Ovid's Metamorphoses at the Sam Wanamaker Theatre
On Wednesday 13th October, GCSE Latin students ventured to Shakespeare's Globe to view an adaptation of Ovid's Metamorphoses. It was an entertaining collection of some of his best stories. Taking the train to Waterloo, we walked along the Thames Embankment, which was amazing in the late-afternoon, October sunset, with all the lights from buildings creating an unforgettable skyline. The theatre itself had a cosy, intimate glow as a result of the many candelabras and candles scattered about the stage, which brought us one step closer to an authentic Early Modern experience. The play adopted a profoundly Brechtian approach which grabbed our attention and occupied our mind through the combination of shocking and entertaining stories as well as the theatre's simplistic yet intriguing set design. Overall, it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening that has supplied us with plenty to recount and reminisce about in the days since. we are very grateful for this culturally enriching opportunity of which we will never forget!
Written by 10E-Latin
We're so glad that theatres have opened back up as they provide such an enriching experience for our students, Mr Fisher will be keeping his eyes on the box office for more Classically inspired productions.
Understanding DNA
On Wednesday 7CR had the opportunity to extract DNA from strawberries. Dr Gonzalez guided them how to correctly mix the buffer , adding the ice-cold ethanol and then look at the DNA strand under the microscope.
Fractional Distillation
On Thursday , Mr Spain refreshed the practical skills of chromatography with 9W-E and 9C-G attained from previous years. For the first half of the lesson, they separated ink, while during the second half they watched the demonstration of Fractional distillation. Here, they observed distillation of "wine" , which was made up of water , ethanol, and food colour. They were able to identify that different liquids have different boiling points . This introduced them to the topic of fractional distillation of crude oil and cracking , too.
