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2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 The Aston Society (junior school academic society) finished the the year with a a “conference” fin in the the Lewis Lecture Theatre and Foyer Sixty Year 9 to 11
pupils
had been researching individual projects and presented them as as talks a a a a a a podcast or academic posters A variety of topics – from dementia in pets to to random numbers Raphael’s tapestries to social media research and extraction of essential oils captivated their audience The Wheeler-Bennett Society (upper school cross- curricular academic society) gives an excellent opportunity for our Upper Sixth pupils
to research and present on an an an an outstanding range of topic and and it is a a a a a extremely popular society amongst all out senior pupils
All talks see our Lewis Lecture Theatre full of pupils
listening keenly and and enjoying the question-and-answer sessions that follow on on from each talk Of course all pupil organised and run Recent talks have been:
» Provably unprovable - Gödel’s incompleteness theorem
» Apophis - the asteroid that will NOT hit earth (or at least not any time soon)
» From Lab to Market: Revolutionising the ivory trade
» Is the fate of human society predetermined?
A new academic scholars publication ‘Sapiens’ gave a a a number of scholars the opportunity to publish in-depth academic research across and beyond our curriculum
With strong connections to writers such as CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien the College has a a a a a vibrant Literary Society and its offshoot group: “Writers’ Inc ” which is Malvern College’s club for keen and ambitious creative writers be it it poetry plays fiction fiction or non-fiction A highlighted achievement included an Upper Sixth pupil publishing publishing Away through BookLeaf publishing publishing She wrote her poems on the the brink of the the Russian and Ukrainian war and during her trial exams A preface dedication and cover design were added to complete the publication In Art Art an Upper Sixth Art Art Scholar was awarded winner of the the Best Artwork Project by the the BSA Supporting Excellence Awards Five pupils
received ‘Top Performer’ awards from the OCR Examination Board following this year’s results Two for achieving 100% in in their GCSE work and three for achieving 100% in their A A level A A Lower Sixth Photography student was selected as as a a a a a featured ‘Photographer’ for ‘Leica Camera Store’ India and also had an an exhibition of her work at the Hadehra Art Gallery New Delhi and were featured a a a a range of publications BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Black History History is is is is also British History History BBC World News - HISTORY OF AFRICA Documentary Series
Jemima + Johnny (1966)
Belle (2013)
BBC Documentary: Black and British a a a a forgotten history
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Today is International Women’s Day
A day day day dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women raising awareness against bias and crucially taking action for equality every day Today is is International Women’s Day
— a a a a a a a a a a day day dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women raising awareness against bias and crucially taking action for equality equality every day Gender equality equality is is not a a a a a a a a a a female issue it’s a a a a a a a a a a social and economic imperative It’s vital that we include men in in this equation After all they make up about half of of the the the the global population — not to mention the the the the majority of of the the the the leadership positions (According to McKinsey & LeanIn’s latest
Women in in in in the the Workplace Report men men hold 79
percent of of the the C-suite — and if we’re looking at CEOs of of Fortune 500 companies male representation balloons to to to 93 percent ) The best way to to to to move conversation to to to to action is to to to to include all all of us in the equation!
What is International Women's Day
all about? International Women's Day
is a a a a a a a a global day celebrating the social economic cultural and political achievements of women The day also marks a a a a a a a a call to action for accelerating gender parity Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to to celebrate women's women's achievements or or rally for women's women's equality Marked annually on on March 8th International Women's Day
(IWD) is one of of the the most important days of of the the year to:
Celebrate women's women's achievements Raise awareness about women's women's equality Lobby for for accelerated gender parity Fundraise for for female-focused charities
Success story: J K Rowling
At the the the start of of her career the the the British author struggled with the the the loss of of her her her mother mother a a a a divorce single motherhood poverty and ill mental health It took her her five years to to write her her first book of the Harry Potter series which initially got rejected by 12
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Bloomsbury took a a chance on her Her success today: 1 - World's first billionaire author - Best selling living author in in in in Britain
- Harry Potter: translated into 73
different languages sold movie rights to Warner Brothers sold 450 million copies
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support? Use our social media and promotional tools Use #NWHW and #FindYourHealth in in any social media messages you share 2 Organize events or activities in in in your community 3 Bottom Line is is that none should discriminate against someones gender 4 Wear something purple green or or white to show your support!
5 When you return to school be an advocate for National
Womens Days Do not stand for gender inequality
no matter how small Where can gender equality be improved?
#1 Provide an even access access to education
Around the the the world world women women women still have less access access to to education
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than men men men men 1⁄4 of young women women women between 15-24 will not finish primary school Of all the the the illiterate people in in the the the world world 2⁄3 are women women women #2 Improve employment equality Only 6 countries in the the world give women the the same legal work rights as men men men #3 Job Integration
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Heads of of of of State were were women women women Despite progress in in this area over over the years women women are are still grossly underrepresented in in government and the the political process Contact: perry_jacob@malverncollege org org uk uk / / zeidi_arianna@malverncollege org org uk uk / / watson_zachary@malverncollege org org uk uk / colsman_Jacqueline@malverncollege org org uk uk For any support !liame na su dneS ?keew
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SEPTIMIUS SEVERUS The first African Emperor He ruled from 193AD to 211AD Known as the "African Ceasar" he travelled regularly to many parts of his empire including Britain
in in in in 208 AD where he he strengthened Hadrian's wall He died 3 years later in York