Coritani Academy

During the last week of January, students of Coritani visited Allegro Gymnastics to take part in Trampolining. Students were eager and ready to learn, which allowed them to be able to develop their physical fitness with a low impact, full body workout.  Students were able to expand their social skills whilst boosting their well-being.

All the students were incredibly respectful to the coaches and facilities, allowing our trips to be safe. Well done everyone!!

This week was such a success that we already have plans to return in the near future and as an added bonus, some students have even joined Allegro Gymnastics on a weekend.

Our learners had a fantastic opportunity to go behind the scenes at Doncaster Racecourse with the Racing to School Maths programme. They explored key areas like the weighing room and parade ring, gaining insight into race day preparations and the many careers in horse racing.  

The day was packed with hands-on maths activities, from calculating race distances to understanding jockey weights. The learners were highly engaged, with some even inspired to explore careers in racing!  

A huge thank you to Racing to School and Doncaster Racecourse for an exciting and educational experience.

Year 10 and Year 11 visited York in January as part of their GCSE Art and Photography projects and exam pieces.

Visiting the Railway Museum, Museum Gardens, The Shambles and The Minster gave students time to consider their ideas for Flora, Angles, Places and Spaces as well as look into the historical architecture that the city has to offer.

All students completed some good work towards their projects and gained some excellent understanding of their own work and the direction it should take, as well as taking the time to consider the projects that their classmates are undertaking.

Abrcadabra, Alakazam, rehearse your directions as fast as you can!. Humber class have been casting magical spells in Maths this week to recall their knowledge of position and direction. Learners cast up, down, left, right, clockwise and anticlockwise spells in full wizard attire. A magical lesson with fun learning for all. 

On Wednesday 13th November, Year 5 & 6 visited The Pods Leisure Centre in Scunthorpe.  This was the first swimming trip for Coritani Academy.  Five enthusiastic students had a great time building their water confidence and learning new swimming skills.  This is the first of eight trips which form part of the governments Key Stage 2 PE National Curriculum.

The objective of these sessions is for the pupils to build on their existing swimming competences and further develop their social skills.  This was a great success in which students proved themselves to be safe and respectful during their visit.  Pupils put in maximum effort and enjoyed the lesson and experience, they are all looking forward to the next lesson.

November saw, what we hope to be an annual trip to experience a musical.  This year the student council selected Hairspray and so the seniors in the academy ventured to Hull New Theatre to experience the west end production.  For many it was a new experience and they learnt that musicals were mainly delivered through song unlike the stage productions they have seen before.

The most important part of the day was travelling to and from Hull.  In order make sure our learners are ready for the next stage in their lives we took them on the Fastcab 350 which has built on the work we have done on public transport over the past few weeks.  The journey wasn't easy as the bus filled up and the return journey was delayed.  All skills needed for later life.