Key Stage 3 students enjoyed an entertaining talk this morning from Dr. John Kilcoyne of Sunderland University, in which he demonstrated a variety of fun Science experiments.
There was a wide range of activities during PSCHE on Tuesday afternoon, with talks and sessions delivered about Homelessness, the Teenage Cancer Trust, Sports Leaders and Medical Students.
The long awaited video of our fantastic trip to New York City last October half term is ready to watch…enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoOCloulX64
We haven returned from Sestriere, it’s been a great week!
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Year 6 students from Cullercoats Primary School enjoyed their first visit to Marden on Friday, taking part in Maths lessons before visiting the Cafe and LRC.
Newcastle Eagles coach Fabulous Flournoy visited Marden on Tuesday to talk about his upbringing, his basketball career, and to give a motivational as part of our ongoing plan to raise achievement amongst Year 9 and Year 10 boys. Fab was entertaining throughout, and stayed to sign autographs and pose for photographs after the session.
It has been a fantastic adventure in New York City, but the 37 students and 8 members of staff which accompanied them are now all home safe and sound, after a jam-packed last day in the Big Apple.
In the morning we split up into small groups, with some going to the fantastic Museum of Modern Art…
…and some going to the awe-inspiring Natural History Museum, where Mrs Brolly made a new friend…
Another group went up the Empire State Building on a misty morning, whilst the rest did what we did best, and went shopping on 5th Avenue!
By lunchtime we all met up again and experienced our first bit of rain of the trip, but it did not dampen spirits, and the autumn leaves of Central Park looked impressive as a few students took in the John Lennon memorial at Strawberry Fields and the Dakota Building whilst others…shopped, obviously.
It was soon time to get our bags and cases onto the coach from the hotel, and start a long journey back, but everyone is unanimous that they had an awesome time in the city that never sleeps. So long New York!
Here’s what the kids thought, tweeting on our popular NYC Twitter feed:
@MardenNYC CapCrew™ you will be missed!
@MardenNYC best week of my life thank you for everything that we have done copper the past few days
@MardenNYC deffo !!! thanks to everyone had a great time
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It was another awesome day in New York yesterday for the staff and students of Marden High, taking in the sights of the immense skyscrapers around us as we began with a stroll to Rockefeller Plaza, off 5th Avenue. There we took in a tour and travelled up 70 floors to the observation deck at the Top of the Rock, taking in the views of the immense Manhattan city skyline.
We took a bit of time walking around Rockefeller Plaza and the surrounding shops before getting the Subway to 14th Street and visiting the iconic Chelsea Market for lunch, where preparations are in order for tonight’s Halloween parade. We then walked the High Line to Macy’s and did some more shopping.
The day was then rounded off by an evening meal at the Hard Rock Cafe before an evening show – Matilda at the Shubert Theatre, just down the street from our hotel on 44th.
Today’s plan is to visit Central Park, the surrounding shops, buildings and museums and then we fly home late tonight.
Keep following our updates on Twitter, https://twitter.com/MardenNYC and we’ll see you back in Blighty!
Our first full proper day in New York was jam packed, as we caught the subway early to get on the ferry to Liberty island and see the big lady herself…
There was then time for reflection, as we walked to the location of Ground Zero and took in the 9/11 memorial park in the shadow of World Trade Center 1, where two large fountains stand in the footprints of the twin towers. This commemorates the nearly 3000 people who lost their lives on 11th September 2001.
A walk down Wall Street through the financial district then took us to South Street Sea Port, where we had lunch and looked around Pier 17, an area that was devastated exactly one year ago today by Hurricane Sandy. We then returned to Times Square for a small round of shopping…
…before an early evening meal in Bubba Gumps, the Media students taking particular interest in this ‘Forrest Gump’ themed restaurant.
Then, as if that were not enough for the day, we took a bus tour around New York, stopping off on our way to see the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and Grand Central Terminal as well as getting out at Brooklyn and looking back across at the majestic Manhattan skyline at night.
This morning we are off to sample the wonderful views from the top of the Rock, the Rockefeller building off 5th Avenue.
Keep following our updates and photos on Twitter, https://twitter.com/MardenNYC, as we seize the day in the Big Apple!
