After several years of inaction on the DofE front, for the second weekend in a row Marden students had the opportunity to visit Housesteads Roman Fort and take part in an expedition along Hadrian’s Wall. Here’s some photos of our Year 9s and 10s taking part.
For Year 8 students going into Year 9 next year, please see your English teacher about the Noughts & Crosses Theatre Trip in November. Tickets selling fast!
Well done to the 12 students in Year 8 and 9 who were selected to take part in this year’s Tyne and Wear STEM competition at Sunderland University on Friday 8th July. A special mention to Oli, Tanay and Emily who won the Robotics challenge with strong competition from over 20 teams!
A selection of photos from our Class of 2022 leavers’ prom this week. See you in August for results day!
Year 8 students visited St. James’ Park, Newcastle, yesterday to take part in a series of events aimed to inspire the next generation into a career in STEM. Here are some photos of the day:
On Tuesday some of our Year 9 students had the opportunity to visit the digital production facility, PROTO, based in Gateshead’s Baltic Quarter. As part of this year’s Boys’ Network programme, in partnership with M10, the group of boys were taken on a private tour of PROTO’s offices and facilities.
The Creative Arts and Tech centre is certainly thriving in this part of the North East, and the boys were encouraged to explore the recording studios, photographic studios and 3D capture technology, along with virtual and augmented reality experiences.
It was a fantastic afternoon out with students gaining valuable insight into Tech and Creative Arts careers, learning about new equipment and even entering into a North East podcast competition!
PROTO are also offering a free three day summer school in August, whilst places are limited there is still some availability. Here is some more information:
On Tuesday, a group of Year 8s visited the Port of Blyth, where amongst other things they took part in some oyster catching! Here’s some photos of the trip!
Year 9 and Year 10 had a great time at the weekend as they pushed on towards their D of E accreditation. Here’s some photos of their trip!
On Friday Year 9 took part in a Transition/Wellbeing day, involving a carousel of sessions looking ahead to future careers and activities to boost their wellbeing.
The sessions were led by staff from Queen Alexandra College, TyneMet and the Tree of Knowledge, an inspirational training workshop. Here’s some photos of the day!
After two years of remote video auditions and online shows, Marden’s Got Talent made a triumphant return to the school building this week, with a packed sell out show in the auditorium.
The students on show were fantastic, with video submissions mixed with live action talents including singing, karate, Rubik’s cube, circus skills, piano and more!
Here’s a montage of footage and photos from the evening:
