June 2017 – News

Gifted and Talented visit Greenwich University

22/06/2017 Mr Eynon

Nine Year 8 and Year 9 pupils from Darrick Wood School attended the Bromley Gifted and Talented Science and Technology day at the University of Greenwich. Working in pairs as part of teams of four with pupils from schools throughout the Borough the pupils took on a set of challenges. These included E-fit profiling, programming robots, dragster races and a medical challenge. Darrick Wood pupils were victorious in the robot and medical challenge. The Mayor of Bromley, Kathy Bance MBE, presented…

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Transatlantic politics

14/06/2017 Mr Eynon

For the second year running Sixth Form Government and Politics students have been able to engage in a transatlantic political and cultural discussion with High School Politics students in Kenston School Ohio. Thanks to the wonders of Skype a really engaging 90 minute interchange spanning 5 time zones allowed students with a shared interest in Government and Politics to inquire and debate with each other on a whole range of issues. Ohio is renowned as bellwether state, a swing state…

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Kent Schools Athletics Championships

10/06/2017 Mr Eynon

Six of our pupils qualified for the Kent Schools Athletics Championships, which were held on Saturday 10th June 2017. The pupils won four County medals, which is a fantastic achievement for any school! The following pupils represented the school. Intermediate Boys (Y10/11) 100m – Chizute Ogbedeh, 4th (11.84s) Junior Boys (Y8/9) Pole Vault – Ethan Kitteridge, 1st (2.55m) Junior Girls (Y8/9) 200m – Eve Ward, 3rd (26.81s) 1500m – Zoe White, 6th (5:13.7) Year 7 Boys 800m – Matthew…

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Darrick Wood School compete in the English Schools Athletics

05/06/2017 Mr Eynon

Following our athletics success in recent years at a local level, Darrick Wood School we successfully entered into the English Schools Track and Field Cup for the first time this year. This is a highly prestigious event, which comprises a county competition, progressing to a regional competition and culminating in a national final featuring the top 12 schools in England. Teams must comprise of only twelve athletes for girls and fourteen for boys and each athlete must compete in two…

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