Ibstock Festival 2023

Monday 19 June - Saturday 1 July Ibstock Festival 2023

Introducing Ibstock Festival 2023 This year, the Ibstock Festival brings together an exciting programme of talks, trips, workshops, sports activities, and performances, both on and off site. It is a wonderful opportunity to extend learning beyond the classroom, have fun with friends and try something new. In the following pages you’ll find the activities available for your year group. From Paint-balling to Pottery and 'The Great Ibstock Bake-Off’ to ‘It’s a Knockout’, there is something for everyone. For our Upper Sixth leavers and alumni there is also the annual Stocks BBQ on Saturday 1 July. A relaxed afternoon of music and games in The Orchard, it is always a joyous event and an opportunity to connect with our wonderful alumni community.

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Contents

Senior 7 ............................................... 5-6 Ibstock in Paris Senior 8 ............................................... 7-12

Senior 10. .......................................... 21-28 Festival Fun HPQMasterclass How to Ceilidh Games Afternoon Ibstock Cookery School Art and Design TechnologyWorkshops Self-Defence Party Planning Test Drive CreativeWriting Careers It's a Knockout Brooklands Visit Lower Sixth...................................... 29-34 Ibstock Cookery School EPQ Extravaganza Self-Defence

Week 1

Dystopia Showcase The Strategy Games Science Speaker

Self-Defence Dragons' Den Chessington Zoo Visit Ibstock Cookery School Author Talk It's a Knockout Games Afternoon Senior 9 ............................................ 13-20 Art and Design TechnologyWorkshops How to Ceilidh Self-Defence Games Afternoon

Senior 7-10 and Lower Sixth Form Monday 19 June - Friday 23 June

Ibstock Alumni Visit Games Afternoon Personal Statement Masterclass It's a Knockout Oxford Trip

Ibstock Cookery School Skills for Circus and Stage 42 nd St Theatre Trip Test Drive CreativeWriting Careers It's a Knockout

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Senior 7

Ibstock in Paris

All Senior 7 pupils will enjoy a five-day residential trip to Paris. They will be staying in the glorious Château de Grande Romaine, which has superb grounds, offering a range of outdoor activities for them to enjoy. More information on the accommodation can be found here:

School Trips to Paris at Château de Grande Romaine

The itinerary will include visits to iconic monuments of Paris: the Eiffel Tower, the Sacré Coeur, La Butte de Montmartre, le Château de Fontainebleau, plus a cruise down the Seine on a bateau mouche and a little bit of shopping in the local market and hypermarket! There will also be a morning of adventure activities in the grounds of the Château de Grande Romaine.

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Senior 8

Science Speaker

Dystopia Showcase Date: Monday 19 June Time: 8:45am - 10:00am

Date: Monday 19 June Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

At the Dystopia Showcase, to which parents will be invited, pupils will display artefacts, art and writing inspired by their dystopian worlds. You will have the chance to view the exhibition, hear extracts from the finalists and discover the winner of this year’s Ibstock Senior 8 Fiction Prize.

Ian B Dunne, often known as the Professor and the Science Stand-Up, will be presenting a show to Senior 8. He is a Chemist, a lapsed pyrotechnician, a qualified teacher, an author and more importantly, he has 5 million pounds of public liability insurance (with a no claims discount). You can find Ian on his website and on Facebook where he posts interesting science stuff every day.

Self-Defence

The Strategy Games

Date: Monday 19 June Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Date: Monday 19 June Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm

This is your opportunity to get trained in the art of self-defence by the experts. Defence Lab is a no nonsense, reality based self-defence system that has featured in such blockbuster movies as Batman Begins and The Dark Knight with Christian Bale, and Mission Impossible 3 and Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise. The training is not just physical, but mental and psychological too. You will not only have a lot of fun, with a lot of action, but you will also walk away feeling more confident and empowered.

Strategy games aren’t just for Christmas! From Whist, Blackjack and Rummy to a variety of board games designed to test your skills and cunning, this session aims to teach you the basics of these iconic games and then build your skills, develop your tactics and master the strategies!

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Senior 8

Chessington Visit

Date: Wednesday 21 June Time: All day

OnWednesday 21st June, all Senior 8 pupils will be spending the day at Chessington World of Adventures. As well as the opportunity to let off steam and enjoy some exhilarating rides, Chessington Zoo is home to over 1,000 animals, including lions, tigers, gorillas, monkeys and penguins. You will each participate in a science related workshop run by the Ranger team. These will include looking at the physics behind making the forces and engineering involved in the rollercoasters work or the biological classification of animals, their adaptation for different habitats, the importance of biodiversity and analysis of different ecosystems. It promises to a be a fun-filled and thought-provoking day!

