Art
Watchaninspiringseries aboutArtCareerssuch as‘Creative’
Challengeyourselfto drawasmuchaspossible fromobservation.Buya smallsketchbookandtry tomakeadrawingaday fortwoweeks.Spend anythingfrom5minutes toonehour.
UsetheGoogleArtand CultureApptodiscover newartistsfrom aroundtheworld.
Takepartindrawing eventssuchasInktober andshareyouroutcomes withsomebody.
ChampionaBlackArtist byrecreatingoneof theirartworksduring BlackHistoryMonthin November.
ReadactivitiesfromTheMarker andThePaintbrushplaybooks byAnaMontiel
CreateanArtworktocelebrate EarthDayon22ndApril Usingonlysustainablematerials.
‘MakeDoAndMend’ Repairanitemofclothingor accessorythatyouwouldhave otherwisethrownaway.
EntertheYearbookCover Competitionbycreatingan artworkthatrepresentsour school.
WriteaDadainspiredpoemwitha friend.
Cutoutthewordsandrearrange theorder.
JoinanArtClubinor outsideofschool. Encourageyourpeersto comealongandtryanew technique.
NaturalHistoryMuseum (mnhm)toseethedisplays fortaxidermyand dioramas.Makedrawings fromthecollectionof specimensasyougo around.
WriteaReviewofan exhibitionyouhavevisited inpersonoronline.
WatchavideoonKhan Academyonlineabout aspecificpainting.
Challengeyourself everydaywithan ‘ExplorationoftheDay’ fromKeriSmith
Computing
Where it all started
Watch the TedTalk on birth of the modern computer from its 16th century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF692 dBzWAs
Listen to a Computing Podcast
Learn about a whole range of topics including: artificial intelligence, cloud computing, data security and the advent of computing https://player.fm/podcasts/Computers
Learn about KS4 & KS5 Courses
Watch videos, complete resources, view their mini websites and explore the glossaries http://www.teach-ict.com/
Unisys Computer Museum Belgium
Plan a visit to the Computer Museum NAMIP Henri Blès Street 192A, 5000 NAMUR http://www.nam-ip.be/NAM-ip-Coll2.html
The British Informatics Olympiad
Enter the computer programming competition http://www.olympiad.org.uk.
Raspberry Pi
Why not get yourself a credit sized computer? There are so many projects you can complete with this tiny computer. Take a look here for inspiration https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/
Learn Coding
Develop your programming skills by challenging yourself to complete as many tasks as you can, from building websites to analysing data: https://www.codecademy.com/
Doddle Learn
Why not complete the mini quizzes on algorithms, programming basics, binary, Boolean logic, flowcharts and logical operators.
Attend a Coding Workshop
Based in Kirchberg and offers weekend sessions. Starts with simple drag and drop programming and then creating your own animation, story, game or mobile application! http://www.workshop4me.org/calendar. html
Real Lives: Alan Turing
Read this book by Jim Eldridge about the famous code breaker and computer scientist.
Join a Coding Club
Why not join a club out of school? It will allow you to develop skills such as learning to program, improving numeracy, problem-solving, design, creativity and collaboration skills https://codeclub.lu/
Prepare for GCSE
Develop your Python 3 programming skills and HTML coding by challenging yourself to complete as many tasks as possible on Snakify. There are over 200 exercises and video clips.
The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibniz to Turing
Read through this book by Martin Davis on the origins of the computer and the mathematicians involved.
The Year 2100
Image that it is the Year 2100. What will the world be like? How will technology have changed? What new inventions will have been created? Sketch a picture of a large city giving a perspective on what you think 2100 will look like.
History of Computing
Watch the short computing videos from the YouTube channel playlist below https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcou rse
Drama
Writeamonologuebasedona characteryouhaveencountered sofarthisterminyourdrama lessons.
Beascreativeasyoucan.
