River writes about how the idea of excellence is more complicated than we might think at first… What is “excellence”? In my life I have experienced many different types of excellence in my life and one thing I have concluded is that there is no guideline to the word excellence which applies to every situation.Continue reading “No single kind of “excellence”…”
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The Musical Excellence of Paganini
Mia writes about the famous violinist, Paganini… When thinking of some of the most influential figures in the history of classical music, one man stands out to me— Niccolò Paganini. Born in Genoa, Italy, in 1782, Paganini went on to become one of the most renowned violin virtuosos in history, and for good reason; hisContinue reading “The Musical Excellence of Paganini”
The Crocodile Paradox, and others…
In our International Scholarship Group, students present on topics of their choice to their peers each week. George fascinated us this week with his exploration of the wonderful world of paradoxes. Two examples of his favourite paradoxes are reproduced below… The Crocodile Paradox A crocodile has seized a child for his lunch, but the motherContinue reading “The Crocodile Paradox, and others…”
Robots, Karate and Public Speaking for Gold!
Nirvan writes about his amazing progress with robots, karate and public speaking! I am writing to you to tell you about my three favourite passport targets. Ev3 Lego mind storm An Ev3 Lego mind storm is a robotic kit that teaches you how to build robots and to program them. This is another favourite ofContinue reading “Robots, Karate and Public Speaking for Gold!”
Climbing high for Gold!
Nathan writes about his exciting journey to a Gold Passport I’ve really enjoyed the journey to achieving my Gold Passport target. Below three are my favourite passport targets during the journey. Problem solving I went to GO-APE Treetop Adventure Plus at first I was a bit scared looking at people screaming on the zip lineContinue reading “Climbing high for Gold!”
Building the Millenium Falcon for Gold!
Leo has become the latest student to achieve a Gold Passport – well done, Leo! My 3 favourite passport targets were as follows: – Building the Star Wars Millennium Falcon with Lego For this one, I had to follow instructions with five thousand pieces to build the Millenium Falcon. I liked doing this target becauseContinue reading “Building the Millenium Falcon for Gold!”
Excellence Creating Stories…
Charlotte writes about her love of creating narratives… Excellence to me is being outstanding in something you do. I think I have excellence in creating stories. Ever since I was young, I loved making stories and I would always have an idea to write for any genres. I had stopped making stories but now I’veContinue reading “Excellence Creating Stories…”
Creativity for Gold
Ellie-Jo writes about her favourite three targets on the way to a Gold… First, I created a drill for young children at my volunteering to help them learn how to serve in tennis. I put this target under Creativity as I believe it shows creativity in order to come up with the drill. To completeContinue reading “Creativity for Gold”
EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS
Mya’s post is about excellence in sport… For my excellence target, I chose sports. I chose sports because I excel in sport and I want to continue being excellent at these range of events. For example back in 2017-2021 I swam for two different competitive swimming clubs ( Bilston and Cheslyn Hay). I wonContinue reading “EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS”
Horses and clarinets
Lydia writes about her love of horse riding and clarinets. Horse riding is a very enjoyable sport and I enjoy it very much. There are a lot of skills involved for horse riding such as balance for trotting and cantering without stirrups, coordination, core strength, stamina, strength and patience. It is very important to listenContinue reading “Horses and clarinets”
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