Dragons' Den Date: Tuesday 20 June Time: All day

Are you the next Elon Musk? Develop your entrepreneurial skills in a Dragons’ Den-style

competition where you will be challenged to find an idea that the Dragons will invest in. Develop a product; design a logo; come up with a marketing scheme and present it to the Dragons to win their investment…

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Senior 8

Author Talk

The iconic white tent is coming to Ibstock Place! Dust off your aprons, grab your wooden spoons, and set your oven timers: it’s time to prove your baking prowess. In teams, you’ll compete to make the best showstopper, the winners of which will be crowned Bake-Off champions. Bunting, gingham The Great Ibstock Bake-Off Get your gastronomical creative juices flowing with our outdoor cookery school. Over the course of the day you will hone your cookery skills by creating your own barbecued lunch or tea under the expert tutelage of our esteemed Executive Chef. You will then enter the prestigious Ibstock Bake-Off Tent to create your signature baked goods for entry into The Great Ibstock Bake-Off Competition. Ibstock Cookery School Date: Thursday 22 June Time: All day

Date: Friday 23 June Time: 8:45am - 9:45am

Meet award-winning comedy writer Simon James Green who will encourage you to ‘own the awkward’. This laugh-out-loud event includes comedy anecdotes from Simon’s school days, and tackles all things writing, from inspiration, process and craft, to the key themes discussed in his fiction books for teens.

It's a Knockout!

Date: Friday 23 June Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm

Build your own Barbecue

Summer is upon us! The season of the Great British Barbecue doesn’t have to be a sorry tale of charred bangers and raw-in-the-middle chicken. Finessing your barbecuing skills under the expert eye of our own Executive Chef, Mr Josh Stevens. Choose from a menu of 28-day-matured beef, halloumi, prawns and other mouth-watering ingredients to fashion your own two-course meal and then cook it to perfection on our barbecues. All tastes and requirements catered for!

Packed with all kinds of games and inflatable challenges, It’s a Knockout is a competitive event full of teamwork,

Games Afternoon Date: Friday 23 June Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

camaraderie, laughter (and quite possibly some cheating). We will start with an uplifting warm-up dance led by instructors. Once the blood is flowing, it’s straight on with the challenges which include the bungee run, gladiator joust, wacky races, inflatable horsey hoppers, giant inflatable assault course, the inflatable wet wall, and our famous giant inflatable washing machines.

altar, and the judges’ steely gaze all included… Let’s just hope there are no soggy bottoms.

Your usual games afternoon will take place on Friday.

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Senior 9 Art and Design Technology Workshops

How to Ceilidh

Choose from an array of dynamic Art and DT workshops designed to get your creative juices flowing. You can choose to do two workshops in total and each workshop lasts two hours Date: Monday 19 June Time: 8:45am - 10:45am and 11:00am - 1:00pm

Date: Monday 19 June Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

The Bridge

Design and build the strongest, longest and most elegant bridge and failure test it with weights.

Grab your kilt and your partner, a ceilidh is reeling its way to Ibstock! You will need to practice your dosey-does and barn dances for this activity. This two-hour tutorial will have you spinning around and learning traditional Scottish country dancing. All you need is enthusiasm and the ability to count to 8! So, put on your dancing shoes and “gie it laldy!”

The Rollercoaster

Lino-printing

Graffiti Art

Unleash your creative potential and discover the wonder of lino-printing! Learn how to use crafting tools to carefully cut your creations, and experiment with a range of inks to produce striking designs that will look professional enough to be framed! With a plethora of designs to choose from, there will be something for everyone, no matter your experience level.

An exciting and creative activity where you'll design your own rollercoasters for marbles and test them out.

Have you ever aspired to be the new Banksy? Do you like the idea of exploring a different, contemporary artistic medium? Mr Harrison is running a spray paint workshop where you can try stencilling and blending with spray paint, working together to make a group Ibstock mural.

The Rocket

An opportunity to build your own rocket or kite and fly it competitively against your peers.

Pebble Painting

Marbling

Textiles Animation

Rediscover a younger you by coming to Mrs Gregory’s textiles animation workshop in the Prep Art Studio… Looking at local ‘flora and fauna’, you will create woven, mixed-media bugs, florals, and their environments. Then using your creations and iPads you will then create a mini stop-motion animation to bring your artwork to life!

