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2009


May

Praise and Thanks

With the end of the college year approaching Level 1 and 2 students gathered in the college theatre to look back on the past year, to celebrate great achievement and to look ahead with hope.  The assembly was an outstanding showcase of student talent and achievement with music, reflection, presentations and movie clips.    The year was reviewed by…


Annual Sports Award Ceremony

Sporting excellence and achievement were celebrated in the college theatre on Tuesday 12 May.  Students representing college team sports and individual sports gathered to appreciate the efforts and success of their peers.  Glowing testimonials were given in support of the various nominees who had represented the college in some fashion over the course of the year in football, hockey,…


Media Students Learn How To Classify Films

A2 media students visited the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) in London with their teachers last month.  The students were attending an organised two-hour seminar which linked directly into their final exam on film censorship issues. The BBFC examiner was excellent and captivated the students with much detail and analysis of the history of the BBFC, its role,…


The Great Outdoors

Fifty four AS Geography students were involved in a residential fieldtrip to Orielton Field Studies Centre, Pembrokeshire from Monday 6th April to Wednesday 8th April 2009. The trip is an annual occurrence and is designed to help the students develop key skills and competencies for their AS level examinations. During the course of the trip students experience a variety…


Easter Reflections at St David’s

This week students were invited to the college chapel for their seasonal Easter reflections.  These were led by members of the Chaplaincy team and focused on the central themes of resurrection, hope and new life.  Each reflection drew on contemporary culture using film, images and music.  Our next whole college assemblies will take place at the end of the…


Colombian journalists speak on human rights

On Thursday 7 May two female journalists, representatives of Reporteros de Colombia, who work on the frontline in Colombia, visited the College to talk to students about life as a journalist in the conflict-ridden country.  The journalists face danger of death and kidnap daily, as they attempt to uncover the truth of Colombian army, paramilitary and guerrilla operations and…