Researchartistsandimageryby creatingyourownpinterest boardofartworksyoufind inspiring.
Challengeyourselftodrawas muchaspossiblefrom observation.Buyasmall sketchbookandtrytomakea drawingadayfortwoweeks. Spendanythingfrom5minutesto onehour.
Watchaninspiringseriessuchas ‘BlownAway’
Read50Photographers youshouldknowpublished byPrestel.
VisitMudamtoseeartwork fromcontemporaryartists.
Whenonholidayvisitalocal galleryormuseum.
Takepartindrawingevents suchasInktoberandshareyour outcomeswithsomebody.
EnteranInternational Artcompetition.
BorrowabookfromtheArt Librarysuchas‘JustDraw It’andJustPaintIt’.
ListentoapodcastaboutArt. https:// www.artistsnetwork.com/ artist-life/12-art-podcastsinspiration/
JoinanArtClubinoroutsideof school.Encourageyourpeersto comealongandtryanew technique.
Experimentwithediting techniquesonPhotographyApps suchasAdobeLightbox, ProCreateorPhotoFox.
ForLGBTQ+HistoryMonthin February.
Createanartworkthat celebratessomeonewhoisinor fightsforequalitywithinthe LGBTQ+community.
Visitthefamousphotography collectionsofEdwardSteichenin Luxembourg.
SetupanArtsbasedHouse Competitionandencourage otherstoenter.
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=EF 692dBzWAs
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
NAM-IP Henri Blès Street 192A, 5000 NAMUR
http://www.nam-ip.be/NAM-ipColl2.html
The British Informatics Olympiad
Enter the computer programming competition http://www.olympiad.org.uk
Computing
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/e n/
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
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. https://snakify.org/en/
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/crashc ourse
CreateaChairDuet,basedonthe workbyFranticAssembly performitinanunusuallocation, filmitandshareitusingTeams.
Drama
Usethewebsite http://www.dialectsarchive.com/to researchanaccent.Canyouworkto masterthisaccent? Maybeyoucanthinkofa performancethatyoucould incorporateitinto.
Learnhowtooperatethelighting andsounddesksinBarthelHallto assistwithtechnicaltheatre.
Visitalocaltheatreoranother schooltoseeaperformanceand feedbacktoyourclassabout howyoufoundtheperformance.
Usethewebsite www.digitaltheatre.comtoviewplays andlistentoaudioscenestodevelop yourunderstandingoftheatre.
Volunteertoworkasstagecrewona KeyStage4/5production.This meansyouwillworkbackstage helpingwithpropsandsetasthey needandyouwillgettoseehowa performanceworksfromtheinside.
Watchalivetheatre performanceatanytheatre andspend15minutestalkingto someoneaboutit.Whatdidyou like?Whichactor/actressstood out?Why? Whatstarratingwouldyougive theshow?
AttendaKS4Rehearsalto seehowGCSEStudentswork onplays.
Attendoneperformanceonthe Artsextracurricularschedule uparoundschool.Feedbackto anyonewhotookpartinthe event.
Readanewspaperoranarticle tokeepupwiththelocaland internationalnews.Dothisona fortnightlybasis.Evidenceyour readingforyourEnglishteacher.
Researchthebackgroundof‘ToKilla Mockingbird’and‘OfMiceandMen’. HowdidtheGreatDepressionaffect communitiesintheSouthernStates oftheUSA.
Designaposter,displayboard, factfileaboutacoverofabookof yourchoice.
VisitoneoftheWW1sitesin LuxembourgsuchasVerdunto contextualisethewarpoetryyou haveread.
CompletetheSilverReading ChallengeinYear9.
English
Organiseadebatewithyourfriendson anissuethatisimportanttoyou–Get yourteachertolistentothedebateand chooseawinner.Thinkabouthowto makeyoursideoftheargument persuasive.
EntertheCobisPoetryCompetition. Askyourteacherfordetails.
Readthenovel‘BlackButterflies’by PriscillaMorris.
Watchaproductionof‘The Tempest’thatyouhavenot seeninclass.Preferablya stageproduction
Enterawritingcompetition ofyourchoice–getyour teachertoproofreadyour workandhelpyouwiththe entry.
Researchthelifeandwork ofaFirstWorldPoetsuch asWilfredOwen, SiegfriedSassoonor RupertBrooke.Create somethingtoshowyour teachertheinformation youhavefound.
AttendanEnglishclubafterschool. Readonenewspaperor magazinearticleevery day.