Marvel at the magic of marbling and produce your own marvellous marbled creations! In addition to learning the art of using specialist inks, you’ll get to turn your unique designs into hand-made crafts. With a selection of craft projects to choose from, such as card making and origami, you’ll be able to produce a range of stunning paper-based projects.

Relax with a soothing pebble-painting session – from neon mandalas to pearlescent galaxies, there is a style for everyone! Mandalas have been used as meditation aids for centuries, and ‘The Kindness Rocks Project’ spreads sunshine by leaving painted pebbles for people to enjoy. Join us in this vibrant and chilled activity and decorate some beautiful stones to brighten your (or someone else’s) day!

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Senior 9

The iconic white tent is coming to Ibstock Place! Dust off your aprons, grab your wooden spoons, and set your oven timers: it’s time to prove your baking prowess. In teams, you’ll compete to make the best showstopper, the winners of which will be crowned Bake-Off champions. Bunting, gingham The Great Ibstock Bake-Off Get your gastronomical creative juices flowing with our outdoor cookery school. Over the course of the day, you will hone your cookery skills by creating your own barbecued lunch or tea under the expert tutelage of our esteemed Executive Chef. You will then enter the prestigious Ibstock Bake-Off Tent to create your signature baked goods for entry into The Great Ibstock Bake-Off Competition. Ibstock Cookery School Date: Wednesday 21 June Time: All day

Self-Defence

Build your own Barbecue

Date: Tuesday 20 June Time: 8:45am - 1:00pm

Summer is upon us! The season of the Great British Barbecue doesn’t have to be a sorry tale of charred bangers and raw-in-the-middle chicken. Finesse your barbecuing skills under the expert eye of our own Executive Chef, Mr Josh Stevens. Choose from a menu of 28-day-matured beef, halloumi, prawns and other mouth-watering ingredients to fashion your own two-course meal and then cook it to perfection on our barbecues. All tastes and requirements catered for!

This is your opportunity to get trained in the art of self-defence by the experts. Defence Lab is a no nonsense, reality based self defence system that has featured in such blockbuster movies as Batman Begins and The Dark Knight with Christian Bale, and Mission Impossible 3 and Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise. The training is not just physical, but mental and psychological too. You will not only have a lot of fun, with a lot of action, but you will also walk away feeling more confident and empowered.

Games Afternoon

Date: Tuesday 20 June Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Your usual games afternoon will take place on Tuesday.

altar, and the judges’ steely gaze all included… Let’s just hope there are no soggy bottoms.

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Skills for Circus and Stage Date: Thursday 22 June Time: 8:45am - 12:00pm

Berzerkez Circus Skills

Circus skills! The perfect way to realise a hidden talent you never knew you had! The ultimate party tricks and ways to learn brilliant teamwork, improve coordination and open doors to a range of possibilities. At the start of the morning pupils will watch a demonstration performed by the talented practitioners from Berzerkez Circus. By the end of the three-hour workshop pupils will be able to showcase their very own combination of circus skills. Pupils will participate in a carousel of circus based skills including the following: • Juggling and related skills - work on your coordination and develop your teamwork skills! • Spinning objects - plates & diabolo - enormous fun and tricky skills you won't be able to put down! • Contact juggling - amazingly impressive skills to get fit and to help focus and calm the mind. • Balance zone - unicycle, basic balance with others, balancing objects. • Hooping and flower sticks - hooping is an endless

Choose between developing your circus skills or your stage combat skills in these exciting workshops:

Squire Stage Combat

An experienced industry professional from Squire Stage Combat Company will provide an active and exciting morning workshop, during which pupils will gain insight into the basic principles of stage combat. Pupils will be taught how to push, punch, slap, kick and strangle each other safely and then use these skills to develop a fight sequence which they can perform. The three-hour session will

42 nd St Theatre Trip

Date: Thursday 22 June Time: From 1:00pm

world of amazing tricks - not just round the waist! Get fit, learn fun tricks and brilliant moves. Flower sticks will get your hands moving for dexterity and coordination!

also include a short sword fighting sequence. All are welcome to attend this fun and practical workshops; there will be no pressure to perform!

Pupils will travel to central London to see a production of 42nd Street, a timeless and inspiring showbiz fairy tale that combines breathtaking tap dance routines, backstage intrigue and delightful comedy to dazzling effect. It’s simply irresistible!

