School Congregation Enjoys a Piece of Music in Assembly
School Congregation Enjoys a Piece of Music in Assembly
3rd November 2022
Residential School Trip Bingo
3rd November 2022
Having spent much of my half term on a school trip to the US, I have had the privilege of lots of time to people-watch (think subways, long walks, mealtimes, and a whole lot more). Whilst I can of course now recite the beginning of the American Constitution and tell you everything you did (or didn’t) want to know about the Liberty Bell, I have also learnt a lot about the different kinds of people you will encounter on said school trips. So, for your general knowledge, here is a WHS school trip bingo, of sorts, of the kinds of people to look out for (and perhaps avoid, depending on your personality!)
Halloween Around the World
3rd November 2022
Halloween is one of my favourite celebrations of the year, simply because I have a brilliant excuse to eat an awful number of sweets and insist on watching the scariest horror movies and freak myself out until I physically cannot sleep. This year, you may have gone to parties, got your creative juices flowing with costumes (even a pirate, which seemed to be rather popular) and had fun with friends and family with decorations, music and the outrageous amount of fake blood. The traditionally Celtic festival of Samhain is celebrated all over the world, in various ways and at different times, yet one thing they have in common is honouring or remembering the dead. So here is a quick international tour of five unique and spooky celebrations/traditions:
Is recycling greenwashing? How curbside recycling began
3rd November 2022
One fateful afternoon, during the leisurely research of the correct way to recycle different types of plastic (thrilling, I know), I fell down the rabbit-hole of how the process actually works, and consequently, how it came to be. We view recycling as the norm, we take it for granted, and we feel good about our waste – it’s out of sight and out of mind. And yet we never stop to consider it critically and ask pressing questions: does it really help? Where does the waste go? How do we maximise how much gets recycled? Let’s attempt to answer.
Ragtime, Jazz and the Origins of Pretty Much Most Modern Music
13th October 2022
There are, at the moment, more than a thousand music genres in the world. It is easier than ever to engage with different artists, all of whom take influence from different styles, sounds and beats, and to become exposed to songs we may not have heard of. But do we ever stop to question how these genres came to be?