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Autumn 2012 – Issue 23

10 Reasons to Study the IB

• It is an internationally recognised and valued qualification

• IB students have been most successful at getting into the top universities in the UK and elsewhere (research paper by HESA on our website)

• IB courses are interesting and they use a variety of assessment methods

• IB students have two years to develop their skills, since there are no public exams in the LVI

• The IB Extended Essay provides an excellent foundation for future undergraduate work, teaching you how to write and present a formal piece of research

• The IB Theory of Knowledge course helps to develop great critical skills

• Studying the IB keeps students literate, numerate, multi-lingual and analytical – all qualities sought by future employers

• In IB Mathematics, there is a course for everyone, so you can study the level of Mathematics that is right for you, with confidence

• IB Literature is different from the GCSE course. You will study some exciting texts from other languages as well as Shakespeare and other classical texts

• The IB Diploma has been described as ‘a first class ticket to the world’ - why not embark on this journey!

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Contents

Christmas Bazaar 4

Development 5

Geography 6

Student Zone 7

Art & Design 8

PE 10

Science 12

Music 13

Modern Foreign Languages 14

History and Politics 16

History of Art 17

Classics 18

Staff Zone 19

Rowing 20

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Christmas Bazaar 2012

What an Amazing Day! This year’s Christmas Bazaar made £30,000

The Bazaar started off in style with the wonderful cutting of the ribbon by Rupert Young, Sir Leon in Merlin and he was soon surrounded by admiring fans requesting autographs. The buzz of excitement around the school was obvious to all and the range of items on offer vast, including the most amazing Santa’s Grotto complete with Santa! This year’s new addition of the Tea Room went down a storm with people queuing for cups of tea and a slice of home baked cake.

Huge thanks to all of you, parents, girls and staff who supported the occasion either by donating items to sell, or for the raffle and silent auction and to those of you who gave up the time to make decorations or cakes and generally provided support and wise counsel. We had over 30 different groups of girls with their own stalls and every year group was represented in that number. Our apple strudel team made and sold 200 strudels and the groups of the UV gave up their lunchtimes and delivered nearly 2000 leaflets to the neighbouring streets.

Special mention should go to the LVI Bazaar Committee who covered the school with pictures of Cliff in preparation for the ‘Cliffmas Bazaar’. Thank you for all your help girls. The atmosphere was wonderful and it was really lovely to see so many Old Dolphins here and catch up with their news. A special mention to Jeremy Angus the catering manager and his team who provided all the refreshments during the day. I am only sad that I will have to wait another year for a turkey baguette of such quality!

The atmosphere and strong sense of community are always the driving force behind the Christmas Bazaar and its success. This year we have raised money for the Bursary Fund, Lena Gardens Primary School, The Make-a-Wish Foundation and Whatever the Need.

Thank you all very much and here’s to next year. Is next term too early to start preparing?

Julia Hodgkins



DevelopmentAndrew Marr Lecture

Over four hundred guests enjoyed a lecture by journalist, broadcaster and Godolphin and Latymer parent, Andrew Marr, on 6th November.

The lecture, which took place in the Bishop Centre, was part of the school’s Public Lecture Series. Marr gave a fascinating lecture on his two recent books 'The Diamond Queen' and 'A History of the World'.

Marr explained his idea for producing 'A History of the World' series, “The trouble with so much history in schools as I experienced it and I see it here and there is that there’s no overview that connects events, people and consequences from one era or place to another; it needs a broad sweep. Television is supremely able to dramatise and create an eloquent theatrical experience that links narrative and drama without absolutes and abstracts; and thus produce an overview on a large canvas.”

Afterwards, guests joined Marr in the Hall where he signed copies of his books.

The event raised over £6,000 for the Bursary Fund.

