Enfield Grammar School would like to wish
King Charles III and Queen Camilla
all the best on their Coronation.
Whether you agree or not with the monarchy, it will be an amazing historical event followed by people all around the world. It is aimed to be a community event; street parties, lunches & teas, concerts, family themed days and more, for people to mark the occasion by celebrating with their families, friends and neighbours. Monday has a spotlight on volunteering, for people to get involved and help out on various projects within your local areas.
Whatever you will be doing, we wish everyone a lovely and safe bank holiday weekend.
Our catering staff ensured everyone got a little ‘taste’ of the coronation at lunchtime with some sweet treats!
If you are involved in a celebration event, why not let us know via social media by tagging us or commenting on our post
Some details on the weekend events: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65461957
Details bout the coronation (inc resources, recipes and craft ideas): https://coronation.gov.uk/about-the-coronation/
The Coronation
The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort is a time for celebration across the nation and Commonwealth, over a weekend of special events:
- Saturday 6 May: the Coronation Ceremony will take place at Westminster Abbey, London.
- 6-8 May: Coronation Big Lunches will be held up and down the country and across the Commonwealth.
- Sunday 7 May: a spectacular Coronation Concert will be performed at Windsor Castle, with iconic locations across the UK lit up using projections, lasers, drone displays and illuminations.
- Monday 8 May: a special Bank Holiday in honour of the Coronation, giving everyone the opportunity to join in and celebrate a national day of volunteering through Big Help Out activities.
Read the guidance on how to watch the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Former EGS student and local artist, Shay Press, collaborated with our Year 8 and Year 9 Art students last week, at the A10 Skate Park, Edmonton.
Commissioned by the Enfield Council Art Team, the pupils had the opportunity to gain Knowledge and experience in producing a creative, vibrant, graffiti style community mural.
They had the task of rejuvenating the skatepark from being described as dull and grey and they successfully injected (or sprayed in this case!) some colour and life into the area. Even Mr Purrier couldn’t resist picking up a spray can!
Well done to all our students who took part, they really seemed to have enjoyed the day, and a big thank you to Shay Press for his time and guidance 🙂
Mir is currently studying A-level Computer Science, Information Technology, and Media and has chosen to follow a career pathway into cyber-security.
Out of school, Mir is a corporal in our local RAF Air-Cadets; 85 Squadron in Middlesex Wing which he joined 5 years ago. This is not an extra-curricular activity to be taken lightly but one that encourages and expects loyalty, determination and effort which results in being very rewarding, as Mir has experienced.
Being an air-cadet, he has learnt new skills from first-aid to parade drills, from camping to flying and has also earned him a couple of extra B-techs along the way.
The opportunities and experiences Mir has had with the air-cadets is priceless and as well as being thoroughly enjoyable, has given him extra skills and future pathways to follow.
The photos in the video below show just what an amazing time he has had.
Well done, Mir!
This week saw our Gardening Club start up again and there was definitely plenty to do!
Apart from the many weeds that we need to tame, there were also some interesting discoveries amongst our overgrown patch, purple carrots, mustard plants, wild sweet peas, wild clover, garlic chives and lots of herbs….a few of us couldn’t resist a bit of tasting! ☘️🌻🌿🌺🌾🥬
Alex in Y8 took home some mint, and then sent in a photo of the mint tea he made for himself that evening! ☕
Everyone got stuck in and managed to start filling up our compost bins. Next week we shall continue, and hopefully start seeding a variety of flowers, herbs and vegetables, whilst learning about the value of soil, organic gardening, growing for food and the effects on our planet. 🌍
The next job to tackle is the renovation of the existing planters or construction of new ones (they are happily rotting away) – do let us know if you know of anyone who can help us with that!
It was wonderful to watch the boys and reminded us all about the health and wellbeing effects of gardening as well.💚
#EGSgardeningclub #schoolgardening #growing #planting #lifeskills #healthyplanet
Regional Champion: Ethan Bousoula – Congratulations!
In February, the Enfield Regional Final 2022-23 of the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge was hosted.
634 students had previously attended the Jack Petchey workshops and from them, Ethan was selected to go forward into the final.
The regional final evening was packed with original and insightful ideas from many young speakers, but it was our very own Ethan who stood out and won the judges over with his speech called “It Doesn’t Get Better (YOU get better)”.
Ethan’s speech was an emotional account of his experience of being gay and coming out at EGS. His speech was honest, vulnerable and incredibly powerful and I am very confident that out of the 37 Regional Finalists, he will be chosen as one of the 15 to perform at The Cambridge Theatre on the West End and go for gold!
If you see Ethan, please do congratulate him – he deserves it.
Ms Ireland says “It was a win for him, EGS, our community and the LGBTQ+ community. One very proud teacher right here!”
courage – determination – talent
To listen to his speech:
A message from Lloyds to our students:
First things first: we’re not an insurance company. Nor are we connected with any bank.
Lloyd’s is actually a market, where risks that need to be covered are put to insurers who can provide protection, ensuring that social and economic progress can continue across the globe. And as a Corporation, we enable that protection; managing the space and overseeing all aspects of the business.
Lloyds is offering students….
Join us for a week of face to face workshops and networking, delving into Lloyd’s and the insurance industry, in partnership with Aon.
The programme will run from Tuesday 25th July – Friday 28th July 2023.
Aimed at GCSE and A-Level students, you will experience the working environment of two global businesses throughout a week of workshops, networking and gain an insight into career opportunities within Lloyd’s and Aon.
Please note the Insight Week will take place in London and the attendance is mandatory for the 4 days. You must be able to travel into London as we are not providing accommodation expenses.
What’s involved?
During the week you will undertake a number of workshops, including:
- Introduction to the Insurance industry
- Personal development workshops
- Introduction to Broking and Underwriting
- Meet our current graduates and apprentices
- Introduction to data
- CV and interview hints and tips
To apply:
https://www.lloyds.com/about-lloyds/careers/early-careers/schemes-insight-week
#studentspotlight Archie Gubb in Year 11, continues to collect successes as he progresses in his racing life.
Last weekend, Archie was at Fakenham Racecourse in his second professional race and achieved 3rd place amongst very experienced & older jockeys.
Congratulations Archie! 🐎👏👏
#futuregoals #passion #dedication #tantquejepuis #students #careerjourneys #opportunities #makedreamsareality
