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the College’s 2021 enrichment Week, run between
Monday, 28 June and Friday, 2 July, included a range of
options, from onsite entertainment to offsite fun, with the
aim of providing an enrichment opportunity for every
student.
Enjoying onsite excitement
All Year 7, 8 and 9 students were
given the opportunity to participate
in Sports Day for half a day, plus
take part in one other onsite activity
including workshops for gymnastics,
Circus Skills, Arts and Crafts, Dance, Creative Arts, Music enterprise and english.

Year 10 offsite opportunities
Year 10 students’ opportunities included offsite trips to Splashdown, Paignton Zoo,
Paintballing, Dartmoor and Crealy Adventure Park. there was also the opportunity to
further develop their vocational and academic prospects, with a careers day,
coursework sessions or to remain on their Year 10 curriculum timetable.
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“It’s been a challenging 16 months for all students,” said helen Reddy, Director of
enrichment, “so we were determined to ensure every child at Ivybridge Community
College had the opportunity to do something enjoyable, rewarding or beneficial for
their future. It was an opportunity to reflect on recent times, celebrate the strength of
spirit and hard work of our students, reward the resilience that has been shown in online
activities, and focus on student wellbeing and having fun. It was a great success and I’m
proud of all our students who were responsible and great ambassadors for the College.”
Hamilton workshops demonstrate students’ creativity
Pe and Dance teachers, Natalie gardiner and hannah Mattinson, ran a workshop based on the musical
hamilton, and were “blown away” by the enthusiasm and creativity shown by the students. Starting with a
warm up, taught by Year 12 A level students on work experience, students were introduced to the movement
in hamilton, taught a selection of material from the musical, and then pieced it all
together into a series of short performances.
“It was an action-packed day for the students,” said hannah, “and the energy in
the studio never faltered. After such a positive day, our students are excited for
further dance and performance opportunities over the next 12 months.”
the workshop served as a new experience for both groups of students, as Sixth
Form students gained valuable work experience and developed their leadership
skills, whilst the workshop dancers had an insight into A level Dance opportunities.
Successful sports days demonstrate students’ resilience
throughout enrichment Week, the Pe Department ran Sports Days for students in
Years 7, 8 and 9, with seven tutor groups at a time taking part in track and field
events. It served as the first Sports Day at the College for
both Year 7 and Year 8 students, with very high numbers
of participation and successful students earning prizes
and points.
“It was a great week of
athletics, with impressive
participation figures,
particularly for Year 7 and
Year 8,” said Naomi Philpot,
head of Pe Department,
“Despite being in lockdown
for much of the last 16
months, two Year 9 students,
Devon and Jamie, set a new
College record in the high
jump.” Both boys jumped
an amazing 1.60 metres.

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