Old Dolphins’ Day and AGM

On 29th September, we welcomed 140 Old Dolphins, former staff members and guests back to G&L for Old Dolphins’ Day. The main focus of the day was the Old Dolphins’ Association AGM. This year’s guest speaker was RAF Squadron Leader Kate Frayling (Class of ‘93). Kate gave a fascinating talk about her experiences as a Search and Rescue helicopter pilot. She was introduced to flying whilst a pupil at Godolphin and Latymer, when she was awarded a RAF Flying Scholarship. The 30 hours of flying lessons got her hooked. Today she is Officer Commanding A Flight, 202 Squadron, and is based near Newcastle.

Following the AGM, there was time to catch up with old friends and classmates over a delicious three-course lunch. For the classes of ’52, ’62, ’72, ’82 and ’92 this was an especially happy occasion, as they were celebrating milestone reunions.

After lunch, girls from the Hospitality Team were on hand to give tours of the school. The day ended with the singing of the school song and a raffle drawing. This year’s raffle raised over £500 for The Dawn Hastings Foundation – a charity providing support and complementary therapies to patients – named in memory of Dawn Hastings (nee Bowyer, Class of ’87). Dawn served as a member of the ODA Executive Committee and was a loyal supporter and champion of Godolphin and Latymer School.

The next Old Dolphins’ Day is scheduled for 28th September 2013.

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MusicThe reason why I painted this painting was because I didn’t see Burnham Beeches as temperate deciduous woodland, or as circumference of trees or as a bunch of dominant trees. I personally didn’t see Burnham Beeches as forest I saw it as one big piece of artwork.

Burnham Beeches is a very beautiful and interesting place that created a very clear image in my mind. My partner Isabella has done a lot of work on this project and has put together a wonderful poster, but I didn’t see it like her, as fact, I saw it as an Artistic environment. Burnham Beeches has inspired me in a way that has made me look at this project in a different point of view. Fortunately as soon as I saw it this way the idea of a painting came naturally. This painting is my view on Burnham Beeches.

Bronwyn Lowe

GeographyBurnham Beeches an artistic environment

The Geography Burnham Beeches fieldtrip took place on 9th October and we went there to observe and investigate aspects of a temperate deciduous woodland. Below is one student's interpretation.

Burnham Beeches painting by Bronwyn Lowe

Coco Huggins in Lower Fifth beat over 1,000 other entries nationally to be crowned RGS Young Geographer of the Year.

Coco’s winning entry, completed entirely independently, was a poster explaining the links between her local area of Hammersmith and Fulham with the Olympic and Paralympic nations.

With this piece, Coco engaged with her local geography to apply her understanding of different migrations in order to explain why Hammersmith and Fulham has such a diverse ethnic demography.

Coco is an enthusiastic ambassador for geography and this prize recognises both her exceptional ability and her commitment to the subject.

She was presented the award at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington on Friday 23rd November by Steve Brace, Head of Education at the RGS.

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"I was inspired to base the project visually on a suitcase. The idea of travel and people moving from place to place, with globalisation it seemed appropriate".



Art & Design Sixth Form Workshop 2012

During half term, 40 art students took part in an intensive 3 day art workshop held at school and taught by Miss Cooper, Miss Ockenden and Mr Davies.

The course was aimed for AS, A2 and IB students, and was a great opportunity for us to create exploratory pieces of work that, due to the constraints of time, would otherwise not be possible to do during school lessons. It offered us the opportunity to explore a variety of new and exciting techniques like cyanotype photography, differing types of technical drawing and expressive drawing as well as life drawing from the nude model. The course provided girls with quality time to produce innovative work and in substantial amounts to be included in their A level coursework and IB Studio work.

The workshop was an incredibly valuable experience for all and certainly a creative way to kick off the holiday!

