All posts by Chris Maunder

Bronze DofE Practice Expedition

Well done to the 18 students that have successfully completed their Bronze Practice Expedition this weekend in Hertfordshire accompanied by Mr Ranford, Mr Maunder, Ms Wilson and Mr Levi. We are looking forward the the Qualifying Expedition in July and hoping for the great weather again.

First Give – 9LWI

9LWi have chosen to support a small local charity called “The Shane Project” for the First Give Programme.
They support those with MS and their families. 9LWi are very passionate about raising both awareness and money to support them. The main aim is to raise enough to help continue to fund Tai Chi and Reflexology classes. They have planned their own fundraising activities, including bike rides and sponsored silences.
A donation of any amount to support them and the charity would be extremely appreciated!
Please check out our page using this link:  https://uk.gofundme.com/9lwi-ms-matters  
Many thanks, the members of 9LWi.

Brilliant Club Graduation Ceremony

Participants of the prestigious Brilliant Club Scholars Programme graduated with flying colours last week.  As a reward for excellent results, students attended a celebratory ceremony at the University of Oxford.  It is great to see Chace students aspiring to go off to top universities in the future; being the best that they can be.

Jack Petchey Winners

Last term we had 46 nominations for the Jack Petchey Award. All nominated students have been given 10 positive points as recognition for their endeavours. The student charities committee had a difficult time choosing the three worthy winners (photographed above with the headteacher) but felt that they were the most deserving on this occasion.
The winners were each given £250 to spend on an aspect of school life of their choosing. This time the students have nominated the PE and Spanish departments and would like new water fountains to be installed around the school.

¡Cuatro días maravillosas en Madrid!

Four amazing days exploring the history and culture of Madrid with 28 wonderful students from Years 9-12!

Here is the group on the last day visiting the Templo de Debod which was donated by the Egyptian Government in the 1960s as a thank you present to Spain for its financial help.

Martin Heraud Memorial Award

Congratulations to two of our Chace students, who were presented with their Martin Heraud Memorial Award last night by the Rotary Club of Bush Hill Park.  Martin Heraud, was a successful local business man and member of the Rotary Club of Bush Hill Park until his death in 1984.  This award, in his memory, aims to recognise local students who shared his personal attributes of perseverance and a sense of endeavour.  Both of these successful students managed to overcome personal adversity whilst studying at Chace and will continue to push themselves to reach their career goals in the future.

Fourth Plinth Schools Award 2018

Every year students are invited to create artworks, inspired by the commissions for the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square and London life.  Attached are our entries for this years competition, good luck to all.

For the winners there will be an awards ceremony at City Hall on 26 April 2018 with prizes from Cass Arts.

Chace Diner has gone green!

Phase one is under way to making our Chace environment greener. Students are now served diner on plates rather than polystyrene trays and we have purchased recycling bins for our waste. We are recycling serviettes, plastic bottles, dessert pots, drink cartons, yogurt pots and food waste.
Phase two will start after Easter!

London Enfield Brewery

As a part of the BTEC Science course students have to visit a number of industries related to their Schemes of Learning. This week we have been studying Fermentation and the factors affect it, such as knowing about an enzyme’s optimal conditions which can be used to control this process.
Students were given a presentation of the chemical process of brewing beer from beginning to end. It was more complex than we expected and the Mastery Brewer had a PHD in chemistry and Biochemistry. The students viewed live culture counts of yeast through microscope and we’re able to smell and taste a non alcoholic barley liquor which is part of the whole process.
The Enefeld Brewery (old spelling for Enfield) is a unique craft beer establishment which is growing on popularity because of it’s homegrown approach and tries to reduce it’s carbon footprint by using local sources of ingredients.
An enjoyable trip despite the snow giving us a challenge to be from the venue.