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Senior 9

Whether you want to be a sports journalist or adapt Shakespeare for a modern-day audience, this series of workshops will put you in the driving seat for your creative writing career. This is your opportunity to take different types of writing for a spin and see which, if any, might go the distance. You will meet award-winning writers at the top of their game who will give you the insider’s guide to their area of expertise and guide you through developing your own skill in this area. The day will start with a talk in the theatre by Comedy YA writer Simon James Green, who will provide an insider’s guide to becoming a writer, from the initial idea to working with an editor and promoting the book after publication. Pupils then choose two from the following six workshops. Test Drive Creative Writing Careers Date: Friday 23 June Time: 8:45am - 12:30pm

Award-winning YA author Simon James Green will follow up his headline talk with a workshop on writing comedy. Writing Comedy: Simon James Green Are you an adrenaline junkie fascinated by extreme environments? Come to Matt Dickinson’s ‘extreme writing’ workshop in which the explorer and film maker will use his experience of glistening glaciers and brutal blizzards on Mount Everest to guide you through spinning your own extreme story. Extreme Writing: Matt Dickinson A dyslexic writer, Grime poet and hybrid actor, Debris Stevenson has most recently adapted Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing for the National Youth Theatre. Debris will lead pupils in an interactive drama workshop. Interactive Drama: Debris Stevenson

This mindful craft of doodling with intent will prove a great source of calm in times of trouble. Requiring just a pen and paper it is a great stress-buster as well as offering countless personalised gift ideas too. Creating Zentangles: Ms Cleaves TSBA winner Sarah Govett, who is best known for her Territory series, will run workshops on writing for screen. Writing for Screen: Sarah Govett Football journalist, podcaster, and Ibstock alumna, Flo will share trade secrets and guide pupils in having a go at commentating on some recent epic sporting moments. Sports Writing: Flo Lloyd-Hughes

It's a Knockout!

Date: Friday 23 June Time: 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Packed with all kinds of games and inflatable challenges, It’s a Knockout is a competitive event full of teamwork, camaraderie, laughter (and quite possibly some cheating). We will start with an uplifting warm-up dance led by instructors. Once the blood is flowing, it’s straight on with the challenges which include the bungee run, gladiator joust, wacky races, inflatable horsey hoppers, giant inflatable assault course, the inflatable wet wall, and our famous giant inflatable washing machines.

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Senior 10 Festival Fun on the Field

How to Ceilidh

Date: Tuesday 20 June Time: 8:45am - 1:00pm Ibstock Cookery School Get your gastronomical creative juices flowing with our outdoor cookery school. Over the course of the day you will hone your cookery skills by creating your own barbecued lunch or tea under the expert tutelage of our esteemed Executive Chef. You will then enter the prestigious Ibstock Bake-Off Tent to create your signature baked goods for entry into The Great Ibstock Bake-Off Competition. The iconic white tent is coming to Ibstock Place! Dust off your aprons, grab your wooden spoons, and set your oven timers: it’s time to prove your baking prowess. In teams, you’ll compete to make the best showstopper, the winners of which will be crowned Bake-Off champions. The Great Ibstock Bake-Off

Date: Monday 19 June Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

Date: Monday 19 June Time: 8:45am - 10:45am

Grab your kilt and your partner, a ceilidh is reeling its way to Ibstock! You will need to practice your dosey-does and barn dances for this activity. This two-hour tutorial will have you spinning around and learning traditional Scottish country dancing. All you need is enthusiasm and the ability to count to 8! So, put on your dancing shoes and “gie it laldy!”

Get ready for a display of elite athleticism! How are your skills at the three-legged race, the dressing up race, the sack race and many others? We will even have a variant on the ever-popular dodgeball. If it is fun, we will do it. You will be in a team competing, cheering and chanting. All you need to bring is energy.

Build your own Barbecue

Games Afternoon Date: Monday 19 June Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Your usual games afternoon will take place on Monday.

HPQ Masterclass

Summer is upon us! The season of the Great British Barbecue doesn’t have to be a sorry tale of charred bangers and raw-in-the-middle chicken. Finessing your barbecuing skills under the expert eye of our own Executive Chef, Mr Josh Stevens. Choose from a menu of 28-day-matured beef, halloumi, prawns and other mouth-watering ingredients to fashion your own two-course meal and then cook it to perfection on our barbecues. All tastes and requirements catered for!

Date: Monday 19 June Time: 8:45am - 10:45am

Pupils who have elected to take the HPQwill have a special two-hour workshop designed to help them as they prepare to embark on their research journey. Things which will be covered during the workshop include designing an effective project plan and recording progress effectively on a Production Log.