Anya Neuhaus

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Godolphin Cross Country Team qualifies for National Finals

The Godolphin Cross Country team has continued its amazing success this year by coming second in the regional round of the English School’s Cross Country Cup. This is a teams event where the girl’s individual place gets combined to get an overall team total. India Weir run a superb race to finish in 3rd. Kosana Weir, Matilda Ferrand, Reagen Readinger, Verity Walker and Sarah Goodhart all ran very strong races. This race is usually dominated by the Essex Schools so it was fantastic to see Godolphin competing so strongly against some excellent athletes. The Junior team will now head to the national finals in Bolton on Saturday the 1st December. This is an amazing achievement and the first time a Godolphin team has reached the national finals! We wish them all the best!

In the Intermediate race we finished in a very pleasing 7th place overall. Izzy Dye demonstrated her outstanding potential in cross country with a 2nd place finish. Maddie Turner also run extremely well and finished in 3rd. They will be aiming to qualify for the Individual Cross Country Nationals. Philippa Marks, Lucy McAndrew and Annika Engstrom all ran well to help the team into 7th position. A brilliant day's racing!

PENational Cross Country Finals

The Godolphin and Latymer junior cross country team performed extremely well in the National Finals in Bolton. The girls were up against the countries top 24 schools in the 2.5km race. The team finished in a very credible 15th place in their first experience of an event at national level for the school. India Weir was the teams top finisher and all the girls ran very well in the freezing and muddy conditions. Reagen Readinger, Verity Walker, Sarah Goodhart, Matilda Ferrand, Kosana Weir and India Weir should all be very proud of how they ran and how well they represented the school.



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U14 National Schools Netball Competition County Round

A cold morning on Saturday 8th December did not stop the U14 netball team going out and giving an excellent performance at the county round of the National Netball Schools Competition.

Girls had seven matches in total, with their first match against tough opposition Lady Eleanor Holles. They had previously beaten Lady Eleanor Holles by one goal in the Middlesex County Qualifiers; this therefore was always going to be a close game. The girls played exceptionally well, with some excellent interceptions in defence by Hannah Ryan to keep us in the game. Despite being down by two at half time, the girls pulled it back in the second half and finished with a draw.

Girls then had tough games against South Hampstead High School, Notting Hill and Ealing High School and St Paul’s Girls’ School, but with some excellent defence and attack managed to gain wins in all of these games. Girls then played St Helens; with girls starting to tire this called for a full team effort. Again after being down at half time, some excellent interceptions from Larissa Machiels and accurate shooting from Captain Grace Hannam ensured a draw.

They then gained wins against Vyners School and North London Collegiate School which secure the girls top place in the tournament and qualification through to the regional round on Sunday 3rd February.



Talk on High Temperature Superconductors

On Thursday 12th November the AS physics students set off to St Paul’s Girls School to listen to a talk by Dr Slaski. The lecture was on Superconductors, a topic that we would later cover in our syllabus. Without going into too much detail, a Superconductor is a material with no electrical resistance and to achieve this it much reach a very low temperature (below the materials critical temperature). Dr Slaski explained superconductivity to us in a way that was easy to understand by clarifying the concept and the principles behind it in simple terms. The talk was very interactive in that we got the chance to answer many questions and we were also able to ask Dr Slaski anything we wanted. The best part of the lecture was definitely at the end of the session when we all got to play with liquid nitrogen that he had brought to use in demonstrations.

Dr Slaski was very funny and was very interesting to listen to, providing us with many insightful anecdotes about his time in the professional world of physics. He told us what the future for the superconductor holds and the vast potential they have. The problem now is creating a compound with a high enough critical temperature so that the material can be used in normal temperatures. It was really interesting to learn about something in much more detail than we do on the syllabus and to understand a topic that is relevant to physics today.

Dayla Pascador

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guest turned up: Sir Paul McCartney. His arrival on stage promoted a lot of screaming! Sadly, we could not stay right till the end, but we loved the 3 hours that we heard.It was a wonderful evening of music and culture, complimented by a beautiful sunset. We got a wonderful insight into African music and saw many instruments that we had never seen before, such as the ngoni; an ancient traditional lute found in West Africa. A massive thank you is owed to Mrs Garcia for organising the trip and to the Garcias, Mr Laflin and Miss Hasteley for giving up their weekend to accompany us!