UsethePearsonIGCSEwebsitelinkto havealookovertheIGCSEspecification textsinadvanceofstartingthecourseafter Easter:https://qualifications.pearson.com/ en/qualifications/edexcel-internationalgcses/international-gcse-englishliterature-2016.coursematerials.html#% 2FfilterQuery=category:PearsonUK:Category%2FSpecification-and-sampleassessments
NationalGeographicMagazine
https:// www.nationalgeographic.c om/magazine/ Reviewan article.
https:// www.youtube.com/user/ GeographyNow
GeneralGeography knowledge
UnitedNationsSustainable DevelopmentGoals-https:// www.un.org/ sustainabledevelopment/ sustainable-developmentgoals/
Iceland https:// www.inspiredbyiceland.com /things-to-do
WatchErinBrokovitch-agoodfilm thatpresentsthenegativeimpacts ofthenaturalgasindustryandthe extenttowhichlargecompaniesare preparedtogoto,tocoverthisup.
Geography
WatchaHollywooddisaster movie.Howrealisticisit?Writea filmreview.Volcano(1997)/ DantesPeak(1997)/Earthquake (1974)/SanAndreas(2015). Flood(2007)/Twister(1996)/The Impossible(2017).
Expedition volcano
https:// www.youtube.com/watch? v=DjnPh4zetA
UseBBCbitesizetorevise https://www.bbc.co.uk/ bitesize/subjects/zrw76sg
BBCDocumentary‘Overpopulated.’
https:// www.youtube.com/watch? v=mAZeacE95tg
Keepascrapbookor notebookcollectingstories about Chinainthenews.
ReadthebookPrisonersof Geographyby Tim Marshall
Intergovernmental PanelonClimate Change–www.ipcc.ch
Researchwhatisgoingon intheworldatthemoment. EmergencyEventsDatabase –http://www.emdat.be
Makeyour ownvolcano.
https:// www.youtube.com/ watch?v=9b_gltKtERY
Watchthelatestseries presentedbyDavid Attenborough.
History
Searchforanancestorwhodiedin theFirstWorldWaronthe CommonwealthWarGraves Commissionwebsite http://www.cwgc.org/
Researchmoreinformationon WWIhere:https:// www.firstworldwar.com/ index.htm
‘‘MyBoyJack’,2007(film) ‘TestamentofYouth’by VeraBrittain
ListentoepisodesfromDan Snow’s‘HistoryHit’podcast: therearehundreds! http://www.historyhit.com/podc asts/dan-snows-history-hit/
Luxembourgcity HistoryMuseum
https://citymuseum.lu/en/
ReadanovelbyCharles Dickens.‘OliverTwist’,‘David Copperfield’or‘Great Expectations’
VictorianEducation https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=eqiO1eAZM7o
NationalMuseumofMilitary History,Luxembourg https:// www.visitluxembourg.com/place/ national-museum-of-militaryhistory-diekirch
TheWorldAtWar,1974 Documentaryseries (film)https://www.youtube.com/ watch?
v=BkYV22344os&list=PL_pRxDYZK5-OrysRhVxM5QXd6WueIzqO
WhattheIndustrialRevolutionDid ForUsBBChttps:// www.youtube.com/watch? v=qQq22NbsiFA&list=PLBOXjuzx cp8ErvQKKwagOq6E4ZWgtY&index=1
CouldyouSurviveasaVictorian FactoryWorker?
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=hY4ptEzxNwM
1WarHorse’,2011(filmofthe bookbyMichaelMorpurgo)066:A YeartoConquerEngland,BBC Documentaryseries. (Somebattlere-enactments) https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=h-Vrd20tKF0
‘AMedalforLeroy’by MichaelMorpurgo
TheyShallNotGrowOld.’(film)
Trailerbelow: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=wWIJLAe2pEI
TheManWhoLovedOnly Numbers
ReadthisbookbyPaul HoffmanaboutPaulErdos,a Hungarianmathematicianwho devoted19hoursadaytothe studyofmaths.
LetterstoaYoung MathematicianReadthisbook byIanStewart,whotalksabout whathewisheshehadknown whenhewasastudent.
Whatise?
WatchthisvideobyEddieWoo toseetherelationshipbetween compoundinterestandthe numbere.
LearnaboutSrinivasa RamanujanReadthisarticle aboutthemostfamousIndian mathematicianofmodern history.
3DTrigonometry
Howdoyouapply trigonometryin3D,suchasin apyramid,tofindmissing anglesorsides?
Mathematics
Relay
Trytocompletethissetof relayquestions,whichwas partoftheUKMTTeam MathsChallengein2017. TheAmazingHeptadecagon
TheStoryofMaths
Part1:TheLanguageofthe UniversebyMarcusduSautoy. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=mJbChZrXDJE
TheSevenBridgesofKönigsberg
Trytofindasolutiontothis famousmathematicalpuzzle. ThenresearchhowEuler’s solutionfromthe18thcentury.
Algorithms
MarcusduSautoyexplainsthe reallifeimportanceof algorithms.https:// www.youtube.com/watch? v=kiFfp-HAu64
QuadraticEquations
Whatarethedifferent methodsofsolvingquadratic equations,andwhatarethe advantagesanddisadvantages ofeachmethod?
