Extended Learning

Learning to Learn in Humanities

Engineering: our active support towards the engineering status of Chelmer Valley High School has been recognised. The Head of Area led a workshop on this at The Engineering conference in January 2007.  

Citizenship: we are actively involved in charity work and fundraising. For example, we have been involved in Operation Christmas Child for a number of years.  We have also raised money for a number of projects.  We are aiming to raise £1000 for a play area for an orphanage in Kenya – following the Matron’s  visit to Essex and her talks to Year 7 students,  we are following the lead of  our Year 7 students, some of whom raised over £100 even before we had decided what our response was going to be! 

Following the annual Year 7 Engineering day, we  raise money throughout the year for Water Aid – through a range of activities such as cake sales and sponsored student hair cuts.

We have an annual Holocaust Day  for Year 9 in March, and are privileged  to welcome a Holocaust survivor to our school.