INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
to get there. Elena captured the boys’ interest in explaining her career in sustainable finance. Something both teachers and boys found particularly fascinating was learning about ‘Beeconomics’ and how essential bees are to our economy. It was also eye-opening to learn that although women make up almost 50% of the workforce in the US, only 6% of those in the top leadership positions are women. Thank you so much to all the mums who joined us this week. Every class enjoyed a thought-provoking Wellbeing lesson put together by Ms Robinson. This session provided a platform to hear from women in underrepresented professions. We heard from three women - a pilot, a surgeon, and a barrister - about their careers, which gave us a chance to discuss the possibilities and challenges faced by women in traditionally male-dominated industries. This also gave us more time to reflect on the ‘Inspire Inclusion’ theme and how everyone should be able to follow their dreams and aspirations, free from bias and stereotypes. Throughout the week, various lunchtime activities were given to the boys to allow them the chance to explore IWD even further. We had a Podcast Party featuring the inspiring tale of Yusra Mardini, mindfulness colouring, an exciting IWD- themed quiz with Dr Griffiths, and finally some creativity in the form of crafting IWD badges. Many year groups also set an IWD Home Learning task, and it was heart-warming to see so many pupils interviewing their mums, making gifts and cards, and creating quizzes and Kahoots for their friends to enjoy.
n During the Lent term we marked the whole College’s Free Learning event in celebration of International Women’s Day. Monday’s launch assembly set the tone for the week, where the boys found out about the history and purpose of International Women’s Day. IWD is a chance to celebrate the achievements of women and girls, as well as reflect on the inequalities that still exist, and consider actions we can all take to create a fairer, more equal world for everyone. The boys discovered some surprising statistics highlighting why we still need IWD today and learnt about this year’s theme, ‘Inspire Inclusion’. Throughout the week, each year group was very lucky to be visited by some of our inspirational parents. Year 3 had a wonderful talk from Yang-Yang about the experiences of young girls and women in rural Kenya and her work setting up a micro-finance organisation. The boys were very intrigued and asked some excellent questions. Years 4&5 were treated to a lesson in surgery from Dr Ali. She told the boys all about different types of surgeons, how she got into surgery, and some of the common complaints doctors have to diagnose. The boys were fascinated to learn that less than 15% of surgeons
are women and came up with some thoughtful suggestions for how more women could be encouraged to join the profession. Year 6 hugely enjoyed the talks from both Rida and Elena. Rida described her journey from Lahore to London. She told the boys about winning the Bill Gates Scholarship and studying at Cambridge for her PhD - the boys even got to see a bound copy of her thesis. She shared memories of her time at Cambridge and described what it was like to arrive in a completely new country and how hard she had to work
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