16/12/2021
It feels like such a long time ago we were able to take students on trips that enriched them by just having fun!!! So this Christmas we went that extra mile to get as many Year 12 Sixth Form students together for a bit of fun and laughter.
Ice skating always breaks the Ice (forgive the pun) in terms of team building and getting to know other year 12 students from across our collaboration of schools, we were fortunate enough to be able to take 150+ students from Wellsway School, IKB Academy and SBL Academy to the newly opened Bristol Ice Skating Rink at Cribbs Causeway (Planet-ICE) on the last Wednesday of this term.
The afternoon was enjoyed by students and staff, as you can see from the photos!. The students often ask the staff if they will be skating? This is a big decision for a staff member, a fall on the ice in front of students could live with them for the rest of their careers, so if a staff member choses to skate, their decision has not been taken lightly. To that…. Mrs Amada Turner ventured onto the Ice to represent the staff body and was like an Olympic figure skater! Mr Wilkinson, Mr Littleboy and other staff members decided that a potential fall might be too much of a risk. However; seeing the students in action and how much holding onto the side was taking place, I don’t think any staff had anything to be concerned about.
Let’s hope the COVID pandemic stays in control and we can continue to enrich and build that cultural capital with our students
