Anatomy Club

This month students dissected a kidney for the first time. The first task was to remove the thick layer of fat protecting the kidney. The typical bean shaped organs were soon revealed. After identifying the single vein, artery and ureter going into and out of the kidney, the students made a single large incision to open up the kidney to reveal the medulla, pelvis and calyx. Hydrogen peroxide was used to uncover the nephrons due to tiny bubbles of oxygen becoming trapped in them. Finally we made slides of the tissue to further inspect the sample under the microscope.

Robotics and Coding Club

Pupils from St Aloysius’ College have started to build their robots. Once completed they will compete by moving plastic blocks from the start line to the finish line. Gouled will be building V-Rex, Eligh and Noor will be building Clawbot and Anthony will be building ‘IKE’. All have made an excellent start. Once the robots have been completed, the students will compete with each other to see whose robot will move bricks from one side of the stage to the other in the quickest time.

STEM Trip to Brussels

The Year 11s, 12s & 13s spent a few days in Brussels on a feast of STEM, culture & food. They got there on the Eurostar and enjoyed the Belgian chocolate, the food courts, the World of Mind, the Prison Island, the Meininger Hotel, the Euro Space Centre, the Atomium and the Royal Belgian Institute (Dinosaurs!).

In Brussels we went to awesome places. The first was the World of Mind, where the illusions were really cool and we took loads of incredible pictures. Then we went to Prison Island, which was amazing and chaotic as we ran around trying to gain points, and it was so much fun working with my friends to complete the missions. After that we visited the Space centre, where my favourite rides were the free fall and especially the space rotor. I thought it was incredible being able to stick to walls from spinning alone. I loved it so much I went back again with my friend Leila. In total I did it four times! We also visited the Atomium, which looked amazing from both the outside and the inside with the light shows. Finally, the chocolates were delicious.

Ella, Year 11