Entries by Leonie

Creative Cook School – The Finale

Tuesday 11th December saw the finale event of our fantastic six-week Creative Cook School project, run by staff at the Tab Centre in Shoreditch. Throughout the six weeks students have visited Michelin star restaurants and seen some top chefs in action, produced their own music pieces and learnt some invaluable new skills in the kitchen. […]

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Spectroscopy in a Suitcase

On Monday 12th December, our Sixth Form chemists were involved an a  ‘Spectroscopy in a Suitcase’ enquiry session run by volunteers from UCL as part of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s outreach programme. They got to use a mass spec and IR to analyse samples of different chemicals. Students also got to talk to current […]

Latin Trip

On Saturday 8th December,a group of Year 11 Latin students went on a day trip to Bath, providing them with a first-hand insight into the ancient world. It was a chance for pupils to take in all that the town of Bath has to offer, including its stunning architecture and the Roman Baths which are a […]

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Mulberry Think-Ins with Jude Kelly

On Wednesday 5th December students from the three Mulberry School Trust schools came together for the morning to participate in the first Mulberry Schools Foundation “Think-in” with Jude Kelly. Building from the Partnership of Equals Conference, the Think-ins supported our female students in generating, communicating and celebrating their ideas and priorities for achieving a gender […]

Old Ford Art project

Old Ford Primary School have been attending Mulberry Academy Shoreditch each week from 16th November – 7th December 2018 for an Art workshop. They got to take part in a range of different activities, for example creating a decorated candle holder and a 3D felt bird using materials that they may not be able to use […]

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An operatic experience at the London Coliseum

Following the very successful takeover day with the English National Opera at the academy, on Saturday 24th November our students were invited to watch the ENO’s performance of La Bohème at the London Coliseum. A group of 21 students along with staff watched Jonathan Miller’s classic production of Giacomo Puccini’s famous opera, the tragic love story […]

French Improvisation Workshop

On Tuesday 13th November, twelve of our Y8 and Y9 French students participated in a French Improvisation Workshop with the organisation Art Fabric, a French speaking theatre company based in London. After tasting French food including the famous crêpes with nutella, brie and croissants, our students were fantastic, speaking in French for a full hour […]

STEM Outreach Project Update   Further to our recent post regarding the launch of a STEM outreach programme at the academy, our students had a really busy and exciting day at Makerspace, White City during their latest trip on Friday 22nd October. The students learnt and practiced laser cutting, drilling, filling, coding and of course 3d […]

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History Sixth Form trip to York

On Saturday 10th November, a group of Year 13 History students travelled to York from Kings Cross train station to visit the University of York and York St John University. Students toured the campus and were given a tour of the city, which they thoroughly enjoyed. They were also treated to a trip to the […]

Remembrance Week

From the 5th to the 9th November, students joined the nation in commemorating and remembering the end of World War I in 1918. Students helped to create a waterfall of poppies to mimic the wave of poppies that featured at the Tower of London and then on to the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester. […]