Alessandra Lythall

MusicAfrica Express

On 8th September, 20 or so GCSE music students were lucky enough to go the final concert of the Africa Express tour. For a week, 80 African musicians had been performing around the UK, along with many western musicians, travelling on a train that normally transports nuclear waste. Other musicians taking part included Damon Albarn, Baaba Maal and Tony Allen. By 8th September, they had travelled to Middlesbrough, Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff and Bristol.

The co-founder, Ian Birell, says that the idea behind Africa Express is “to get together all sorts of brilliant musicians from all over the world…and have fun and make music”. Africa Express was originally set up as the result of a trip to Mali that combined musicians such as Salif Keita, Fatboy Slim and Martha Wainwright. There have been three more trips to Africa and many concerts; in 2008, Africa Express performed at Glastonbury and more recently, in 2010, they performed in Galicia, Spain.

We arrived at Granary Square at about 5.30, in time for us to have some free time in the square before the concert kicked-off at 6. The concert began with the Malian musicians Afel Bocoum and Bassekou Kouya, followed by “Afrikan Boy” and many others. Highlights of the evening were Damon Albarn, Baaba Maal, the brass section of Express Horns, Manifest, Fatoumata Diawara and the Noisettes. We were especially lucky as an extra special



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Modern Foreign LanguagesÜber die Grenze ist es nur ein Schritt (It is Just a Step Across the Border) by Michael Müller

AIn ‘Über die Grenze ist es nur ein Schritt’ Michael Müller draws attention to the personal experience of Dede Afful, a young African living in Germany, and uses his story to trace a plight which is representative of many migrants.

It is very convincing when Dede, speaking English, bursts into the scene in a panic in the middle of Müller’s introduction. He apologises for the intrusion and frantically asks if anyone has seen a little girl, whom he explains is his sister. The audience sympathetically tell him they haven’t, while Müller, somewhat shocked and concerned, tries to get him to calm down. Dede asks if he can stay in the room for a bit, anxiously looking around, and slowly begins to tell his extremely moving story, gradually switching to German.

We learn that, shortly before taking his final school-leaving certificate in Germany – the ‘Abitur’ – the authorities have discovered that he has been living in the country illegally for five years. His mother has been arrested and Dede has to escape. He has stopped at the auditorium to look for his sister, Benedicta. When he cannot find her, he sets off to look for his best friend instead, but comes back even more distressed.

In his despair, he starts to tell the audience the story of his past. He involves the audience in his tale and asks if they will help him. The play is an emotional presentation of how ultimately each individual is searching for the same thing: identity, a home and a future.

The story itself was captivating and the acting was truly impressive. If the German was challenging at first, it got easier as you soon as you got used to it. The play is written to ease its audience into the German – so much so that we soon forgot the actors were speaking a different language. The two actors

impressively played a wide range of characters. They made us laugh, made us cry, and provoked deep thought on the subject it addressed.

The post-performance discussion was a great opportunity to hear the actors' feelings about the play, and to compare them with our own. We found out more about the making of the production, and the play’s history as a whole. Discussing the performance together was also a further opportunity for us to practise our German.

We could not have imagined, when we were first told that we were to see a play about immigrants living in Germany, that it would be such a captivating and emotional journey – but it truly was. The visit surprised all of us: It gave us a renewed confidence and sense of our ability in German, it broadened our understanding of what every day German speech was like, and it offered us a moving insight into the harsh lives of some German immigrants.

This was the first play I have ever seen at the Goethe Institute – i came naturally t will not be my last.

