Parkside

16 January 2020

Holocaust Memorial Day Events

Over 350 Year 7 students from across our schools have worked with Historyworks, a company bringing history to life, former Children’s Laureate Poet Michael Rosen and local Holocaust survivor Eva Clarke for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).

Students have attended a poetry workshop with Michael Rosen in which they heard his own family story of the Holocaust and how he discovered over 40 years what happened to his Great Aunt and Uncle. He read poems he has written on the topic and students wrote their own original pieces of poetry in response to the project. Students also heard a talk by local Holocaust survivor Eva Clarke.

Students will also take part in the HMD Civic Ceremony in Cambridge on Sunday 26th January at the Corn Exchange. They will read their poems alongside Michael Rosen, perform dance and drama pieces inspired by his poetry and the CAP choir will sing a specially commissioned song Michael has written as well as students’ artwork being displayed.

Cambridge Academic Partnership has been working with these partners for the last three years meaning over 1500 students have experienced the project and its lasting effects.

20 December 2019

Christmas Tree Competition

Parkside International Sixth students organised a Christmas Tree Competition to raise monies for a local homeless charity. We had some amazingly creative entries and it was a tough call…but here are the winners!!

We had recycled wrapping paper, lost property tree, an environment wonder and a tribute to Bake Off with all decoration cooked at gas mark 6!!

Merry Christmas one and all from Parkside International Sixth.

20 December 2019

Carols at The Eden Centre

Parkside International Sixth students organised a warm and wonderful evening of snacks, chats and carols at The Eden Centre, the home of Parkside International Sixth. The building was aglow with students, parents and song warming hearts and souls in this festive period.

They ended with We Wish You a Merry Christmas and would like to extend that sentiment to you all…MERRY CHRISTMAS.

18 December 2019

Winterfest 2019

Winterfest is our formal Winter Concert and is a celebration of the work of CAP Create students. Winterfest 2019 took place on Tuesday 17th December and involved over 200 students from across CAP. They performed a variety of fantastic club and class workpieces.