Academic

Atomic is back for its third issue, this time with new writers and editing team.

On Wednesday 24 November, OC Joe Eames (G21) spoke to over 100 pupils in Hall, for an introductory talk on Cryptocurrency. Joe discussed the origins of Crypto, how the blockchain works, its wider applications and the most important attributes of the technology.

Pupils celebrated each others work earlier this week at the prize giving evening for the Gothic Writing Competition. A range of pupils across year groups entered and produced fantastic work showing off their creativity around the Gothic genre.

On Thursday 11 November, 22 candidates from Charterhouse and St Catherine’s took part in an afternoon of training comprising a full Multiple Mini Interview mock with seven interviews, a group exercise and a group role play.

Year 10 and Year 12 pupils studying Classical Civilisation spent an afternoon at the British Museum viewing the exhibition ‘Nero: the man behind the myth’. 

On Thursday evening the Academic Scholars’ Society welcomed guest speaker Paul Edwards as part of our Creative Thinking series.

This week saw the launch of our support programme for Year 12 pupils interested in a career in Medicine, Veterinary or Dentistry.

Thirty pupils from our Medics and Dissection Societies came together for a special Biology Week collaboration. Pupils were taught how to suture thanks to Dr Warren, our resident vet, and then passed these skills on to their classmates.

To celebrate World Teachers' Day, we thought we would share a video of some of our teachers, giving a brief introduction to their subjects and departments.

Over Activities Weekend, Year 11 and Sixth Form pupils from the Army Section and Royal Marine Detachment travelled to Longmoor Camp in Hampshire. For many the weekend was the first time they had trained as part of the Contingent due to COVID restrictions over the last 18 months.