Bunting, gingham altar, and the judges’ steely gaze all included… Let’s just hope there’ are no soggy bottoms.

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Senior 10 Art and Design Technology Workshops

Self-Defence

Marvel at the magic of marbling and produce your own marvellous marbled creations! In addition to learning the art of using specialist inks, you’ll get to turn your unique designs into hand-made crafts. With a selection of craft projects to choose from, such as card making and origami, you’ll be able to produce a range of stunning paper-based projects. Unleash your creative potential and discover the wonder of lino-printing! Learn how to use crafting tools to carefully cut your creations, and experiment with a range of inks to produce striking designs that will look professional enough to be framed! With a plethora of designs to choose from, there will be something for everyone, no matter your experience level. Choose from an array of dynamic Art and DT workshops designed to get your creative juices flowing. You can choose to do two workshops in total and each workshop lasts two hours Date: Wednesday 21 June Time: 8:45am - 10:45am and 11:00am - 1:00pm Marbling Lino-printing

Date: Wednesday 21 June Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Graffiti Art

This is your opportunity to get trained in the art of self-defence by the experts. Defence Lab is a no nonsense, reality based self defence system that has featured in such blockbuster movies as Batman Begins and The Dark Knight with Christian Bale, and Mission Impossible 3 and Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise. The training is not just physical, but mental and psychological too. You will not only have a lot of fun, with a lot of action, but you will also walk away feeling more confident and empowered.

Have you ever aspired to be the new Banksy? Do you like the idea of exploring a different, contemporary artistic medium? Mr Harrison is running a spray paint workshop where you can try stencilling and blending with spray paint, working together to make a group Ibstock mural.

The Rollercoaster

An exciting and creative activity where pupils design their own rollercoaster for marbles and test them out.

The Bridge

The Rocket

An opportunity to build your own rocket or kite and fly it competitively against your peers.

Design a build the strongest, longest and most elegant bridge and failure test it with weights.

Pebble Painting

Textiles Animation

Rediscover a younger you by coming to Mrs Gregory’s textiles animation workshop in the Prep Art Studio… Looking at local ‘flora and fauna’, you will create woven, mixed-media bugs, florals, and their environments. Then using your creations and iPads you will then create a mini stop-motion animation to bring your artwork to life!

Relax with a soothing pebble-painting session – from neon mandalas to pearlescent galaxies, there is a style for everyone! Mandalas have been used as meditation aids for centuries, and ‘The Kindness Rocks Project’ spreads sunshine by leaving painted pebbles for people to enjoy. Join us in this vibrant and chilled activity and decorate some beautiful stones to brighten your (or someone else’s) day!

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Senior 10 Party Planning The Outreach Project

Test Drive Creative Writing Careers

Date: Thursday 22 June Time: 8:45am - 12:30pm

Date: Thursday 22 June Time: 8:45am - 12:30pm

Whether you want to be a sports journalist or adapt Shakespeare for a modern-day audience, this series of workshops will put you in the driving seat for your creative writing career. This is your opportunity to take different types of writing for a spin and see which, if any, might go the distance. You will meet award-winning writers at the top of their game who will give you the insider’s guide to their area of expertise and guide you through developing your own skill in this area. And if you’d like a break fromwriting, why not try Zentangle art, mindful relaxation that could prove a helpful activity you can do with just a pen and paper when you’re feeling a little more stressed than usual. The day will start with a talk in the theatre by Comedy YA writer Simon James Green, who will provide an insider’s guide to becoming a writer, from the initial idea to working with an editor and promoting the book after publication. Pupils then choose two from the following five workshops (9.50am - 11am and 11.20am - 12.30pm). Each workshop has a max capacity of 20 pupils.

This is a call for the Good Samaritan in you – can you make somebody’s day fun and special? You will be involved in the planning of and delivering of an entertainment schedule (including a quiz, music performance, raffle draw, refreshments) for around 30 elderly guests from nearby sheltered housing accommodation. You will need to bring your most charming chat, and your ability to get stuck in, and to work successfully as a team, in order to make the event a memorable one for our guests.