Kiki Hausdorff

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Italian Debating

All the LVI and UVI Italian girls were pretty confident that they could speak quite well in Italian. But the real question was could they argue? Could they put forward an argument that they believed in, in another language, and make it seem convincing? The challenge was set. And so, to the whole school’s disbelief, on Wednesday 7th November, 20 Dulwich College Boys strode into the reception ready to debate. After splitting up into two groups and taking part in a quick Italian-themed quiz, we were all a little more relaxed around our new friends.

We then gave the Dulwich boys a tour around Godolphin, which they absolutely loved, as they were especially fascinated with the thumb machines. Not forgetting all the female attention. It was quite a funny sight to see 20 boys walking down the corridors of Godolphin and Latymer, but they loved the school! But now it was time for our game-faces. The motion was ‘La scuola mista o no?’ ‘Mixed Schools or not?’ What I loved about the debate was we weren’t all fluent at Italian, so were all very comfortable speaking with each other.

The debate definitely gave us so much confidence in our speaking and we all got quite competitive. Even though both sides were very strong, it was decided that Alessandra Lepori’s team, for the motion, took the match. I know all who took part will agree with me, in saying, that it was a fantastic day and we all challenged ourselves. Thank you very much to Mrs. Afifi, whose organization was so valuable in putting together this day. We hope to return to Dulwich College for a re-match in the spring!

Caroline Stafford

French Play

On 19th October UIV watched a french play during their last lesson. It was a very enjoyable and successful play and we had a lot of fun watching it. We learnt some new French words as the actors made it easy for us to follow and my friend even got to go onto the stage to join in. The actors were very good and they made it seem very believable.It was a lovely afternoon and I am sure we would all love to be able to see another French play soon. Sophia Laboyrie

German Exchange in London

Being part of the German Exchange was an experience that not only helped us academically but also allowed us to make new friends. At first it sounds daunting, two weeks with someone you’ve never met before! But by the end of it you feel like you’ve known them all your life. With our exchange partners we managed to organise many fun things to do on weekends such as bowling, going to Pizza express and shopping in Westfield. It was interesting to see the cultural differences between our German visitors and us! And you didn’t just become close with your own partner. By the end of it everybody was friends and it felt like a big family! The difference in languages led to some extremely amusing moments and in between the baking and the card playing we managed to establish some very funny inside jokes. We can’t wait to go to Germany and see everyone again!

Thea Elmsley and Joanna Kalderon



Election Sleepover

Twenty five students, along with Mr Bosanquet and Ms Barac gathered at 9:00pm on Tuesday 6th November in the Sixth Form area to prepare for a marathon night of US election coverage. Themed cakes, with pictures of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, set the tone. Four UVI students: Molly Delaney, Claudia Hyde, Hannah Vidal Hall and Livia Higgins produced a deft presentation on the electoral college to highlight the key areas of action.

We settled down in our pyjamas and sleeping bags to watch the action once some of the eastern state polls closed at midnight, UK time. Reports from pundits, reporters, politicians and barflys from all over the US ensued as Americans waited to see who would be their next President. Romney made a good start by taking Indiana from the Democrats, but the tide started slipping away from him as the Republicans failed to take key swing states. When Ohio was called for Obama just after 4:00am it was all over. Most people were asleep by then, with a few hardy souls staying up all night to watch the victory speeches (and some paid the price the next day).

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Architectural Debates of the Twentieth Century

Who would have thought that twentieth century architecture could have been so fascinating. Sixth Form art historians gave up their Saturday to sit in the Victoria & Albert's lecture theatre for the annual Ways of Seeing Conference organised with the Association of Art Historians, this year on the topic of Architectural Debates of the Twentieth Century. They listened to Professor Adrian Forty from UCL unpick the symbolic and metaphorical meanings of the walll, transforming the spaces that we see around us everyday into monuments of significance; while Owen Hatherley that 'velvet-gloved provocateur' challenged their perceptions of brutalist concrete in his home town of Southampton. Would-be architects had the privilege to be at the inception of an exciting development listening to Ho-Yin Ng explain how cutting edge technology and beauty harmonised in the new Exhibition Road entrance to the V & A and will watch the work there unfold over the next few years.

