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Professional feedback- EN 10th birthday event.
Boys Group
The day starts with a hot or cold drink over a few of rounds of cards or other table-top game. Once learners have set their own targets for the day, the morning session, 'Sharpen', begins.
What's involved?
After some games to settle at the start of the day, learners begin a science session, exploring the world of firefighting and forensics via a different practical experiment each week. Through the development of a portfolio of work, there is an opportunity to gain a Level 1 Award in Science if all required elements are completed. Learners will need to attend for a full term in order to complete all of the experiments for this qualification.
Following the lunch break, where a selection of food choices are available, an emotions-based project called Sharpen, designed to support boys to navigate the challenges of growing up as a male in today’s society. Amid the ever-increasing pressures from social media and elsewhere, ‘Sharpen’ has been built to encourage reflection on negative male stereotypes and offer the young people an opportunity to explore who they really are.
Boys’ project provides much-needed guidance for the journey to manhood, as well as encouraging a love for exploration and the exciting world around us.
