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We are pleased to introduce our October bulletin. In our bulletin this month there’s updates from the Library, The Orchard Committee and PE department as well as Harry Potter Quiz night, National Poetry day and much more.
We hope that you are able to take some time to have a look at all the goings on at Northgate from the last month and enjoy seeing what we’ve been up to. Please share with your friends and family via our Facebook and twitter pages.
Miss Theobald (School Council Coordinator) + Northgate School Council.
We are pleased to introduce our October bulletin. In our bulletin this month there’s updates from the Library, a blog from the Camps International trip to Peru, insights into how Year 7s have found their first few weeks at Northgate and much more.
We hope that you are able to take some time to have a look at all the goings on at Northgate from the last month and enjoy seeing what we’ve been up to. Please share with your friends and family via our Facebook and twitter pages.
Miss Theobald (School Council Coordinator) + Northgate School Council.
During September we asked students to describe Northgate in 3 words – easy you’d think! However, when you actually stop and think there are so many different words that could be used. We are proud of all our students, staff and the wider Northgate community, the vast range of opportunities on offer, the positive relationships established and the pride students take in their work and have of the school as a whole. The graphic to the right shows the words our students used to describe Northgate. The bigger the word, the more frequently it was suggested. We hope these are words that you would use too, when you think of our school!
I finished my GCSE’s on 17 June 2024, 5½ weeks later I was on a 787 headed for Peru!
The first leg of the journey took us from Heathrow to Bogota, the capital of Columbia, where we changed planes and flew the 3 hours on to the old Inca Capital of Peru, Cusco. By the time we arrived at our first camp it felt like we had been travelling forever. But we arrived safely.
Our first camp was Camp Tarawasi, a 2½ hour drive from Cusco. The accommodation was over two floors with plenty of social areas. While we were here we planted fruit trees and helped to dig the foundations for a building to store sports equipment for the local school.
Camp Tarawasi gave us a chance to get used to our fellow students on Team Crisantemo. Camps Teams tend to have around 20 students, so we were combined with a school from Newport to make a Team of 19 students and 3 adults, our teacher, their teacher and our Team Leader Phil. The other school had some brilliant students who definitely added a new dynamic to our group. Who can forget the student who arrived in Peru to Trek the Andes with two left hiking boots – neither of which were his! One left foot was his sisters, the other his brothers – Phil had to make a very quick online purchase !😊
After Tarawasi we went straight to Camp Maras, a tented camp overlooking the Sacred Valley of the Incas. Maras was the highest camp that we stayed in and the sunrises from there were amazing. The Project work from this Camp was levelling the ground at the kindergarten to enable them to put a safe playing surface down for the children. Doing jobs like this felt as though we were really making a difference to people’s lives.
After Maras we spent 2 nights in Cusco ahead of our Trek through the Andes. This enabled us to have some free time and do some sightseeing. On the first day of the Trek I unfortunately suffered with some Altitude issues and so spent a little longer in Cusco – but I met up with the Team in Machu Picchu.
We then went on to Rainbow Mountain. The mountain is made up of 14 different coloured minerals and as recently as 2013 the mountain was not visible as it was permanently covered in snow. Rainbow Mountain is now a very popular tourist attraction in Peru. The car park is 4600m above sea level. You then hike up the mountain to 5100m above sea level – this was the highest we went on the whole expedition. Whilst I still found the altitude hard, I persevered with the support of my team mates and got to the top! There were wild alpacas walking everywhere – it felt so strange to walk amongst animals we usually only see in zoos.
Our final Camp was Sacred Valley. While we were there we built a bamboo hut to serve as Tourist Information Hut for a Waterfall attraction. We took this project all the way from the beginning to the final hut – it was very satisfying. We also planted avocadoes and mangoes and re-enacted the Olympics via Team Games – Gold medal in the ”Floor is Lava” anyone ?
This blog only touches the tip of the iceberg.
I was away for 28 days and experienced nerves, doubt, pride, achievement, friendship and everything in between. It certainly took me out of my comfort zone but I am so glad that I went. The Peruvians are seriously considering closing Machu Picchu to tourists due to the damage that is happening to the site – This literally could have been a once in a lifetime chance to see this Wonder of the World. I am so glad that I took this chance!
We are pleased to introduce our September bulletin. In our bumper bulletin this month there’s information about our Year 7 transition and summer school, the amazing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory production, Curriculum Enhancement Days, our Sports Awards evening and so much more.
We hope that you are able to take some time to have a look at all the goings on at Northgate from the last month and enjoy seeing what we’ve been up to. Please share with your friends and family via our Facebook and twitter pages.
Miss Theobald (School Council Coordinator) + Northgate School Council.
We are pleased to introduce our July bulletin. In our bulletin this month there’s updates from our Orchard Committee’s recent BioBlitz trip and biodiversity award, we’re celebrating successes of our students, showcasing GCSE student’s art and design work, there’s news about our latest Lego team build and much more.
We hope that you are able to take some time to have a look at all the goings on at Northgate from the last month and enjoy seeing what we’ve been up to. Please share with your friends and family via our Facebook and twitter pages.
Miss Theobald (School Council Coordinator) + Northgate School Council.
