On the last Wednesday of the half term Chalfont’s hosted the first South Buckinghamshire Rotary Design Challenge. Students from Chalfonts and The Beaconsfield School worked in teams of four to ‘design and build’ a bridge to a set specification. The students were grouped in their respective age groups aligned to their key stage.
On Wednesday 12th October Yr11 students were off timetable all day to experience an Employability Skills Day. Students spent time in the main hall talking to individuals representing a variety of professions ranging from catering & hospitality, retail, engineering, the armed forces, the fire brigade, travel, banking, filmmaking, the music industry and more.
On Monday 19th September we were honoured to watch three Year 12 students take on and conquer a swim across the English Channel. As a result I have been asked to try and put into words what we witnessed.
For see pictures and video clips or to make a donation visit their website www.jlsswimthechannel.com
On the final week of the summer term, Mr Pinho and I accompanied a brave bunch of Year 12s and 13s to the Tatras Mountains in Poland and Slovakia to complete the qualifying expedition for the Duke of Edinburgh Gold award.
In July a group of Year 10 and 11 students attended the Beijing Foreign Studies University in China representing the United Kingdom. Students from many other European countries participated in the 10 day cultural visit. Our students showed great maturity and enthusiasm. They benefitted greatly from the exciting programme and learned a lot about Chinese culture while also undertaking lessons in Mandarin.
Our Yr10 students have just completed a week of work experience. Some of these placements may well lead to future career opportunities.
We enjoyed a celebration with the remote control car club team members on Thursday 14th July. This was to congratulate them on their hard work building the cars they will use for the club.
We took 12 students ranging from Years 9 to 12 to visit British Airways Terminal 5 to participate in “The Art of Flying – Customer Service” workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to inspire and empower students by developing their skill and ability to deliver outstanding customer service. we took 12 students ranging from Years 9 to 12 to visit British Airways Terminal 5 to participate in “The Art of Flying – Customer Service” workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to inspire and empower students by developing their skill and ability to deliver outstanding customer service.
On Thursday, 14th July we delivered the final part of the ‘World of Work’ Programme to the Year 6 students of the Chalfont St Peter Academy. The aim of the programme is to encourage students to explore lots of different jobs and to consider the skills required to carry out the roles.
Starting early, 47 Year 7 students left school to begin their day out at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley in the Midlands.
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PTeam Dance is a celebration of talent within Chalfonts Community College. We have students skilled in Ballet, Modern, Tap, Jazz, Street, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Gymnastics, Cheerleading etc. I wanted to embrace this talent and so Team Dance was formed!
Year 10 boys successfully won the Bucks STEM Challenge Day in July 2015 and went on to represent Bucks in the STEM Challenge Southern final, held on 13th January 2016 at Kings College London. The competition saw them compete against 13 other schools in Southern England.