holocaust memorial trip re conference
Students in Year 9 were invited to Richmond Synagogue to participate in an event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, which is commemorated annually on 27 January. They were able to hear, at first hand, the moving testimony of Agnes Kaposi, a Holocaust Survivor. Agnes’s fascinating and moving story included her time as a child labourer in Nazi-occupied Austria, her time living under Communist rule in Hungary, and her pioneering work as an engineer when women still often didn’t study maths or the sciences. She is a truly remarkable woman.
RE A Level students attended a live conference by the eminent British theologian Dr Peter Vardy. Students enjoyed lectures on various topics from the problems of evil and suffering, the Nature of God, Natural Law and Conscience. They particularly enjoyed participating in the lively debate on ‘This house believes that individual conscience is a poor moral guide’ adding some excellent arguments in front of a large audience. This conference supported the students’ exam preparation, skills and knowledge. It also allowed them to further their understanding of topics to a high academic level.
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