EGS students who had the privilege to be part of The Brilliant Club initiative, offered by our science teacher Dr Frimpong, were invited to Cambridge University for the day to receive their awards.

The graduation certificates were presented to the students from The Brilliant Club, an organisation set up to place PhD researchers and graduates in state schools to deliver academically rigorous programmes linked to their own research. EGS’ visiting professor was Pablo Garcia from University College London who tasked our students with the project ‘Understanding Childhood in Archaeology and Ethnography Through the Funerary Record’.

On arrival in Cambridge, we walked through the pleasantly old-fashioned city to Christ’s College where we were escorted to the theatre in the Yusuf Hamied Centre and listened to a presentation about life at this prestigious University campus.

This presentation included two current students talking about their own experiences and who then became our tour guides. The tour encapsulated the student’s dormitories, the library, the stately dining room, the sixteenth century chapel [which Henry VIII’s paternal grandmother lived adjacent to and had a window built to view the services] and the beautifully landscaped extensive grounds.

After the tour it was time for a buffet lunch (kindly provided by the University) before the awards ceremony.

It was a really interesting and insightful day for all of us. and we are extremely proud to have been part of this educational programme.