Foundation Magazine 2021-2022 | Mount Kelly
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ACADEMICS<br />
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT<br />
THE PLUM SOCIETY<br />
MOUNT KELLY’S THE APPRENTICE<br />
The Year 9 Plum Society members participated in their own version of The Apprentice. Three teams gave excellent presentations<br />
on their product, assigned to them at random. It was a close fought battle, but Freya Sarkar and Daniela Palacio Fernandez came<br />
out on top with their car de-odouriser. Their presentation covered everything from manufacture to their chosen market, pricing<br />
policy and eco credentials. Alfred Forer and Sienna Critchley were persuasive in their pitch for equine gloves for dressage riders<br />
and Adedimeji Adekoya, India Washer and Keir Francis had a very attractive range of baby-safe cots.<br />
ACADEMICS<br />
QUIZ AND PIZZA NIGHT<br />
Twelve Year 9 pupils were invited to the Head Master’s house for a Plum Society meeting. The evening began with a fun general<br />
knowledge quiz, with the winning pair promised a special prize. After the quiz, a discussion about the uses of modern technology<br />
followed, and everyone shared different views and opinions. This moved on to the topic of freedom of speech, after which we all<br />
enjoyed many slices of pizza.<br />
By Alex D’Onofrio, Year 9<br />
DEBATES<br />
Twelve pupils in Year 10 were invited to attend their first junior Plum Society event this year. Prior to the event, which was held at the<br />
Head Master’s house, pupils were given an article to read to provoke thought and set the scene for discussion. The evening began<br />
with the pupils taking part in an icebreaker quiz. Those of us who didn’t score so highly were impressed with Mr Dixon’s outstanding<br />
score and benefitted from his sharing of general knowledge! A lively discussion followed on the impact of mobile phones and similar<br />
devices on levels of concentration in school. Whilst there was no clear agreement, it was recognised that pupils would benefit from<br />
maintaining a healthy balance where ‘the user is in control of the device as opposed to being controlled by it’. The discussion gave<br />
us a healthy appetite and we enjoyed a well-deserved pizza!<br />
By Morgan Thomas, Year 10<br />
The Plum Society was invited to the Head Master’s house where pupils enjoyed an interesting discussion of the benefits and pitfalls<br />
of technology, including gunpowder, tractors, and nuclear power.<br />
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