More Oxbridge Success for Sixth Form Students!
Ms Wilson writes:
Further to our congratulations to Istihaq last week on receiving an offer to study Biology at Oxford University, I am delighted to also congratulate Lydia and Luca who have this week received offers to study at Cambridge University - Human, Social & Political Sciences and Natural Sciences respectively! This means that we have 100% success rate in applicants receiving offers from Oxbridge this year - well done then, and good luck for the upcoming challenges of working hard for A Level exams and achieving the conditions of the offers!
We hope to achieve the same success rate with our current Year 12s, 11 of whom have made a successful application to a scheme run by Girton College, Cambridge to help them prepare for applications to prestigious universities. Well done to Maleeka, Hugh, Kaliyah, Cadense, Genevieve, Luis, Weny, Tibor, Mahesh, Jesse and Miriam!
Excellence At Ellis Group
The inaugural meeting of this year's Excellence at Ellis group took place this week, on Wednesday. This is a group of students whose previous results shows their capacity for outstanding results, and who are interested in working together with other students thinking about the ways in which knowledge is created in different subjects, and what we can all learn from thinking in different sorts of ways. We will be thinking about the idea of love next week and students are already reading about the ways in which love can be seen in MRI scans, and historical records, as well as the ethnography of dating apps! If you think these sound interesting topics, you may want to explore the podcasts available here: https://www.it.ox.ac.uk/article/valentines-day
If you have an idea for a future topic that could be explored in an interdisciplinary way, please get in touch! fwilson@williamellis.camden.sch.uk
Year 12 Opera Trip
Dr Smith and Ms Solea led an enrichment trip to the Royal Opera House on Wednesday, 28th January. Nineteen of our KS5 students went to see La Traviata.
Miriam in Year 12 writes:
La Traviata was a magical experience because it showed me the power of Art in a way that I hadn't experienced before. Opera is a timeless art form and to see world-class performances in such an amazing venue was a once in a lifetime opportunity and to have my first experience of seeing it here was very special. I also loved the extra opportunity that the Royal Opera House gave us: during the second interval were were fortunate enough to see behind the scenes of the set change and be introduced to an apprentice who had been sitting where we were just last year. This really opened my eyes to a wide range of job opportunities in the creative industry.
LaSWAP Musical Production
LaSWAP students have written an original jukebox musical, which will be performed at Acland Burghley School on Wednesday and Thursday next week.
Students and families interested in supporting this performance can purchase tickets via the QR code above, or via this link.
On Monday, there is a careers trip to Canary Wharf, to visit the offices of KPMG, one of the world's leading financial and consulting firms. Students will learn about the way a corporate organisation works, meet younger and more experienced employees and how to be successful in this industry in the future, if that is what they would like to do. This trip is completely free.
On Wednesday, there is a trip for all Year 7 students to the British Film Institute at the South Bank. Using French short films as a stimulus, the morning session will consist of a range of short films suitable for KS3, alongside interactive activities for students. For this trip, we are asking for a voluntary contribution of £5 to cover the cost of entry to the BFI.
Holocaust Memorial Day was the theme of this year's assembly, as the 27th January marks the day each year that the Holocaust is remembered. 
