Music Room (October– April) Riley Informal Concert Series, (September/ November/March/ May) Music Scholars Concerts ( September‐May) Visits to RSNO/BBCSSO/SCO/concerts and Scottish Opera in Perth Concert Hall/Edinburgh Usher Hall/Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre/Glasgow Royal Concert Hall/Glasgow Theatre Royal – V‐VI Form (September ‐ April 2014) Choral Scholars perform weekly, including Christmas and Easter, at Perth Cathedral Riley Inter‐Divisional Music Competition (February) Perth Competition Festival, St Leonards‐in‐the‐Fields Church, Perth (March) Annie Senior School Musical Production (March) Perth Festival of the Arts – (May) Headmaster’s Music, Strathallan Chapel (June) Riley Production (June ) Chapel Choir mini‐tour to sing in Rosslyn Chapel, Edinburgh (tbc March/June)
Chanson/Leider concert for singing pupils (tbc Feb/March) Invitational performances (HMC/SCIS Conferences, Scottish Motor Trade Conferences, Weddings, etc.) – as directed
Physical
Education
Strength and Conditioning Programme Specific and individually tailored fitness programmes Links with Clubs to enhance performance opportunity Regional and District representation opportunities Involvement in National Programmes Injury Prevention – player development (Autumn) Tayside and Fife Coach Education workshops (Autumn/Spring/Summer) Nutrition Talk – player development (Spring) 1st Aid training (Summer) Attend large sporting events eg. rugby and hockey international matches Coaching/volunteering opportunities Umpire/referee opportunities
Physics
Trip to the Mills Observatory in Dundee (Thursday, 9th January).
Fusion energy ‐ bringing star power down to Earth, VI Form lecture: Professor Kieran J. Gibson, Deputy Director of the York Plasma Institute, Department of Physics, University of York. (Monday 17th February ) British Physics GCSE Challenge ( Friday 7th March) British Physics AS Challenge (Friday 14th March). VI Form Trip to the Falkirk Wheel ‐ an Engineering meets Physics outing (Summer)
