Category: Educational Visit
A Trip To The Docklands Museum
Foundation 2 went on a trip to the Docklands Museum. We travelled by tube from Woodford Station on the Underground to Stratford and then we had to take The DLR to West India Quay. It was exciting seeing all the scenery as we travelled on the tube. When we got there we ate our fruit…
A Visit From Bancroft’s School
It was a pleasure to welcome Mr Dickinson, Head of Lower School, and Ms Evans, Director of Marketing and Admissions from Bancroft’s School for an evening of critical thinking and information for secondary school transition last night with our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils and parents. Mr Dickinson and Ms Evans shared the extensive…
Strings Club Visit to The Barbican
On Thursday, Strings Club travelled to the Barbican to watch the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) perform Gustav Holst’s ‘The Planets.’ This is a seven-movement suite and each movement is named after a planet in the Solar System and its astrological character. The movements are: Mars, the Bringer of War Venus, the Bringer of Peace Mercury,…
Florence Nightingale Museum
This week, Year 2 were very lucky to be able to visit the Florence Nightingale Museum in central London. After a journey on the Underground, we had lovely sunny views of Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye. In the museum, we met Florence Nightingale herself, who told us her fascinating story…
Queen Elizabeth I Hunting Lodge
On Wednesday 6th of November, Year 5 went to the Queen Elizabeth I hunting lodge. We started the experience with a huge feast on the ground floor of a Tudor hunting house, which had been refurbished to preserve the building. We examined the buffet and found a mistake deliberately put there; metal cutlery was not…
Out of This World Workshop
Year 1 and Foundation 1 Puffins (Nursery), enjoyed a visit from Perform For Schools on Thursday, with a fun Out-of-This World drama workshop. We met Katherine, the little green alien, as she visited to save the galaxy from the Cruel Commander. There were plenty of performing arts exercises, space facts, galactic music and imagination as everyone…
RRS Council Visit to The Houses of Parliament
On Tuesday 8th October, the RRS Council went on a trip to The Houses of Parliament. It was a wonderful experience; we loved seeing how the country was run and being around those who must protect our rights. The trip started with an early morning drop off at the Woodford station, before a less than…
Ada Lovelace Workshop for Year 2
Today was Ada Lovelace Day, a global event to raise the profile of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The day aims to encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in the STEM field. Year 2 Flamingos and Herons enjoyed meeting ‘Ada’ and learning more about her incredible life…
Black History Month Launch
Today we had a fantastic start to our Black History Month activities and celebrations. We were delighted to welcome the dynamic and interactive Drama Geezers to Avon House for a day of immersive storytelling, enthusiastic performance and an all-round educational fun experience for all. With performance workshops for Foundation 2 to Year 6 taking place…
Year 1 Educational Visit to Frinton
This week Year 1 went on our Summer Term educational visit to the seaside! We went to Frinton Beach which was so much fun and we were so lucky with the weather, not only did it stay dry for us but the sun even made an appearance! The children had fun making sandcastles, finding shells…
