SE Super Curriculum Booklet Summer Term 2023

AT TEDDIES SUMMER TERM 2023

OXFORD DAYS

Primary School History Day (Fourth Form) Wednesday 21st June

APRIL

The Ashmolean Museum (Lower Sixth Classics pupils) Thursday 27th April

MAY

St Edward’s and its Tractarian Foundations with Malcolm Oxley Examining theology, history, and the founding of St Edward’s while

OTHER TRIPS

APRIL

visiting St Thomas’s Church and Keble College Chapel Friday 12th May

If You Fall at The North Wall (Fourth Form and Lower Sixth Drama pupils) Thursday 20th April

Sandham Memorial Chapel, Burghclere (Lower Sixth Art

MAY

The Ashmolean Museum (Fourth Form Ancient Worlds Perspectives pupils) Friday 19th May

History pupils) Tuesday 9th May

JUNE

St Anne’s College Oxford, Translation Workshop

Cotswold Wildlife Park (Lower Sixth ESS pupils) Wednesday 17th May

(Lower Sixth French Higher Level pupils) Saturday 10th June

JUNE

Raku and Pit Firing Day, Wytham Woods Kiln Site (Fourth Form pupils)

Lyne Society Lecture: Catullus Monday 24th April, 8.00pm, Old Library

Sunday 11th June

Bletchley Park

Oxford Lecture in English Literature: Workshops on street songs with Professor Daniel Karlin followed by a Keynote Lecture in the Olivier Hall Tuesday 25th April, 8.30am-4.30pm, Christie Centre, and 6.00pm, Olivier Hall

(Fourth Form Maths pupils) Monday 26th June

Ancient ‘Epic Worlds’ Day, Warwick University (Lower

Philosophy Society -

Barnaby Burleigh on Wittgenstein Tuesday 25th April, 8.00pm, Old Library

Sixth Classicists) Wednesday 28th June

APRIL SCHOOL EVENTS

History & Politics Lecture: John Levy - ‘The Middle East’ Wednesday 26th April, 6.00pm, Olivier Hall

Psychology Society: Michael Thomson - ‘Working as an educational psychologist’ Friday 21st April, 5.00pm, Humanities Room F

MAY

JUNE

Materials Science Lecture Tuesday 2nd May, 6.00pm, E1/E2

Modern Foreign Languages Pétanque Shield and BBQ (Lower Sixth) Wednesday 7th June, 8.00pm, Avenue Field

FemSoc Tuesday 2nd May, 8.00pm, E1/E2

Screen Green presents: Environmental film screening (ESS pupils) Monday 8th May, 5.00pm, E1/E2

Intermediate Biology Olympiad (Lower Sixth Biologists)

Thursday 8th June, 6.00pm, Darwin

Biology Challenge: (Shell and Fourth Form Biologists) Thursday 11th May, 6.00pm, Darwin

Teddies Summer Lectures (see overleaf ) 12th-15th June

Kenneth Grahame Society: pupil-led discussions of their academic essay submissions accompanied by dinner Monday 19th June, 8.00pm, Warden’s Dining Room

The Blenheim Society hosts Malcolm Oxley

Monday 15th May, 5.00pm, Olivier Hall

Sports Science: Evening with a Physiotherapist Informal talk and Q&A on university options and careers Monday 15th May, 8.00pm, Pinsent

St Edward’s Award – reception for pupils and parents Friday 23rd June, 6.30pm, Warden’s House

TEDDIES SUMMER LECTURES 12th-15th June 2023 , The Olivier Hall

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) with Mima Boardman OSE, Industry Engineer and Hydrology Researcher at Imperial College London Thursday 15th June, 6.00pm

JUNE

Musicology with Professor Laura Tunbridge Monday 12th June, 8.00pm

Rowing with Lucy Glover, Tokyo Olympian and European Champion in Womens’ quad sculls Tuesday 13th June, 6.00pm

Politics with Vadym Prystaiko, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom Thursday 15th June, 8.00pm

Philosophy with Dr Max Baker-Hytch Tuesday 13th June, 8.00pm

English Literature with author Michael Arditti Wednesday 14th June, 6.00pm

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

Junior

Senior

Academic Forum

Half-termly lectures – see school calendar

Economics

Thursdays of Week B , 6.00pm, Christie Centre

English (Creative Writing)

Tuesdays , 4.45pm, Oxley Library

Geography

Ad hoc lectures – see school calendar

History of Art

Fortnightly, Wednesdays , 5.00pm, Workblock Room 9

Modern Languages

Regular talks, cinema evenings and cultural events – see school calendar

Music

Tuesdays , 6.00pm, Music Department

Music Technology

Mondays , 4.30pm, Studio G

Biology

Thursday of Week A , 6.00pm, Life Sciences Half-termly meetings – see school calendar

Sports Science

Theology, Philosophy & Ethics

Half-termly meetings – see school calendar

Shell, Fourth and Fifth Form Fridays , 4.30pm, Art Studios Fourth Form Only Monday s, 4.45pm, Art Studios

Life Drawing Tuesdays, 5.00pm, Art Studios

Art

Chemistry Soc

Tuesdays of Week B, 8.00pm, C2 Twice per term, Tuesdays , 8.00pm, Old Library

M onthly, Tuesdays , 6.00pm, R15

Classics (Lyne Society)

Mondays , 4.30pm, DT Block (4th and 5th Form only)

Wednesdays , 3.45pm, DT Block Wednesdays , 4.00pm

Design Technology

Drama (Theatre Society) English (Phoenix Society)

Ad hoc events – see calendar

History (Gibson/ Blenheim Society)

Weekly meetings Contact Mr Tyer for more information

Ad hoc lectures – see calendar

Monday of Week A , 8.00pm, Big School

Maths

Fridays , 6.00pm, Newton

MedSoc

Tuesdays of Week A , 8.00pm, C2 Thursdays of Week A , 6.00pm, R8

Politics

Thursdays of Week B , 6.00pm, R8

Psychology

Fridays , 1.30pm, Humanities 5

Tuesdays of Week A , 5.00pm, Life Sciences

Zoology Society

Contact Mr Hooper for more information Tuesdays , 4.25pm, C2 Mondays , 4.45pm, P3

Computer Science

SciSoc4

STEM