Createaposterononeofyourunits ofworkfortheDramadisplay area.ThiscanbeDarkwoodManor, MimeandMovement,Shakespeare orPantomime.
Visitalocaltheatreoranother schooltoseeaperformanceand feedbacktoyourclassabout howyoufoundtheperformance.
Usethewebsite http://www.dialectsarchive.com/ toresearchanaccent.Can youworktomasterthis accent?Maybeyoucanthink ofaperformancethatyou couldincorporateitinto.
Usethewebsite www.digitaltheatre.comtoview playsandlistentoaudioscenesto developyourunderstandingof theatre.
Whenyouareathome,watch howaspecificmemberofyour familywalks.Wheredotheir armsstay,howdotheirfeet movewhenwalking,dothey walkwithfeetpointingoutwards orinwards?Trytocopythem!
Watchalivetheatreperformance atanytheatreandspend15 minutestalkingtosomeoneabout it.Whatdidyoulike?Which actor/actressstoodout?Why?
Whatstarratingwouldyougive theshow?
Attendoneperformanceonthe Artsextracurricularscheduleup aroundschool.Feedbacktoanyone whotookpartintheevent.
Throughadiscussionwithyour teacher,organiseaflashmobin schooltodemonstratesomething youhavebeenworkingonin lessonandalunchtime.
English
Readanewbookbyanauthor thatyoulike–keeparecordof yourthoughtsandwhatitis aboutinareadinglog.
EntertheCobisPoetry Competition.Askyourteacher forde
Enterawritingcompetitionof yourchoice–getyourteacher toproofreadyourworkand helpyouwiththeentry.
DosomeresearchontheHolocaust tohelpyoucontextualise‘TheBoyin theStripedPyjamas’.Createafact file,poster,orsomethingto showcaseyourresearchtoyour teacher.
Visitacastleorhistoricsitein Luxembourg–usethisasthe settingforashortdescriptive pieceofwritingoragothicstory.
WatchafilmbasedontheGothic Storiesthatyouhavestudiedin class.
AttendanEnglishclubafterschool. Takeanewspaperarticleyou havefoundinterestingand summariseitin200words.
Researchanissuethatinterests youandwriteapersuasivespeech toconvincepeopletoact.Youcan showyourteacheryourspeech thatyouhavewritten,record yourselforperformittotheclass.
CompletetheGoldReading challengeinYear8.
Watchaproductionof‘Romeo andJuliet’thatyouhavenot seeninclass.Preferablyastage production.
TrywritingyourownGothicstory.
Volunteertoteachyourclassa new–anduseful–wordnext lesson.
Visitamuseumorexhibitionin Luxembourgandwritea descriptionofyourvisit,what youlearntandwhatyousaw.
Readanewspaperoranarticle tokeepupwiththelocaland internationalnews.Dothisona weeklybasis.Evidenceyour readingforyourEnglish teacher.
History
HorribleHistory:TheTerrible Tudors,TerryDeary
‘Elizabeth’,1998 (film)
‘Elizabeth:TheGoldenAge’,2007 (film)
RoyalMyths:ElizabethIandthe SpanishArmada–LucyWorsley
https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=CQYX-aUC9tQ&t=2645s
Crowns,ParliamentsandPeople, fromtheschoollibrary
Investigatethe supercurricular bookshelvesinL009
HorribleHistories:EvenMore TerribleTudors
TheTudorDynasty,DavidStarkey https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=5mRFbmSga_4&list=PLoxq8ial Z9JnO0fv8JUJQX9-yslE83lbZ
TheGunpowderPlotBBC https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=lBVrPurrqCw&list=PL6B0309E7 9C5FA1D6
WhatdidtheTudorsdoforme?This isintheschoollibrary
InOurTimeRadio4‘TheDeathof ElizabethI https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/ b00n5nqr
TheTudorsandStuarts, UsborneHistoryofBritain, FionaPatchett
TheSupersizersGo…Elizabethan
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=cShPalPzXSE&t=2s
EnglishCivilWar:The TurbulentReignofCharlesI https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=eqK8yrZeaiI
Exploreprimaryresourcesand theviewsofhistoriansonHenry VIIIfromtheBritishLibrary http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ onlineex/henryviii/index.html
LearnmoreaboutlifeinTudor England https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=pJUveC1DONI
Mathematics
Maths
in100Numbers
LookthroughthisbookbyColin Stuart.Chooseseveralofthe numberscontainedwithinand learnaboutwhytheyare significantinmaths.
