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periodic table to life, allowing students to see
tangible examples of the elements they study.
It will be used to spark curiosity, encourage
questions, and deepen understanding of the
building blocks of matter. As both a display and a
teaching tool, it offers a unique, interactive way
to explore chemical properties and trends across
the periodic table. We hope it will inspire the next
generation of scientists in our classrooms.

Biology and Psychology
Symposium
Millfield hosted its annual Biology and Psychology
Symposium, welcoming Sixth Form students
alongside guests from local schools and colleges.
This year also marked the first Junior Symposium,
giving Year 11 students early exposure to 01
discussions in science and psychology.

Chinese Food Festival
The Chinese Food Festival is one of the most
popular and eagerly anticipated annual events
among students, held as part of Chinese New
Year celebrations. The three-day event attracted
hundreds of participants, including students from
the Chinese course, international students from
China, Millfield Prep pupils, young children from
local Mandarin clubs, and staff members across
the schools.

Attendees enjoyed sampling and learning to make
authentic Chinese dishes and drinks, such as
dumplings, bao buns, egg-fried rice, and traditional
Chinese tea. The event left a lasting impression on 02
students’ school experience and sparked a passion committee’s debates on the Rwandan genocide 01 Periodic Table of Elements
for food that reaches far beyond the classroom. and the Bosnian war which necessitated much 02 Chinese Food Day
research from our delegates into those events of
Debating and Model United over 30 years ago. With 30 schools in attendance,
there was lots of lobbying to be done, and our
Nations MUN delegates learned much about diplomacy, co-
This year saw a large cohort of keen debaters operation and the importance of finding shared
gather weekly during MAP when we split our time common ground as a basis for problem-solving
between debating and preparation for Model and achieving resolution. At the closing ceremony,
United Nations. It was a year with plenty of topics we were delighted to have three of our delegates,
for debate and a wealth of material to discuss. We Antonio, Katya and Thibaut, commended for
were able to look at keynote speeches in the US their contributions to the debates.
election campaign, as well as debating many other
issues of current interest, such as the assisted
dying Bill and many other less weighty topics too.
In March, we took two delegations to the Bath
International Schools’ Model United Nations
Conference. We had three days of conference in
which our delegates spoke on an extensive range of
18 topics of international importance, across seven
committees, such as the situation in the Arctic, the
rights of women, E-waste, and the Israel-Palestine
situation. We even grappled with the 1994 Historic

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