Monday 5 October 2015

Thomas Boughey Year 10 Day at NULC


On Tuesday 16th June the whole of Year 10 from Sir Thomas Boughey High School joined NULC to experience college life. The pupils were given a choice of a number of subjects to experience including; Construction, Hair & Beauty, Social Media Apprenticeship, Music, Performing Arts, Fitness Instructing, LEGO Robotics and various A Levels.
Pupils were encouraged to explore their imagination in the art room, by painting whilst music echoed loudly in the workshop. The paintings were then passed on for their neighbours to add their creativity, to eventually create beautiful, inspiring pieces of group art work.
The Psychologists amongst the group were treated to a session using the brand new LEGO Education Emoti kits to create how they think prisons should be designed.  The pupils designed the prisons very differently with some choosing punishment and others choosing rehabilitation as the main aim of the prison… the jury’s still out!
Utilising our Brand New LEGO Education Innovation Studio, the pupils built and programmed robots in pairs, to compete to manoeuvre their robot around a circuit without crashing. Jack, Year 10, commented; “This lesson has really improved my knowledge of programming and computer skills.”
Thomas Boughey High School has a number of talented stylists & beauticians who enjoyed experiencing the commercial salons to create different hair styles and experiment with different nail designs.
Sporting pupils chose to experience our new Fitness Instructing course by learning how to use the fitness testing equipment and taking part in a Personal Training session, ran by current NULC students.
In Biology they got a surprise when they were handed a box of wood lice. Future Biologist Ben, Year 10, said; “I found the exercises very interesting, interactive and enjoyable.” The pupils enjoyed studying how the wood lice react differently to various living conditions that they created.
All were impressed by the excellent facilities in our brand new Performing Arts Centre. Pupils made the most of the state-of-the-art professional recording studio where they performed and recorded a song that they were able to take with them- just like professional artists. Megan, Year 10, really enjoyed being in the studio; “The NULC students that helped were great, the session was very productive and I enjoyed using the awesome equipment in the Performing Arts Centre. I have had an amazing experience.”
In Law the pupils took on different acting roles in the court room and learnt all about court proceedings and most importantly how to argue their case!
The Health & Social care pupils discussed real-life experiences that can affect people of all ages in many different ways. Subjects covered included, Katie Piper’s story and how one incident can change people for the rest of their lives- sometimes for the better!
Overall the Sir Thomas Boughey High School pupils had a great experience of College life with most pupils getting their first experiences of certain subjects. We look forward to meeting the new Year 10 pupils next year for a fun-filled day at Newcastle-under-Lyme College.

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