Zero
Researchthehistoryofthe numberzero.Whyisitabsent fromancientnumbersystems? Whenwasitfirstusedandhow wasitdenoted?
SimultaneousEquations
Researchsimultaneousequations andthedifferentmethodsusedto solvethem.Whenisitbetterto usewhichmethod?
TheTravelingSalesman
Researchthisfamous mathematicalproblem.What arethereallifeapplications? Whatisthemethodofsolution?
NumberSets
Researchthedifferentnumber sets.Whattypesofnumbersdo eachcontain?
Crossnumber
Trytocompletethisnumber crossword,whichwaspartofthe UKMTTeamMathsChallengein 2018.
TEDxTalk
WatchthisTEDxtalkbyDr.Randy Palisocentitled,“Mathisn’thard, it’salanguage.”
“Band
AroundtheEarth”
PuzzleTrytosolvethispuzzle involvingametalband surroundingtheEarth.
Mathematics:TheScienceof
Patterns
ReadthisbookbyKeith Devlintolearnaboutconceptssuch assymmetryandmotion, alongsideaselectionof mathematicalhistory.
CircleTheorems
Researchafewcircletheorems andlearnabouttherelationship betweentheanglesintriangles/ quadrilateralsinsideofcircles.
TugofWar
Useyourknowledgeoffractions, decimals,andpercentagestowin thetugofwar.
OnmyiMaths,inthelibrary dropdownboxselectGamesMentalGames-TugofWar.
Ancient
NumberSystems
Researchnumbersystemsofthe past.Whyaretheynotusefulin today’smathematics?Whatisour numbersystemcalledandwhere doesitcomefrom?
AdventuresofPenrose
Read“TheAdventuresofPenrose,the MathematicalCat”byTheoniPappas, andlearnaboutfractals,infinity, tessellationsandtheMobiusstrip.
Trigonometry
Learnabouttrigonometryandhow itisusedtofindmissingsidesand anglesofright-angletriangles. Whatisthemnemonicthatis commonlyusedintrigonometry?
UKMT
JuniorMathsChallenge
Attemptasmanyquestionsasyou canfromthisUKMTJuniorMaths Challengepaperfrom2017.
WatchonenewsflashadayonRTL Expressandsummariseinonelinethe differentreports. https://5minutes.rtl.lu/photos-etvideos/rtl-express-fr
Watchyourfavouritefilmin German/FrenchwithEnglishsubtitles ORborrowoneFrench/Germanfilm fromourlibraryandwriteashort reviewonit.
Trytoeathealthyforoneweekand keepadiarywhereyoudescribewhat youhaveeateneachday(Frenchor German).
FindafamousGermanorFrench bandandwriteashort presentationofthem. Afterwardspickonesongand listentoit.
WatchthedailyARTEJournalJunior andsummarisethedifferentnews reportsinoneheadline(foreach) https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/ RC-014082/arte-journal-junior/
Visitatown/cityinGermany orFranceandorderfood/ drinksinacaféorrestaurant.
GotoTrierinGermanyandvisit 3famousplaces(PortaNigra, Dom,Hauptmarkt),takea picturethereandwritewhat youhavedoneinGerman.
Readone Frenchmagazineandpick3facts youhavelearntandexplainthem inFrench.
