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Plate spinning and juggling were on the timetable this week when more than 120 Year 8 students came to Wellington College for a Skills Day.
The event on October 31, which was open to schools in the Wellington College Student Alliance, comprised four one-hour workshops: Memory Matters – using the power of creativity and imagination to make learning easier; Be Awesome, Be You – improving confidence and self-esteem through self-reflection and looking at values and what success means; Goal Setting – aspirations for the future and SMART goals; and Pathfinder – Understanding and Condensing Text and Association Maps.
Student feedback was overwhelmingly positive. One said: “I will act way more positively towards home work and school work and will set myself more goals.” Another added: “I will try more things, including dark chocolate.”
Teacher Dan Martin, from Winston Churchill School in Woking, said: “The speakers were amazing, very engaging and they pitched everything to the right level for our students. They took away lots of skills and methods that they can hopefully transfer to their learning.”
Dan Malyon from The Piggott School added: “Our students had an amazing day and I’ve had some really good feedback from both them and parents. They really enjoyed the fact it was quite interactive and engaging. I thought it was brilliant and will be recommending to future Year 8 cohorts.”
