Learners and staff from R.I.S. Hinckley visited a temple this month to learn about the Sikh religion.
R.E.A.L. Hinckley visited the Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara in Leicester, and pupils and staff were greeted by their host, who invited them to take their shoes off and put on headscarves to cover their hair.
The host explained why wearing a headscarf showed respect to God and that taking off shoes helped keep the temple clean, before taking them through all the different areas of the temple.
Learners and staff visited the temple library, which contained several large models of Gurdwaras around the world, the prayer room and then the dining hall for a ‘Langar’, which is a meal given to any visitors of the Gurdwara.
Dawn Besa, Receptionist at R.I.S. Hinckley said: “The meal is prepared completely by volunteers and is available the whole time the Gurdwara is open. Everyone enjoyed the meal and had an enjoyable and informative visit. We’d all like to say a big thank you to the Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara!”
Every year, millions of people across the UK take part in Mental Health Awareness Week, a week set to bring people together to focus on getting good mental health.
Learners at R.I.S Hinckley had a special visit from local charity, The Pierce Perspective, as part of the week. The Pierce Perspective aims to raise awareness and help deal with mental health challenges through gardening and horticulture. The organisation aspires to equip the next generation with a deep understanding of the critical role that mental wellbeing plays in their lives.
Founder of the charity, Andy Pierce, came with a box full of bulbs and seeds for flowers, vegetables and baby sunflowers ready for planting.
Dawn Besa, Receptionist at R.E.A.L. said: “Our outside spaces are going to look amazing and our learners will enjoy being outside planting vegetables for their cooking sessions.”
Learners at our Nanpantan site also took part in activities for the awareness week, which included a green-themed dress up day, lots of green balloons and a tasty cake sale to raise money – great work!
Last reminder for entries into our charity golf day to raise money for the R.E.A.L. Foundation Trust.
This year’s event tees off on Friday 19 July at Rufford Park Golf and Country Club in Newark and all money raised from the tournament will go to the R.E.A.L. Foundation Trust. The charity enables young people to build up their self esteem and helps them participate as independent, mature and responsible individuals within their communities and wider society.
If your workplace would like to take part, then please email events@realft.org or call 0741 122 3221. There are several ways for workplaces to get involved, so even if you don’t play golf we have sponsorship opportunities available too, including as a headline sponsor or sponsoring each hole.
We’d like to showcase some of the fantastic artwork created by learners across different R.E.A.L. sites recently.
Starting with a drawing from a Key Stage 3 learner at R.E.A.L. City Hub, who’d been exploring the term’s topic, the French Revolution, in Humanities. One of their tasks was to create an image that symbolises the French Revolution.
Learners at our Ilkeston site produced this eye-catching board about the upcoming general election, breaking down each party’s manifesto and the steps involved when voting.
At R.I.S. Hinckley, learners painted and varnished these beautiful pebbles that have been added to the school garden.
And last but certainly not least, learners at Nanpantan have finished this amazing masterpiece.
Laurie Ackroyd, Senior Deputy Head of Schools at R.E.A.L. said: “The learners had been working really hard over the last few weeks on a board for our art room. Natalie, the Art Tutor, got all learners involved in designing, drawing and painting the board, and now it’s finally finished!”
The Euros isn’t the only tournament on at the moment, as the tennis season is getting into full swing in the UK in the build up to Wimbledon.
KS4 Sports group learners from R.E.A.L. Concorde, Woodhouse Road and Hinckley all got the chance to go to the Rothesay Nottingham Tennis Open.
Matthew Waring, Sports Lead at R.E.A.L. said: “It was a fantastic day out for learners who got to see stars such as Dan Evans, who is ranked British number two and US Open winner Emma Raducanu on Centre Court.”
As well as watching tennis, learners were also able to play there too.
Fiona Ryan, Specialist Teaching Assistant at R.E.A.L. said: “We had an incredible time at the Nottingham Open. One learner who is a keen tennis player, had a great time watching and playing tennis.”
Providing students with opportunities to see positive role models and gain cultural enrichment through sport lies at the heart of our work.