Watchthefollowingvideo: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=87uo2TPrsl8
Trytomakethesameruler& compassconstructionsas accuratelyasyoucan.
Surds
Whatisasurdandhowdo yousimplifyit?Cantheyall besimplified?
LearnaboutIsaacBarrowRead thisarticleaboutIsaacNewton’s famousteacher.Whatwerehis accomplishmentsand contributionstothefieldof mathematics?
JourneyThroughGenius
ReadthisbookbyWilliam Dunhamaboutthecreativityof mathematicalproofs.Hetakes eachtheoremandplacesit withinthehistoricalcontext.
TheCollatzConjecture
Numberphilevideoaboutasimple numberproblemthatishardto solve.
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=5mFpVDpKX70
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 bandandwriteashortpresentation ofthem.Afterwardspickonesong andlistentoit.
WatchthedailyARTEJournalJunior andsummarisethedifferentnews reportsinoneheadline(foreach) https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/ RC-014082/arte-journal-junior/
Visitatown/cityinGermany orFranceandorderfood/ drinksinacaféorrestaurant.
GotoTrierinGermanyandvisit3 famousplaces(PortaNigra,Dom, Hauptmarkt),takeapicturethere andwritewhatyouhavedonein German.
Readone
Frenchmagazineandpick3facts youhavelearntandexplainthem inFrench.
Ex.: GéoAdo Çam’intéresse OkapiorPhosphore
FindacityinGermanyorFrance andcreateonequizwith12 questionsonKAHOOTor QUIZIZZ.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 Kirchbergandfindouthowto borrowbooks.Makeaselfiein frontoftheBibliothèqueandpost itonInstagram.www.bnl.lu
Research5importanttraditionsin FranceorGermanyandproducea posterwiththem.Addsome interestingdetails.When?How? Why?
Music
Makeavideoshowinghow tobuildchordsonthe piano.
WatchaYoutube documentaryonanartistof yourchoice,anddoafilm review.
Takeafreevoiceor instrumentlessonon Youtube
UseAureliaorFocusonSound todosomeeartrainingfor intervalsormelody!
ParticipateinanOpen Micevent.
Learnacoversongonpiano andrecorditongarageband oranotherfreeapp.
Watchalivemusicevent andwriteareview
Createaposterthatexplains intervalsofthemajorand minorscales.
Takeavideoofyouplaying throughmajorandminor scalesonyourselected instrument.
Giveafriendmusiclessons ontheinstrumentyouplay.
PracticeyourI-IV-VChord progressionsandwritea vocalmelodyforachorus.
LearntheCupSongandtake avideoofyouplayingitor playingandsingingit!
Findapicturethatinspires youandcomposeapieceof musicaroundit,using garagebandoranother freeapp.
AuditionfortheAMIS festival
Makeavideoforvocal warm-upsandletususeitto warmupinclass!
Writeashortarticle(150 words)aboutthemostrecent WorldCuporOlympicGames.
Watchamajorsportingevent onTVortheinternet.Writea 150wordreportaboutwhat happened.
Listentoasportspodcast. Takeascreenshotandsendit toyourteacherasevidence.
Leadawarm-uporcool downduringaPElesson.
Readaboutasportseventon theinternet.Takea screenshotasevidence.
Attendalivesporting competitionormatchatan elitelevel.Takeaselfieatthe gameasevidence.
AttendaSportsClub regularlyinschool.
Gotothelibraryandselecta sportsbooktoread.Writea 100wordreportaboutwhat youlearned.
GotoalocalSportsClubto watch/playalivegame. Takeaphotographas evidence.
Createafourpage PowerPointpresentationof anysport,sportspersonor sportingevent.
Watchasportsprogramme onNetflix.Writea150word reportaboutwhatyou learned.
Representtheschoolina sportscompetition.
VisittheBlastFurnace atBelval,Luxembourg www.fondsbelval.lu
Watch3‘Minute Physics’videoson YouTube
Usethe‘Britannica School’’websitetowrite areportaboutRosalind Franklin
‘WhyCan’tElephants Jump?’byNewScientist
Read‘TheScienceof HarryPotter’byMark Brake&JonChase
Produceaprojectforthe JonkFuerscherscience competition. www.fjsl.lu
VisittheLuxembourg ScienceCenter, Differdange www.science-center.lu
Watch3videosfrom ‘SmartLearningforAll’ onYouTube
Watch‘Wondersof theUniverse’from theBBC(narratedby BrianCox).
BriefAnswerstothe BigQuestions’by StephenHawking
Findoutfactsabout3 endangeredspeciesfrom the‘IUCNRedList’
Makearevisionquizon PowerpointorKahoot!fora topicandasktouseitinclass