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Around lunch time today,  61 children from J3-J5 arrived at the Glaramara Centre in the beautiful Borrowdale Valley, bursting with enthusiasm, ready to tackle the adventurous activities in the sunshine!   All the groups enjoyed their first afternoon with the activiti... read more

For most residents of our country the London Olympics of 2012 offers a special, once in a life time opportunity, for us  to attend and to support this most unique of sporting events – The Olympic Games.  My Form entered into the spirit of celebrating the Olympic Game... read more

The Year 7 Science club are nurturing 5 painted lady butterfly caterpillars and they are currently 9 days old having arrived at AGC (26th April 2012). They came in a container containing adequate food for the caterpillar’s development which has been kept upright and... read more

On Wednesday 28th April, Year 9 enjoyed the visit of professional author, David Whitley.   We assembled in the theatre at 9am, where David introduced himself and then started talking about mince pies!  We were all fascinated by his imaginative stories and knowledge of... read more

Another early start took us to le supermarche to find items of food and drink that are not found in a typical UK supermarket. Lapin, viande de cheval, escargot (frozen or fresh!) and pulpe on the fish counter were the most fascinating finds of the morning. From here we went to... read more

Day three of our Year 6 trip to France brought our busiest itinerary yet! After an early breakfast of cornflakes and croissant, we made our way to our first culinary destination - Chocolaterie de Beussent, a family run chocolatier. Here the children were introduced to... read more

Divided into small groups, the children were shown how to make mayonnaise by our very own French chef, Ludo and then each team had to turn eggs, mustard, vinegar and oil into something edible! All the instructions were given in French and once, the mayonnaise was completed, the... read more

After an early 6am start to the day, J6 have arrived at their home for the coming week - Chateau du Broutel in Northern France. 23 excited pupils enjoyed a clear run down to Dover followed by a delightfully calm and sunny ferry crossing to Calais. Upon arrival at the Chateau,... read more