Ex.: GéoAdo Çam’intéresse OkapiorPhosphore
FindacityinGermanyorFrance andcreateonequizwith12 questionsonKAHOOTorQUIZIZZ. https://kahoot.com/ https://quizizz.com/
Createavocabularybookletand addeachday5newwordsthat youwilllookupinadictionary (FrenchorGerman)
Listentoonepodcastaweekonthe website‘CoffeebreakGerman’ https://radiolingua.com/category/ coffee-break-german/
Takeonephotoeachdayofyour holidayandcreateatimelinewiththe photosandwriteonesentencefor eachphoto.
Gotothelocalcinemaandwatcha filminFrenchwithsubtitlesinEnglish. https://kinepolis.lu/fr
VisittheBibliothèqueNationalein Kirchbergandfindouthowtoborrow books.Makeaselfieinfrontofthe BibliothèqueandpostitonInstagram. www.bnl.lu
Research5importanttraditionsin FranceorGermanyandproducea posterwiththem.Addsome interestingdetails. When?How?Why?
WatchaDocumentaryabout thehistoryofHipHopandwrite areview.
WatchaYoutubedocumentary onaIZ,thefamousukuleleplayer fromHawaii.
Takeafreevoiceorinstrument lessononYoutube
Music
Chooseonepieceofmusicthat featuresaninstrumentfromthe orchestra,andwriteasong review.
Watchalivemusiceventand writeareview
Createaposterthatdisplays MAD-TSHIRTSandwrites abouttheelementsofmusic.
Writeanoriginalsong. Takeavideoofyouplaying throughmajorandminorscales onyourselectedinstrument.
ParticipateinanOpenMicevent. Giveafriendmusiclessonson theinstrumentyouplay.
WatchaliveorYoutube Orchestraperformance.
Createaposterdisplaythat diagramstheseating arrangementoftheorchestra.
Findapicturethatinspiresyou andcomposeapieceofmusic aroundit,usinggarageband oranotherfreeapp.
AuditionfortheAMISfestival
Createyourownyoutubetype lessonwithyourinstrumentor voice.
Writeashortarticle(75words) aboutyourfavourite sport/player.
Watchamajorsportingevent onTVortheinternet.Writea75 wordreportaboutwhat happened.
Listentoasportspodcast.Take ascreenshotandsendittoyour teacherasevidence.
Leadawarm-uporcool downduringaPElesson.
Readaboutasportseventonthe internet.Writea50wordreport aboutwhatyoulearned.
Attendalivesportingcompetitionor matchatanelitelevel.Takeaselfieat thegameasevidence.
AttendaSportsClubregularly inschool.
Gotothelibraryandselectasports booktoread.Writea50wordreport aboutwhatyoulearned.
GotoalocalSportsClubto watch/playalivegame.Take aphotographasevidence.
Createathreepagescrapbookof anysport,sportspersonor sportingeventfromsocialmedia.
Watchasportsprogramme onNetflix.Writea75word reportaboutwhatyou learned.
Representtheschoolinasports competition.
VisittheSmithsonianMuseum (virtually) https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit /virtual-tour
Learnthestorybehindan element: www.rsc.org/periodictable/podcast
Watch‘David Attenborough:Ocean’and writeashortreflection
‘TheScienceofEverydayLife: WhyTeapotsDribble,Toast BurnsandLightBulbsShine’by M.Jopson
Read‘WomeninScience:50 FearlessPioneersWho Changedthe World’byR Ignotofsky
Tryascienceexperiment athomewith www.rigb.org/families
VisitMars(virtually) accessmars.withgoogle.com
Watch3videosfrom‘Minute Physics’onYouTube
Watch‘Wondersofthe SolarSystem’fromthe BBC(narratedbyBrian Cox)
VisittheNatural HistoryMuseum, Luxembourg www.mnhn.lu
Usethe‘BritannicaSchool’’ websitetowriteareport aboutAntoine Lavoisier
Makearevisionquizon PowerpointorKahoot!fora topicandasktouseitin class