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Scavenger hunt “My time in educare
has been utterly brilliant! I usually
As part of the educare programme start with english because I love learning
students took part in a Nature about A Christmas Carol. After this, we
Scavenger hunt. move onto an activity. These have been
The hunt involved finding sixteen very varied; from doing quizzes to socially
natural objects around the distanced walks around the beautiful
College grounds e.g. two kinds areas of Ivybridge. Although we are
of seeds, two different types of going through tough times, I have really
leaves,a beautiful rock,
something fuzzy, a chewed leaf, a enjoyed my time in educare!”
favourite stick and something the
students wanted to treasure. Tasha, Year 10
The students had a really enjoyable
time searching for their items and then Activities included leadership
presented their objects to the rest of and team building challenges,
their group and justified their structure building using
favourite object found. marshmallows and pasta, sign
language training and quizzes.
gwen Price,
Teacher of geography A picture from our ‘socially distanced’ walk to the Beacon.

14 Educare Activities Bombs Away!

Building Design Students had the opportunity to try out some fun
‘engineering experiments’. Their task was to design
Key Stage 3 students learnt about and build a device to protect and accurately
life on tectonic plate boundaries deliver dropped eggs. Thank you so much to
and designed their own “earth- Ian Armitage, Cover
quake-proof buildings”. After they Co-Ordinator for the
designed them, they created them activities, which the
out of spaghetti and marshmallows, students loved, and of
before testing their durability on a course to Fran Aldridge,
bed of jelly! Teacher of geography,
Charley Richardson, for 'judging'!
Teacher of geography

Colourful
Creations

Some of the rainbow
chalking completed
by the educare
students with
Sara elston, head of
Creative Arts

“I have had the best
time in educare! My learning
has been so diverse. I have
loved making Kahoot quizzes,
playing Tennis and going on lots

of lovely walks.”

Molly, Year 10

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