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Mud and mountains: What we did in the Lake District

Students take a breather on their recent Geography field trip to the Lake District.

10:30am Thursday 3rd December 2009

Before the October half-term, a group of intrepid Year Twelve AS Geography students braved everything the Lake District’s great outdoors could throw at them. Mud-covered, soggy and cold, they could be seen scrambling over scree and ambling over arêtes in order to make their way up through the clouds to the top of Stickle Tarn.

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Ricky Jam at Croxley Skate Park

10:25am Thursday 3rd December 2009

Dom Sokalski and Giuseppe Scalisi, both 6th Form pupils at Rickmansworth School, recently arranged a Ricky Jam at Croxley Skate Park. The event was held in memory of their friend, Richard Johnson, who sadly died suddenly from leukaemia in May last year, just before his 16th birthday.

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Careers service School Future Fair

10:21am Thursday 3rd December 2009

Every teenager is worried about what to do in the future, but on the 21st of October this year we were all given a chance to properly think about the choices we have at the Future Fair in Watford.

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Debate: To agree or disagree?

10:14am Thursday 3rd December 2009

Imagine a room filled with strong opinions and open minds concerned about current world issues. Four students battling it out in front of their audience, debating about what is the right action or belief we should have on the issue at hand. This is what students at Rickmansworth School have the opportunity to participate in every Wednesday in the library during their lunch break.

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Students pushing it to the Peak

10:09am Thursday 3rd December 2009

Blisters and bruises the size of small islands, lines under your eyes that make you resemble a panda, and not forgetting a mini-bus which developed such a strongly foul odour that the teacher wept at the prospect of having to drive it home. These are just a few of the experiences endured on our Duke of Edinburgh expedition, alongside hilarious memories, a sense of achievement and a genuine appreciation of home comforts...

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Television schmelevision – interactive whiteboards are the way

9:56am Thursday 3rd December 2009

Technology, where would any of us be without it? Lost, confused and very bored (after all, how rubbish would life be without Facebook?!). But technology has had a large effect on schools as well; it changed the entire face of teaching and I have seen the impact of it on schools like my own.

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Look up to the stars

10:02am Thursday 3rd December 2009

“I am an astro-physicist!” How brilliant does that sound? The new Astronomy course for GCSE students at Rickmansworth School gives students an opportunity to explore a new realm of science.

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Review: The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom

10:54am Thursday 3rd December 2009

Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in the work of his father before him, fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. Then he dies in a tragic accident, trying to save a little girl from a falling cart.

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Ecology field trip to FSC in Slapton Ley, Devon

9:48am Thursday 3rd December 2009

As part of the A2 Biology course, a group of 45 Year 13 students spent five days on an Ecology field course at the FSC in Slapton Ley, Devon. The trip commenced with a four hour coach journey, including a single stop at the most isolated and smallest café on the M5, (where perhaps the most careless member of the group, Vicki Roberts, managed to leave her rucksack) and a showing of the legendary film, The Anchorman.

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Leadership takes over Ricky!

10:39am Thursday 3rd December 2009

Sport and dance leadership has outgrown itself this year. The volume of exciting courses offered, the huge number of students taking them and the need to maintain the incredible team of talent and volunteering has taken Ricky PE to a new level. Volunteers are the lifeblood of our sport.