The appliance of science is extra sweet at Queen's
Over 70 budding young scientists took time out of their weekend earlier this month, in order to take part in this year’s Sweet Science event at The Queen’s School.
Year six girls from local schools gathered at The Queen’s School to spend their Saturday morning watching jelly babies explode, making ice cream and developing cola cannons.
Staff and volunteers from Q6, the sixth form centre at The Queen’s School, were on hand throughout the morning to help the girls and ensure that they had fun learning about Science in a less traditional way.
Mrs Fiona Costigan, Head of Chemistry at Queen’s, said:
“I was absolutely delighted at the number of girls who showed a keen interest in science. Everyone loved conducting the tasty experiments.”
Isabel Gelder, aged 10 from Chester, commented:
“I loved the ice-cream factory. The ice-cream was AMAZING! I also enjoyed doing the coke bottle experiment with the Mentos sweets. I loved watching the teacher doing his experiment with the Mentos because the bottle went really far – it even reached into a bin!”
Catriona Drew, aged 10 from Chester, added:
“My favourite part was exploding the jelly babies but I really would have liked exploding something myself!”
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1. The appliance of science with the added bonus of sweets
Press Contacts: Mrs Jane Taylor, The Queen’s School, City Walls Road, Chester, CH1 2NN
Tel: 01244 312078
Email: jtaylor@queens.cheshire.sch.uk
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Upcoming School Events:
Lower School Open Morning, Sat. 5th November.
Sweet Science event for Year 6 students, Sat. 12th November
Christmas Cracker event, Sat. 3rd December
Assessments for all years, Mon. 16th January 2012.
• A new ‘Fast Facts’ mini-brochure is a great summary about life at The Queen’s School and outlines why every girl deserves to know more. Copies and information on FREE ‘Taster Days’ from Jane Taylor, Admissions Officer. A new prospectus is now available for the Lower and Senior Schools.
• The Queen’s Lower School came top in the North West and 14th out of the 100 top prep schools in the country in the Sunday Times Parent Power survey.
• A new bursary scheme has just been launched for the Senior School.
The Queen’s School, Chester, Cheshire is one of the country’s leading independent schools for girls aged 4 – 18. With a nationally renowned reputation for academic excellence the girls consistently achieve outstanding results at GCSE and A level.
The school celebrates young women and their potential. It prepares the girls to face their future with self-belief, energy and a ‘can do’ philosophy. Academic success is only one aspect of life at Queen’s and all girls are encouraged to explore their abilities, interests and passions in a wide range of extra-curricular activities. From drama, art and music to sports, community work and overseas adventures, the girls benefit from an education of the whole person, experiencing new challenges inside and outside the classroom.
At The Queen’s School, it seeks to develop in each student a risk-taking spirit, leadership abilities, confidence and a love of learning. The individual approach ensures each girl has the support she needs to thrive and succeed throughout her time there.
The school inhabits elegant Georgian and Victorian buildings, situated in a beautiful setting within walking distance of historic Chester. These surroundings prove a constant reminder of the heritage and traditional values that have shaped the school for more than 130 years.
Sarah Clark is the head teacher of The Queen’s School with Mrs Felicity Taylor as head of the Lower School on Liverpool Road. The school has a number of bursaries available to very able students.
Past pupils include Beth Tweddle, Olympic Gymnast, Sarah Kelly, founder of the UK’s Neuromuscular Centre for muscular dystrophy and Vivienne Faull, the first woman to become Dean of an English Cathedral.
More information atwww.queens.cheshire.sch.uk on Twitter @TheQueensSchool and The Queen’s School App can be found by searching Apple’s Appstore for the keywords “Queen’s Chester”
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