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OAST - Terms 5 & 6

For full details of the OAST term 5 and 6 activities please download the following brochure which is in pdf format.

OAST Terms 5 & 6 2011 Brochure

Astronomical Uplands

Uplands runs an Astronomy Club after school for years 9 and above. Here students not only get a chance to learn about the stars, space missions and cosmology, but can also gain a GCSE in Astronomy. As well as this after school club, Space features in the main curriculum of the school. One of the ways that Uplands is promoting this is with the use of the Faulkes Robotic Telescopes. Here we take control of large 2m telescopes that are positioned high up (to reduce the effect of the atmosphere and the weather on seeing conditions) and are on the other side of the planet (so we can use them when it is day time here - night time there). Pictures obtained from these are stunning, and as students take them throughout the year we will feature them on the blog. Hopefully contributions to the blog will be made by you. Anything you do related to Astronomy, please send in (how to do this will be shown on the blog). We will also soon have a loans scheme set up where you can borrow various Astronomy equipment (telescopes, star finders etc.) The blog has links to various great websites. Happy observing!

Visit the blog at http://astronomicaluplands.blogspot.com

Email your contributions to astronomicaluplands@hotmail.co.uk

Revive & Ablaze

These are Uplands Senior and Junior Christian Groups. They meet on Friday lunchtimes, and up to 40 students and staff attend weekly. They are groups of students who share anything from a common personal commitment to the Christian faith, to just an interest in or curiosity about it. All points of view are welcomed and respected, and the groups are totally inclusive and very informal and relaxed. Read more...

The groups are supervised by RE staff, and organised by four Youth Workers from four different churches. They work in a way that complements the RE curriculum, and fulfils the legal requirement for schools to provide opportunities for pupils for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. An equally important aim is simply to have a good time. School and modern life are stressful and pressurised. Sometimes life for young people can be tough. Revive and Ablaze provide a space in which students can chill out and enjoy friendship in a calm, relaxed environment, at the end of a busy week – and this is something students have specifically asked for. It is a chance for people to talk through issues that are on their minds. ABLAZE Years 7-9
Half an hour or so of chat, games, music, biscuits or cake, and then 10-15 minutes of discussion on spiritual/faith topics, usually those requested by pupils.REVIVE Years 10-13
Relaxation, music, food and chat, followed by discussion and debate on the most profound questions of existence. All views are respected and can be challenged by others, and students can develop their own values, ideas and beliefs independently.We are currently setting up a Steering Committee of Sixth Form students.