Key Stage 3 parents – please see attached flyer details on the presentation of the 2012 Key Stage 3 expedition to Namibia.

Outlook Expeditions, a specialist in organising overseas school adventures, have put together a plan for our 2012 Africa expedition to Namibia.

You will hear a presentation from Outlook Expeditions on the plan, which should include everything you need to know, and you will also be able to ask questions

Thanks, look forward to seeing you on the night!

One of the members of the Holy Cross Centre Trust (HCCT), an asylum seeker who visits the St Pancras Refugee Centre (SPaRC) – http://www.hcct.org.uk/what-we-do/projects/sparc/ – by the name of Hossein Mohammed Hassan, kindly agreed to be filmed by some students in relation to his asylum from Iraq in 1995.

Hossein has written about his experiences with Bales College KS3 students which can be seen on the Borough of Camden’s website here:

http://www.camdenshares.org.uk/download/January_2011_Final_Web.pdf

The four groups were made up of:

Group 1:

“Life of a Refugee”

Maxim, David, Lena

Group 2:

“Glee”

Tolga, Mohammed, Athavan, Jacob, Scarlet, Alisha, Dalia

Group 3:

“Teenage Dreams”

Anais, Ammar, Anuli, Adam, Amy-Lou

Group 4:

“The Life of a Tamil”

Behshad, Luke, Wendy

Group 5:

“The Life of a Refugee pt b”

Sam, Yago, Lena

The students worked with two local charity groups:

• the Elders Voice, a local singing from for elderly people in the borough of Westminster; and
• Holy Cross Centre Trust (HCCT), a local refugee centre in Camden.

Films were recorded by the students featuring interviews with members of the Elders Voice and HCCT, to document their lives and past.

Editing of the films was done in collaboration with the British Film Institute at their Southbank location, where we did 3 sessions of instruction and editing.

The film evening was put on at the local Art House cinema, the Lexi (www.thelexi.com) and went very smoothly thanks to Mr Flatley’s excellent organisation and help from the KS3 students. Over 70 people made it to the screening, including parents and members of the Elders Voice and HCCT to see themselves on the big screen!

Following the screenings, the group were bussed back to Bales for some food and drinks and a mini-screening of some short cartoons made by KS3 students in art class.

Thanks to everyone involved for their hard work and making it such a good night!

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Years 7-9 start  – Thursday September 2nd 2010 (2 days of induction)
Years 10-13 start  – Monday September 6th 2010

As you should all know by now, A Level Results Day 2010 is on Thursday 19 August!

Please come in after 10am to collect your A Level results certificates from Miss Sabat in the main office.

Mr Moore, Miss Sabat, Miss Morris and Mr Flatley will be available all day to speak with if you have any questions about your results or your future. Other subject teachers should be available at various times of the day – please speak with Miss Morris when you arrive to collect your results if you need to speak with one of your subject teachers.

Of course, we wish you the best of luck for your A Level Results 2010!

Prospective parents and/or students may telephone the office during normal working hours (8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday) to make an enquiry for enrolments for Autumn term 2010, January 2011 entry or September 2011 entry.

Please call 020 8960 5899 to speak with a member of the management group to make an enquiry, or to arrange a visit to the College.

There are usually 6 members of staff present during the summer holidays. Students and parents can arrange visits to see Bales College campus and meet with the Principal at any time during the summer holidays.

A Level results day is on Thursday 19 August 2010, and GCSE results day is Thursday 26 August 2010. Students can collect their results on both days from the office, after 10am. If you are unable to visit the College on the day, please speak with the examinations officer Miss Sabat to arrange for your A Level or GCSE results to be posted to your home.

Mr Flatley has been teaching French for four years to A Level, GCSE and Key Stage 3, and brings his experience of working with Key Stage 3 to oversee the education of the lower school students.

Over the last few months, Mr Flatley has been overseeing some exciting new developments for Key Stage 3 work at Bales College.

For the Academic Year 2010/2011, the lower school teaching will be based around broad theme of “Who do we think we are?”, with specific themes for each term:

• Collaboration with All Sorts Drama for Bales Drama Club;
• Visits to Paddington Activity Centre (Kayaking, Tramploning, Teambuilding);
• Visit to Natural History Museum;
• 4 Day residential visit to Norfolk (Geography and History field trip);
• Visit and talk from Queens Park Rangers football club;
• Visits and talks from local business owners; and
• Visit and talk from Willesden Green Artist’s Club

Some photos from the CIFE annual Awards, held at the House of Lords on 27th March 2010. Jamie Tong (year 13 Bales College) was awarded outstanding scholar of 2010.

CIFE (Council for Independent Further Education) is an organisation of 16 top sixth form colleges in the UK.

The annual awards recognise the best achievements amongst the 16 private sixth form colleges.
Jamie has studied at Bales College since Year 9, and is completing his A Levels in June 2010. Jamie will have completed 6 A Levels (Biology, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Art, Law) and 1 AS level (Physics). Jamie aims to study Medicine at a London university, and go on to become a doctor or surgeon.
Congratulations Jamie on your award and good luck in the future!

CIFE (Council for Independent Further Education) is an organisation of 16 top sixth form colleges in the UK.

The annual awards recognise the best achievements amongst the 16 private sixth form colleges.
Jamie has studied at Bales College since Year 9, and is completing his A Levels in June 2010. Jamie will have completed 6 A Levels (Biology, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Art, Law) and 1 AS level (Physics). Jamie aims to study Medicine at a London university, and go on to become a doctor or surgeon.

Congratulations Jamie on your award and good luck in the future!