DIARY DATES 2016

The Turner Contemporary - Rebranding Margate

 

 

Please note the following dates in your diaries:

Yr 12

Wed 25 Nov 15: Unit 1 World at Risk Assessment
Fri 11 Dec 15: Unit 2 Geographical Enquiry Assessment

Mon 04 Jan 16: AS Geography PPE (Units 1 and 2)

Wed 03 Feb 16: AS Study Day at the Royal Geographical Society. Cost £10

Tue 01 Mar 16: Fieldwork Day 1 - Margate
Wed 02 Mar 16: Fieldwork Day 2 - Isle of Sheppey
Tue 08 Mar 16: Fieldwork Day 3 - Gravesend

Yr 13

Mon 23 Nov 15: Unit 3 Assessment (Biodiversity at risk)

Mon 30 Nov 15: A2 Study Day at the Royal Geographical Society
Mon 14 Dec 15: Unit 3 Assessment

Fri 08 Jan 16: A2 Geography PPE (Unit 3)

FIELDWORK SKILLS

Following the session on photography on 20 Nov 15, you may wish to look at the link to the Royal Geographical Society website, with some clear and useful advice on labelled/annotated photographs and field sketching.

https://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Fieldwork+and+local+learning/Fieldwork+techniques/Sketching+and+photography.htm

AS FIELDWORK - CHANGE OF DATES

Please note that due to another school trip the dates for the AS Fieldwork visits have slightly changed.

Dates/Venues will now be:

Tue 01 Mar 16: Margate (Coastal Rebranding)
Wed 02 Mar 16: Isle of Sheppey (Coastal Management and Rural Rebranding)
Tue 08 Mar 16: Gravesend (Urban Rebranding)

Mr Wilson

INDEPENDENT LEARNING

For both AS and A2 please make sure that you carry out some detailed independent learning this week, using the key AS and A2 text books.

This includes reading the relevant chapters and making your own summary notes/revision cards, as best fits your learning style.

A Study Skills Day at The Royal Geographical Society has been booked for all Year 12 Geography students on Wednesday 03 February 2016.

Letters and a programme for the day have been produced. Please return consent letter, medical information sheet and your contribution of £10 over the next few weeks to Mr Wilson.

These are top quality days and directly beneficial to your AS course.

Mr Wilson

AS FIELDWORK INVESTIGATIONS

Dates for the Spring 2016 Fieldwork is now confirmed for:

Tuesday 23 February 2016 - Margate
Wednesday 24 February 2016 - Isle of Sheppey
Tuesday 01 March 2016 - Stratford

Please put these dates in your diaries now!

GEOGRAPHY TASTER COURSES AT KING'S COLLEGE

 

Geography taster course at King's College London

King's College London has just announced they will be running a number of Geography taster courses over the next few months on the dates below. 

They are open to year 12 and 13 sixth form students who are currently taking Geography at AS and /or A level or equivalent and are free to attend. 

Places are allocated on a first-come first-served basis so please apply as soon as possible by following the relevant link below or via our website

 www.london.ac.uk/tasters.
 

Wednesday 21 October 2015 details/apply    

Wednesday 18 November 2015 details/apply

Wednesday 16 December  2015 details/apply

Wednesday 20 January 2016 details/apply 

Royal Geographical Society A2 Study Skills Day

A Study Skills Day at The Royal Geographical Society has been booked for all Year 13 Geography students on Monday 30 Nov 15.

Letters and a programme for the day have been issued. Please return consent letter, medical information sheet and your contribution of £10 in the next two weeks to Mr Wilson.

An AS Study Skills Day will also be available on Wed 03 Feb 16. More details before Half Term.

Mr Wilson

Friday 25 September 2015

Could all AS students please ensure that you have read, understood and made notes on Chapter 27 (Rebranding), plus complete Q1 on Page 300.

Notes will be checked and Q1 taken in next lesson.

To date I have only received 1 "Sense of Place" survey. Please make sure that these are emailed to me so that we can go through them next Friday (02 Oct)

Thank you,

Mr Wilson

Natural Hazards - Floods in Assam India

Take a few minutes to look at the report from the BBC about the floods in Assam, a region of India:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34242066

How does this fit with our understanding of hazards and hazard perception?

Welcome!

Welcome back to our A2 students and a warm welcome to our new AS students.

Please keep up with this blog which is designed to support your learning. As well as posting details of Geography events it will be used to post materials to support your earning in class and at home.

Best wishes for the start of the new academic year.

Mr Wilson