Sixth Form Masterclasses were held on Thursday 1st February providing a taste of an undergraduate style seminar on subjects Sixth Formers are considering for university.
The seminars offered the chance to exchange ideas and socialise with students with similar interests from other schools on the following topics:
Physics/Engineering/Astronomy/Geography
Dr Nigel Upcott, Mysterious Gravity: Discoveries and Applications of this Very Strange Force
Medicine/Chemistry/Biochemistry
Dr Lucy Bourne, The Dilemmas of Everyday Drugs
History
Emily Boon, Maria Theresa of Austria (1717 – 1780): A Woman in a Mans World
Philosophy/Theology
Rev Mark Kenny, Why be Moral? Ethics in the 21st Century
Psychology/Neuroscience
James Patterson, Case Studies of Expert Memorisers: What does Cognitive Psychological Research tell us about How to Remember?
English/Comparative Literature
Adrian Fernandes, Modernist Literature: Combing through the heap of broken images
We were delighted so many enthusiastic students from local London schools were able to join us and benefit from these incredibly inspiring talks thanks to our FHS partnership program with schools such as Chelsea Academy, Lady Margaret’s School, Westminster City School, Our Lady’s Convent High School and The City Academy and our sister school Francis Holland, Regent’s Park.
You can view a video slideshow of some photos from the Masterclasses on YouTube.
