Brooke Weston
Masterclass Co-ordinator: Mr Jim Gillespie
Coomb Road, Great Oakley, Corby, Northants, NN18 8LA t 01536 396366 f 01536 396867 e enquiries@brookeweston.org
Humanities POS 2015/16
Date
Teacher
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Title
Task
26/09/2015
KWI
Philosophy and
Play-Dough
Using modelling clay and creative techniques to
explore philosophical ideas from the work of Plato,
including the story of Plato’s Cave! Come along to find
out more about the mystery.
03/10/2015
TRU
Native
Americans
Students will explore the life of Native Americans.
They will consider what daily life was like and their
beliefs. The learning will culminate in the creation of
their own Native American headdress.
10/10/2015
KGL
Designing your
own country
In designing your own personalised country you will
explore what factors are important to consider in
governing your people. You will also have a chance to
design your own flag.
31/10/2015
RCO
Philosophy 4
Children
Using the film Toy Story 3 make the links with the
deeper meaning of life and ultimate questions.
Including creative task to sum up what has been
achieved in the session.
07/11/2015
TRU
14/11/2015
SHN
21/11/2015
28/11/2015
KWI
TRU
‘Remember,
Remember the
5th November!’
What is ‘Fireworks Night’ all about? Why do we light
bonfires, burn the Guy and ‘ooh’ and ‘aah’ at
fireworks? Explore the history behind it all and build
your own model Houses of Parliament.
Getting the
shakes
You will learn about earthquakes and their effects. You
will then design your own earthquake action plan,
shelter and survival kit and put it to the test!
Narnia and
Christianity
Using the well-known film of Narnia to explore
Christian ideas about Jesus. This includes watching
clips from the film, drama work and developing debate
skills.
‘Ye Merry Ol’
Feast’
Students will explore what Christmas was like in the
Tudor period creating their own festive menus through
research and key texts, specifically identifying the
differences between rich and poor.
Getting lost?
05/12/2015
SHN
You will learn how to read various maps. You will then
practice your map skills with some orienteering
competitions.
Brooke Weston
Masterclass Co-ordinator: Mr Jim Gillespie
Coomb Road, Great Oakley, Corby, Northants, NN18 8LA t 01536 396366 f 01536 396867 e enquiries@brookeweston.org
09/01/2016
RCO
Stories with a
difference
Looking at stories from different cultures in a variety of
ways Including creative task to sum up what has been
achieved in the session.
Students will need to bring along something to write with.
Humanities POS 2015/16
Date
Teacher
16/01/2016
KGL
23/01/2016
TRU
30/01/2016
KWI
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Title
Task
Celebrating new
beginnings
around the
world.
Castles
Life of Pi and
Philosophy
Wind power
06/02/2016
SHN
13/02/2016
RCO
20/02/2016
TRU
How do different cultures around the world celebrate
new year and new beginnings? Could this help you to
set yourself a set of resolutions to celebrate?
The U.K is blessed with numerous castles, but why
were they built and why so many different styles?
Learn about the history and architecture of castles and
explore how their function has changed over time.
Students will make their own castles too.
Exploring philosophical and religious ideas shown
through the Life of Pi. This session includes viewing
clips from the film and developing how we express
personal opinions in debates.
You will learn all about sustainable energy. You will
then see who can make the best miniature wind
turbine.
Philosophy for
children
Looking at events in the news and coming up with our
own thoughts of why, where, who, when, what etc.
Including creative task to sum up what has been
achieved in the session.
The Brooke
Weston
Academy
Olympics 2016
Learn what life was like in Ancient Greece by exploring
the fashion, food and politics amongst many other
facets. The session concludes with students
participating in their own mini-Olympics.
Brooke Weston
Masterclass Co-ordinator: Mr Jim Gillespie
Coomb Road, Great Oakley, Corby, Northants, NN18 8LA t 01536 396366 f 01536 396867 e enquiries@brookeweston.org
Brooke Weston
Masterclass Co-ordinator: Mr Jim Gillespie
Coomb Road, Great Oakley, Corby, Northants, NN18 8LA t 01536 396366 f 01536 396867 e enquiries@brookeweston.org