Award-winning YA author Simon James Green will follow up his headline talk with a workshop on writing comedy. Writing Comedy: Simon James Green This mindful craft of doodling with intent will prove a great source of calm in times of trouble. Requiring just a pen and paper it is a great stress-buster as well as offering countless personalised gift ideas too. Creating Zentangles: Ms Cleaves TSBA winner Sarah Govett, who is best known for her Territory series, will run workshops on writing for screen. Writing for Screen: Sarah Govett

Advertising Masterclass: Malcolm Duffy

A dyslexic writer, Grime poet and hybrid actor, Debris Stevenson has most recently adapted Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing for the National Youth Theatre. Debris will lead pupils in an interactive drama workshop. Interactive Drama: Debris Stevenson Do you think you could be a caption queen or a slogan supremo? Come along to the copywriting masterclass with award-winning ad man Malcolm Duffy to put your creative writing to the commercial test.

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Senior 10

Brooklands Visit Date: Friday 23 June Time: All day

Discover the pioneers of speed, flight and adventure at the Brooklands Museum. Step back in time to the days of innovation, determination and record breaking on the site of the world’s first purpose-built racetrack. Discover supersonic flight with Concorde and get up close to the aircraft designed, built and flown at Brooklands. Explore the historic site brought to life through interactive collections of motor vehicles, aircraft and real-life experiences and create your own propeller powered car to race on the historic finishing straight of this famous racetrack.

It's a Knockout! Date: Thursday 22 June Time: 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Packed with all kinds of games and inflatable challenges, It’s a Knockout is a competitive event full of teamwork, camaraderie, laughter (and quite possibly some cheating). We will start with an uplifting warm-up dance led by instructors. Once the blood is flowing, it’s straight on with the challenges which include the bungee run, gladiator joust, wacky races, inflatable horsey hoppers, giant inflatable assault course, the inflatable wet wall, and our famous giant inflatable washing machines.

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Lower Sixth

Date: Monday 19 June Time: All day Ibstock Cookery School

EPQ Extravaganza Date: Tuesday 20 June Time: 8:30am - 1:00pm Accelerated writing workshop Kick-start the next step of your Extended Project Qualification with a writing workshop and top tips to help create a top-level essay! You will also have the chance to put this into practise and start writing the first draft of your discussion today so you will feel confident to complete it over the holidays. You could even get the momentum to get it cleared before the end of term.

Get your gastronomical creative juices flowing with our outdoor cookery school. Over the course of the day you will hone your cookery skills by creating your own barbecued lunch or tea under the expert tutelage of our esteemed Executive Chef. You will then enter the prestigious Ibstock Bake-Off Tent to create your signature baked goods for entry into The Great Ibstock Bake-Off Competition.

Self-Defence

Build your own Barbecue

The iconic white tent is coming to Ibstock Place! Dust off your aprons, grab your wooden spoons, and set your oven timers: it’s time to prove your baking prowess. In teams, you’ll compete to make the best showstopper, the winners of which will be crowned Bake-Off champions. Bunting, gingham altar, and the judges’ steely gaze all included… Let’s just hope there are no soggy bottoms. The Great Ibstock Bake-Off

Date: Tuesday 20 June Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Summer is upon us! The season of the Great British Barbecue doesn’t have to be a sorry tale of charred bangers and raw-in-the-middle chicken. Finessing your barbecuing skills under the expert eye of our own Head Chef, Mr Josh Stevens. Choose from a menu of 28-day-matured beef, halloumi, prawns and other mouth-watering ingredients to fashion your own two-course

This is your opportunity to get trained in the art of self-defence by the experts. Defence Lab is a no nonsense, reality based self defence system that has featured in such blockbuster movies as Batman Begins and The Dark Knight with Christian Bale, and Mission Impossible 3 and Jack Reacher with Tom Cruise. The training is not just physical, but mental and psychological too. You will not only have a lot of fun, with a lot of action, but you will also walk away feeling much more confident and empowered.

meal and then cook it to perfection on our barbecues. All tastes and requirements catered for!

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Lower Sixth Ibstock Alumni Visit

What’s university like? Come and find out from our recent Ibstock alumni who will be telling you about their experiences, be it freshers’ week or exams, clubs or course choices. You will have an opportunity to submit questions beforehand or ask them in person during smaller seminar groups.

Date: Wednesday 21 June Time: 8:30am - 12:30pm

Games Afternoon Date: Wednesday 21 June Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Your normal Games afternoon will run onWednesday afternoon.

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Lower Sixth

Personal Statement Masterclass

Oxford Trip

Date: Friday 23 June Time: All day

The city of dreaming spires... seat of scholars for 800 years... Oxford houses Britain's oldest university, botanical gardens, and pubs. It has more quadrangles, gothic spires and listed buildings than you can shake a gown at. You will get to enjoy the classic Oxford experience of punting on the River Cherwell as well as visiting the Ashmolean – one of the finest museums in Britain – and exploring the culinary wonderland that is the world famous Oxford covered market at lunchtime!

