Page 46 - Bloxham School Broader Curriculum Booklet

Investor Challenge
Day: Thursday
Time: Period 6
Venue: RTC
Open to: Fourth Form – Upper Sixth
Selection: First come, first served
MIC: Mr A Gray
Description: Students will need to monitor their share portfolios through the
ups and downs of the stock market, judging when to buy and sell in order to
make a profit. Students who take this activity from September will take part
in the Student Investor challenge competition (http://www.studentinvestor.
org). Students starting at other points in the year will manage their own virtual
portfolios.

Junior Book Club
Day: Monday
Time: Period 6
Venue: VLR
Open to: First Form – Fourth Form
Selection: First come, first served
MIC: Mrs S Swann
Description: As a group, we will choose the titles we discuss. Students will be
expected to devote their own time to reading between sessions as well as during
the meeting. During the Lent and Summer Terms we will read and discuss
titles on the Carnegie Long and Shortlists.
Skills learnt: We aim to promote a life-long love of reading,
challenge pupils in their choice of title and develop their ability to
listen and discuss their ideas within a group.

MFL Film Society
Day: Tuesday
Time: Period 6
Venue: Room 2
Open to: Third Form – Upper Sixth
Selection: First come, first served
MIC: Miss E Lesu
Description: Opportunity for students to take part in a
film competition oragnised by Oxford University by watching a French film with
English subtitles and re-writing the ending in English (or French!) in no more
than 1500 words (it can be screen-play, play-script, prose, prose with illustrations
& filmed YouTube entries). A prize of £100 is awarded to the winning student,
with runner-up prizes of £25.
Skills learnt: Creativity, problem solving, written/spoken communication and
teamwork.
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