Queen Elizabeth High School / Ysgol Uwchradd Y Frenhines Elisabeth

Following on from last weeks event involving all in Year 9, we are excited to show a selection of photographs of Year 9 in action! It is the first time we hosted such an event, and it will most definitely be something that continues, as a presentation of pupils' progression of learning and skills within our themes of study in Humanities. 

We were all blown away as staff by the standard of work the pupils showcased. Each group had worked hard for a number of weeks to create a sustainable solution to a real-life problem. This made judging a hard task, with many groups impressing with their communication, collaboration and creativity. Several groups had completed extensive research and proved to have high organisational skills, on top of a creation of a polished digital portfolio.

Out of the 40 groups within Year 9, we felt the following 10 deserved recognition of the fantastic work they had showcased:

The winning group of these 10 was Fair Fashion, who presented a well thought out, novel solution, which included finished products, that linked to connected experts in the field. A huge congratulations to Ariana, Bethany, Amelia, Lily, Maisie and Brooke from 9Q, who will now go on to represent the school at the final stage of the Tomorrow’s Changemaker Programme, The Hackathon in Autumn.

Some of our year 7 enjoyed learning some Sesotho in Humanities yesterday and making Christmas messages for our partner school Botcheletsana High School in Lesotho. We had party food and Christmas music and it was a lovely way to end the term and celebrate our links with Lesotho.

QEHS is the lead school in a cluster of 20 schools; 10 in Carmarthenshire and 10 in Lesotho.  Lesotho is a country in Southern Africa; it is a country that is found within the borders of the country of South Africa. We are proud to be linked with Bocheletsana High School in Thaba Tseka.  The schools involved have been working on raising awareness of SDG 13: Climate Action.  At QEHS pupils in 8r helped to create a display in the corridor.  We have also planted a tree in the peace garden in a step towards mitigating climate change.  Did you know: A single mature tree can absorb 48lbs of carbon a year and makes enough clean oxygen for 4 people to breathe fresh air.  This term we will be sharing photos with our partner school to show some of the problems of climate change in our area as well as what can be done in our area to mitigate climate change.  We hope to link up with our partner school online and discuss these photos later this year.