Autumn 2023 Super Curriculum Booklet

AT TEDDIES AUTUMN TERM 2023

OXFORD DAYS OTHER TRIPS

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER

Drama trip: Blood Brothers at Oxford Playhouse (Fourth and Fifth Form Pathways pupils) Thursday 14th September

Physics trip to CERN (Sixth Form pupils) Monday 4th –

Tuesday 5th September

Geography trip to Studland Bay for Coastal Environments Fieldwork (Fifth Form pupils) Wednesday 27th September

Drama trip: The House with

Chicken Legs at Oxford Playhouse (Lower and Upper Sixth pupils) Thursday 21st September

Shell trip to Oxford including History Treasure Hunt Sunday 24th September

OCTOBER

Art and Textiles trip to Frieze London (Upper Sixth pupils) Thursday 12th October

OCTOBER

Spanish Academic trip to Malaga (Fifth Form) Friday 20th – Wednesday 25th October

English trip: All My Sons at Phoenix Picturehouse (Lower Sixth IB pupils) Friday 13th October

NOVEMBER

Art Pathway trip to Tate Britain and Tate Modern ( Fourth and Fifth Form pupils) Wednesday 15th November

Oxford Geography Association Lecture: Earthwatch Lecture on Freshwater Wednesday 20th September, 5.30pm, Old Library

Oxford Philharmonic

Orchestra: Brass Masterclass with Joe Atkins and Danny Scott Friday 22nd September, 2.00pm, Ogston Music School

SEPTEMBER SCHOOL EVENTS

Politics Society: William Evans OBE on ‘Post-Brexit Britain in the World’ Thursday 14th September, 6.00pm, Old Library

Philosophy of Religion Conference Monday 25th September, 9.30am, Olivier Hall

The Clubs and Societies Fair Friday 15th September, 8.00pm, Old Library and Willows

Sports Science Society Lecture: ‘Fuelling for Performance’ Tuesday 19th September, 6.00pm, Olivier Hall

Politics and International Relations lecture from Tom Fletcher, Master of

Hertford College Tuesday 26th September, 6.00pm, Olivier Hall

Oxford Geography Association Lecture from Professor Alastair Owens: ‘Hipsterfication? Understanding Place Change in Contemporary East London BioSoc Talk: ‘What do bees eat and how does it affect their health?’ with St Edward’s Fellow, Jennie Chennells Thursday 5th October, 6.00pm, Old Library

Oxford Lecture French Workshops with Dr Simon Kemp of Somerville College Wednesday 27th September, Olivier Hall, 10.15am-1.00pm

KeyNote Lecture from Dr Kemp: ‘Souls, Neurons and Lifeworlds: Reading Minds in Albert Camus’s L’Étranger ’

and Other Cities’ Tuesday 10th October, 5.30pm, Old Library

Wednesday 27th September, 6.00pm

Sports Nutritionist Talk Monday 16th October, 8.00pm, Martyrs Pavilion

OCTOBER

Blenheim Society Lecture: Professor Peter Wilson on ‘Warfare in the 19th Century’ Monday 2nd October, 5.00pm, Olivier Hall

Lyne Society Lecture: Dr Harry Sidebottom on `The Ancient World in Modern Novels’ Tuesday 3rd October, 8.00pm, Old Library

Oxford Geography Association Lecture from Alice Griffiths: ‘OK computer? Using artificial intelligence for teaching and learning about Climate Change’ Wednesday 18th October, 5.30pm, Old Library

NOVEMBER

Lyne Society Lecture: Professor Oliver Taplin of Magdalen College

KeyNote Lecture from Dr Low: Applied Microeconomics Tuesday 14th November, 6.00pm, Olivier Hall

on Greek Tragedy Tuesday 7th November, 8.00pm, Old Library

Oxford Geography Association Lecture Wednesday 8th November, 5.00pm, Old Library

Medical Mavericks Workshop Tuesday 14th November, 7.00pm, Science Department

Kenneth Grahame Society: Presentation and discussion of academic essay submissions Monday 13th November, 8.00pm, Warden’s Rooms Oxford Lecture Economics Workshops with Dr Hamish Low, Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford Tuesday 14th November, 8.30am-3.30pm, Christie Centre BioSoc Talk: Stephen Sparrow on Snow Leopard Conservation Thursday 9th November, 6.00pm, Old Library

Oxford Geography Association Lecture: Robert Martineau talking about his book Waypoints: A Journey on Foot Wednesday 22nd November, 6.00pm, Olivier Hall

MedSoc hosts Professor Mina Fazel Tuesday 28th November, 8.00pm, Old Library

Academic societies are listed below with their time and location. For more information, contact the Head of the relevant department.

Junior

Senior

Academic Forum

Termly lectures – see school calendar

Biology

Thursdays of Week A , 6.00pm, Dawkins, Life Sciences

Art and Ceramics Open Studios Creative Writing

Mondays 5.00pm and Wednesdays 7.00pm, Art Department

Tuesdays , 4.30pm, Oxley Library

Design

Fortnightly, Mondays , 4.45pm, Design Department

Geography

Ad hoc lectures – see school calendar

History of Art

Fortnightly, Wednesdays , 5.00pm, Workblock Room 9

Music

Tuesdays , 6.00pm, Music Department Mondays , 4.30pm, Music Department Half-termly meetings – see school calendar

Music Technology

Philosophy Psychology

Tuesdays of Week A , 1.30pm, Room F, Humanities

Sports Science

Termly lectures – see school calendar

Chemistry

Tuesdays of Week B , 8.00pm, C2 Twice per term, Tuesdays , 8.00pm, Old Library Weekly, Wednesdays , 4.45pm, Design Department Thursdays of Week A , 6.00pm, E11 Ad hoc events – see calendar Blenheim Society runs ad hoc events – see calendar

Monthly, Tuesdays , 6.00pm, Workblock

Classics (Lyne Soc)

Design Engineering

Economics

English (Phoenix Society)

Gibson Society meets fortnightly Contact Mr Moore for more information

History

Fortnightly, Mondays , 8.00pm, Big School

Maths

Weekly, Fridays , 6.00pm, Newton

MedSoc

Tuesdays of Week A , 8.00pm, C2

Modern Foreign Language Film Forum Psychology (Academic Reading Group)

Twice termly – see calendar

Wednesdays , 1.15pm, Room F, Humanities

Thursdays of Week B , 6.00pm, Room 8, Workblock Fourth Form only, Weekly, Tuesdays , 4.30pm, C2

Thursdays of Week A , 6.00pm, Room 8, Workblock

Politics

SciSoc4 (Science Project Society)

Theatre

Wednesdays , 4.00pm, Drama Studio

Fortnightly, Tuesdays , 7.00pm, Life Sciences

Zoology Society