In the morning Ms Hemmings and Dr Hazell will deliver a session on how to craft the perfect UCAS Personal Statement, jam packed with lots of top tips and useful examples of successful past statements. In the afternoon, pupils will move into smaller groups to work with Sixth Form Tutors on crafting a unique statement tailored to their own ambitions. By the end of the day pupils will have a clear idea of what they need to do over summer to ensure they have a storming first draft come the autumn term. Date: Thursday 22 June Time: 8:30am - 9:30am and 2:00pm - 4:00pm

It's a Knockout!

Date: Thursday 22 June Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm

Packed with all kinds of games and inflatable challenges, It’s a Knockout is a competitive event full of teamwork, camaraderie, laughter (and quite possibly some cheating). We will start with an uplifting warm-up dance led by instructors. Once the blood is flowing, it’s straight on with the challenges which include the bungee run, gladiator joust, wacky races, inflatable horsey hoppers, giant inflatable assault course, the inflatable wet wall, and our famous giant inflatable washing machines.

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Contents

Monday 26 June............................. 37-39 Acting through Song Masterclass Car Maintenance Card Game Strategy Paintballing Musical Theatre Liederabend School of Art: Private View Tuesday 27 June.............................. 40-42 Uber Boat along the Thames and Climb the O2 Climbing Extraordinarily Good Coffee PotteryWorkshop Day 1: Spinning Wednesday 28 June....................... 43-44

Thursday 29 June...........................45-46 Imaginary (Lower Senior Production) Life Drawing Sailing Car Maintenance 2 Wines of South Africa2 Friday 30 June................................. 47-48 Sausage Making Padel PotteryWorkshop Day 2: Glazing Imaginary (Lower Senior Production) Saturday 1 July....................................... 49 Stocks’ BBQ

Week 2 Senior 11 and

Upper Sixth Form Monday 26 June - Saturday 1 July

Ibstock Cricket Day Curry on a Budget Taking the Perfect Penalty Magic the Gathering Vegan Milk

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Monday

Car Maintenance

Paintballing

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Led by: Mr Collins, Mr Peel Location: Front Drive

Time: 1:00pm - 5:00pm Led by: Ms Combe Location: Campaign Paintball, Cobham Fancy yourself as a bit of a marksman? Come and prove it and engage in exhilarating paintball combat!

Changing a tyre, checking your oil levels, or simply understanding the gear stick, join in to learn about one of the most influential inventions in the last 150 years.

Card Game Strategy

Acting through Song Masterclass

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Led by: Mr Greenwood Location: Mezzanine

Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm Led by: Mr Bartlett Location: Ballroom

From Poker to Blackjack, Mr Greenwood uses his mathematical nous and surveys the strategy behind these popular card games.

A visiting Musical Theatre professional delivers a performance masterclass to some of the School’s top musical theatre singers.

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Monday (continued)

Uber Boat along the Thames and Climbing the O2 Tuesday

Musical Theatre Liederabend

Time: All Day Led by: Mrs West

Take the relaxing Uber Boat east from the London Eye to North Greenwich, enjoying a coffee and passing many famous sights on the way. Then buckle up for a fabulous climb on the roof of the O2 arena for a new perspective on our city and unforgettable views. Return via Jubilee line toWaterloo.

Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm Location: Ballroom An exciting showcase of musical theatre performance, featuring performers who took part in the ‘Acting through Song’ masterclass earlier in the day.

Our A-Level and GCSE artists exhibit their coursework in bespoke installations. Help yourself to canapés and enjoy what promises to be an impressive and varied exhibition. School of Art: Private View Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm Location: P1, P1B, P2 classrooms

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Tuesday (continued)

Climbing Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Led by: Mr Greenwood Location: ClimbingWall, Sports Hall

Pottery Workshop Day 1: Spinning Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm, 2:00pm - 4:00pm Led by: Miss Hunter Location: School of Art Spend two days gaining experience in a variety of pottery techniques - including coiling, slab-building and throwing on the wheel. Pieces will be fired in our kiln and you will then spend a day decorating your work whilst learning more about the possibilities of glazes. Day one will be spent learning about key materials and equipment used in ceramics, before having a hands-on session making coiled sculptures, slab-built lanterns and a set of three mugs on the pottery wheel. Anything made during the workshop can be taken home afterwards.

