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Inspirational music<br />
event held at Nottingham<br />
emmanuel school<br />
by Nottingham Emmanuel School<br />
west bridgford school<br />
awarded prestigious<br />
accolade again!<br />
by St Edmond Campion School<br />
The Nottingham Emmanuel School in West<br />
Bridgford were hosts to a visit by the National<br />
Youth Orchestra (NYO) on their tour to bring<br />
inspirational music to UK schools.<br />
Students participated in workshops demonstrating<br />
each of the musical instruments and their roles in<br />
the orchestra. The day culminated in a spectacular<br />
performance of inspiring music.<br />
The school were also joined by students from across<br />
Archway Learning Trust to share in the experience.<br />
Nottingham Emmanuel School student Medhi Moad<br />
Yallas (age 11) said the experience has inspired<br />
him to pursue making his own music. “I have really<br />
enjoyed it! I used to play the guitar and I listen to a<br />
lot of music at home, mainly rock. I think I will carry<br />
on with my guitar now definitely. I have really enjoyed<br />
listening to the musicians, they are really good!”<br />
Visiting with his school, Bluecoat Wollaton Academy,<br />
was Head Boy, Reuben Hallsworth-Woods (Year 10).<br />
Reuben, who plays the trumpet, has since gone on to<br />
join various orchestras including NYO and says his<br />
enjoyment of playing has increased over the years. “I<br />
think this event is a good way of opening up students<br />
to the different types of music and to discover that<br />
orchestras don’t just play classical music.<br />
“I would recommend that students take up an<br />
instrument, to find out what they like, or don’t like! The<br />
music you can produce, not to mention the events you<br />
can take part in, is really sensational!”<br />
St Edmund Campion School has been reaccredited<br />
the British Council’s International<br />
School Award for its flourishing partnerships and<br />
links with schools across the world.<br />
Global dimension and international learning are key to<br />
the fundamentals of St Edmund Campion School and<br />
are a vital part of the school’s ethos. Through working<br />
on joint projects with partner schools and adding<br />
international elements to lessons, pupils and teachers<br />
are given a fresh perspective on the world and their<br />
place within it.<br />
The school’s varied international work includes<br />
an annual trip to Berlin with Year 5 children, which<br />
includes a visit to their German partner school. This<br />
is as well as regular joint projects with their partner<br />
school in France and in-depth work in the classroom<br />
on a variety of world faiths.<br />
The school also teaches French from Year 1 upwards<br />
and introduces German in upper Key Stage 2.<br />
Upon hearing the news that St Edmund Campion<br />
School had received the award, Daniela Wilks,<br />
language teacher and international co-ordinator<br />
said: “We are extremely proud of our status as an<br />
International School. This award celebrates our<br />
school’s vast efforts to include an international<br />
dimension across our curriculum, which allows our<br />
pupils to become aware of the great wide world<br />
outside their own immediate experiences and<br />
geographical area.”<br />
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