In March our students attended a presentation awards evening at Rochester Cathedral. It was a great evening which commended all students in the Medway area who have completed their Duke of Edinburgh awards at all levels. The Bronze students who completed their award with Rose-Marie this year are: Oliver Page Lizzie Bradshaw Joe Sutton Beth [...]
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On Thursday 25th April, all Lower Sixth students will be attending the UCAS Convention at the University of Kent in Canterbury with the college’s senior personal tutors. This will give them the opportunity to talk to representatives from the majority of UK universities and higher education institutions ahead of making their university applications next term. There [...]
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The Rochester Independent College Visual Arts Department holds their second exhibition, ‘Work in Progress’ at the Deaf Cat café in Rochester High Street from Tuesday 9 April – Monday 6 May 2013. This exhibition celebrates the fantastic work from GCSE & A level students in Fine Art, Graphic Communication, Photography and Textiles as they near [...]
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This week Sue took our EFL students off to London for the day and she’s written up an account of the trip for us: After a windy wander from Westminster in the arctic April weather, our arrival at the Tate was with zing and zest and a keenness to experience the arty offerings – and [...]
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Students in the Lower School got together and organised a fundraising event for Comic Relief. For a few weeks leading up to the day, a large group of the students asked people to sponsor them to do Onesie Fridays. On the actual day loads of them came in wearing their onesies as well as some [...]
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Since October half term a collection of the Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award candidates have volunteered their Thursday lunchtimes to complete projects in the garden. The students have recently worked really hard to prepare the allotments for planting up this spring. They have braved the cold snowy weather and recently started to enjoy [...]
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On Wednesday 20 March we will be holding our Year 9 Parents’ Evening from 5.30pm – 8.00pm. We invite you to come along to meet with your children’s teachers. The evening will be based in New Road House where we will be serving light refreshments throughout. We hope that you are able to attend and [...]
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On Thursday 14 March we will be holding our Parents’ Evening for Years 7, 8 and 10 from 5.30pm – 8.00pm. We invite you to come along to meet with your children’s teachers. The evening will be based in New Road House where we will be serving light refreshments throughout. We hope that you are [...]
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The AS Geography students took part in a field study with Rose-Marie comparing channel characteristics at four sites along the River Darent. They successfully hiked to the source of the river, collected data and produced some excellent field sketches. The weather was fantastic and although there were several pairs of wet wellies it was a [...]
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On Wednesday 6th March, GCSE Drama students will be going to see ‘The 39 Steps’ at the Criterion Theatre in London. This is an important trip for the students as they will be writing on this performance as part of their exam. Students will need to meet in New Court at 1.00pm and will then travel [...]
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With the help of history teacher Chris Daniels, Year 7 have been securing the fortifications at Rochester Independent College. As you can see they have designed and built their own Motte and Bailey castles. The students have worked very hard to recreate the exact designs of these historical fortresses and I think you’ll agree they’ve [...]
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In the Spring Term we will be starting a new Expedition and Navigation Club for all interested Year 9 students. The club will provide an opportunity for students to complete their Young Navigation Star Award recognised by the Royal Institute of Navigation and the Mountain Leader Training Board. Alongside urban and rural navigation, students will [...]
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Louis Lord in Year 10 has kindly written a report for us on what he has been doing lately in his cycling career. “I’m training at Cadence Performance Cycling in Crystal Palace – working out on a new Tacx rolling road form of turbo training direct from the Netherlands. It is the only one in [...]
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Dear Parents and Guardians On Wednesday 9th January, A level English Literature students will be going to see The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in the underground tunnels of The Old Vic Theatre in London. This is an important opportunity for the students as it covers one of their key exam texts. Students will need to [...]
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In Year 10 students at Rochester Independent College complete one week’s Work Experience. The date for this will be the week commencing 24 June 2013. Work Experience forms an essential part of our curriculum, and provides students with a valuable opportunity to gain experience of the world of work and rise to the challenges of [...]
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This term our Lower School students have been busy working with Drama teacher Deb to create some Christmas plays. The students themselves produced the ideas and the script and also made all their own props. Below are the plays that each year group put together and some pictures of the performances. Year 7 – Tomkins [...]
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On Monday 17th December our wonderful catering staff put on a fantastic Christmas meal for the Lower School students!
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On the 12th of the 12th at 12:12, Mike took a photo of his 12 Year 9′s all holding 12 items each at 12:12!
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On Wednesday 19th December Kelly will be taking her A Level Graphics students to the V&A Design Rooms in London for a day of research for their coursework project “London by Design”. The students will be meeting at 12 in the Art Room where they will be taking the train to London Victoria. Further details [...]
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Recently our A-Level Photography students were taken on a trip to London to see three exhibitions and take photographs for their projects. Our Photography teacher Dominik wrote this summary of the day for the blog: On an unusually bright and sunny Wednesday in November, the A-level Photography students set off to London to take in [...]
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