Climbing is exhilarating and sociable – an extreme sport in a comfortable environment. It promises to be an ultimate post-exams stressbuster.

Extraordinarily Good Coffee

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Led by: Mr Gorrie Location: Cookery Room

Explore the theory and practice of excellent coffee in this brewing workshop. No Kenco or Nescafe allowed on the premises!

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Wednesday

Taking the Perfect Penalty

Curry On A Budget

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Led by: Mr Elstub Location: MU2/MUGA

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Led by: Mrs Porter Location: Cookery Room

Cooking a curry is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser and easier than you might think. A fantastic way to socialise and impress your friends!

Explore the physical, technical, and psychological aspects of penalty-taking, and analyse archive footage of revered penalty maestros, before putting theory into practice.

Our Cricket Day involves a triangular Twenty20 tournament between FIPS, Ibstock Place Staff and the 1st XI. Over previous years, the days have proven highly competitive, offering up a good standard of cricket. This is a great way to finish the season - with music, a BBQ lunch, and an opportunity for the 1st XI to score some runs against the Staff and FIPS teams. Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm Led by: Mr Mildon Location: Roehampton CC, Putney Heath Ibstock Cricket Day

Vegan Milk

Magic the Gathering

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Led by: Mr Smith Location: Mezzanine

The world’s appetite for dairy alternatives is burgeoning. Dr Cairns will show you how to make your own! Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Led by: Dr Cairns Location: Cookery Room

Battle with dragons, dwarfs, leviathans, pirates, and dinosaurs in this introduction to the strategic card game.

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Imaginary (Lower Senior Production) Thursday

Car Maintenance 2

Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Led by: Mr Collins, Mr Peel Location: Front Drive

Wines of South Africa

Matinee: 2:00pm - 3:30pm Evening: 7:00pm - 9:30pm Location: Theatre

Time: 5:30pm - 7:15pm Led by: Mrs Bennett Location: Mezzanine

Changing a tyre, checking your oil levels, or simply understanding the gear stick, join in to learn about one of the most influential inventions in the last 150 years.

Imaginary is a fun, quirky, and touching musical about growing up. The story follows two best friends starting at a new school - run by a despotic, evil genius headteacher - and charts the adventures they have, the challenges they overcome, and the friends – both imaginary and real – that they make.

Life Drawing

From terroir to Table Mountain, resident sommelier Mrs Bennett will elucidate everything you need to know and understand about South African wine.

Join the School of Art for a day of life drawing (sometimes known as figure drawing), the specialist skill of drawing people who are present in front of you in the art studio, usually posing without clothing. One of the purposes of life drawing is to gain an appreciation of anatomical proportions, and to be able to replicate them faithfully on the page. You will be joined by a specialist teacher who will instruct you on this important artistic skill. Not to be missed for aspiring artists! Time: 11:00am- 1:00pm, 2:00pm - 4:00pm Led by: Miss Hunter, Mrs Harris, Mr Harrison Location: MU4

Sailing

Enjoy a day sailing at the Queen Mary Reservoir in Surrey. Time: All Day Led by: Dr Evans Location: Queen Mary Sailing Club, Staines

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Friday

Imaginary (Lower Senior Production)

Padel

Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm Led by: Mrs Campione Location: Roehampton Club

Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm Location: Theatre

Come and learn how to play the world’s fastest growing racket sport – Padel. If

Imaginary is a fun, quirky, and touching musical about growing up. The story follows two best friends starting at a new school - run by a despotic, evil genius headteacher - and charts the adventures they have, the challenges they overcome, and the friends – both imaginary and real – that they make.

you like hitting a ball, enjoy tennis, the table version, or just letting off some steam, then this is your game to try.

Pottery Workshop Day 2: Glazing

Sausage Making

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Led by: Miss Hunter Location: School of Art

Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm Led by: Mr Swift Location: Cookery Room

Day two will will allow you the opportunity to come back and decorate your pieces! You will work with a selection of different glazes and methods of application. Anything made during the workshop can be taken home afterwards.

A Sausage Symposium – the philosophy of sausages, and how to make your own! You will be provided with high quality ingredients and tutelage.

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Saturday

Saturday 1 July Alumni and Upper Sixth Form Leavers are invited to the annual Stocks' Barbeque for a relaxed afternoon of music and games. Further details coming soon! Stocks' BBQ

Ibstock Place School , Clarence Lane, Roehampton, London SW15 5PY 020 8876 9991 I registrar@ibstockplaceschool.co.uk www.ibstockplaceschool.co.uk

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