What makes this annual conference so special is the student speakers, Sixth Formers giving talks from the ARTiculation competition, or on their EPQ research. Most moving was a discussion of the Jewish Museum in Berlin, whilst the most impressive skills set was demonstrated by a girl who had taught herself CAD design just for this event in her project for a C20th chapel.

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ClassicsAs the autumnal days drew in the UIV enjoyed their annual visit to Roman Bath, braving the long coach journey to Somerset to visit the site of the ancient healing springs of Sulis, and to gaze into the eyes of the Roman goddess Minerva, in whose honour the Roman invaders built a vast complex of baths and plunge pools, and an impressive temple. After exploring the museum with its many artefacts (from tombstones and mosaics to coins and curse tablets) the girls admired the Great Bath, filled by natural hot springs – and then discovered the delights of Bath’s famous street entertainers and sweet shops to prepare them for the homeward journey!



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An interview with Katy Blatt - History of Art Teacher Q. How did your love for music begin?

A. I come from a musical family. I have been playing classical violin since the age of two. I had music lessons with a teacher from Junior Guildhall until I was 18, and then I was taught by a professor at the Royal College of music for a year before I went to University. I was practicing ten hours a day ... It was intense and amazing!

Q. So Katy, you play in a band, tell me a bit more about that?

A. I play in a group called Los Pelos Rizos which, when translated, means 'people with curly hair'. We collectively named it, we're like a family even though we have only been together for roughly two years now. We played at the Edinburgh Festival this summer to some large audiences and did several gigs a day, so it was a heavy schedule. We are quite a busy band; we have recently played at Oxjam in Camden at the Hawley Arms in aid of Oxfam: seriously fun. We have a residency at The Troubadour in Earls Court and we play on the first Friday of every month. That gives us a sense of rhythm to rehearsals. We aim to write at least one new song for every gig. We recorded our first album this summer. That was a really interesting experience. We recorded it all live, which allowed us to keep a sense

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Q. Yes I've seen your band at the Troubadour and I was completely blown away. What style of music would you say your band plays?

A. I suppose I would call our music Latin, Gypsy Funk with a twist. It's really gutsy stuff and it generates a great deal of energy. I find it almost impossible not to dance when I'm playing. I would say the genre is world music with an eclectic mix of styles because of the unusual instrumental line up of trumpet, guitar, base, mandolin, cajon drum and violin. The violin and trumpet are almost like the singing voices of the band.

Q. Would you say there is a close link to your love for music and your passion for History of Art?

A. Yes. definitely. I gave a lecture to the LVI about Leonardo da Vinci's Virgin Rocks last week. I spoke about the physical arrangement of figures in the pictorial space, and how the composition was directly related to musical harmonies that composers were exploring in Milan at the time the painting was completed. I'm really interested in the way all these experiences are interlinked. I think this multi-faceted approach to learning makes for more exciting and meaningful experiences.

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On Saturday 17th November the Boat Club entered two crews to race at the Kingston Small Boats Head 2012.The team of Caris Coyle, Claudia Stenbaek, Isobel Higgins, Lulu Duns and Cicely Gascoigne beat other fancied crews including St George's College and Molesey Boat Club by a margin of at least 15 seconds, to win the J16 coxed fours event.

In a larger field of J15 coxed quads, our crew of Margot Doumar, Abby Dawbarn, Lara Masselos, Lara Baillargeon and Elizabeth Gay, finished a creditable 3rd, but in front of Kingston Grammar School and other crews. Well done to both of these squads on their fine performances. Our next competitive race is in late January 2013 at the Quintin Eights Head.

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10 Reasons to Study the IB

• It is an internationally recognised and valued qualification

• IB students have been most successful at getting into the top universities in the UK and elsewhere (research paper by HESA on our website)

• IB courses are interesting and they use a variety of assessment methods

• IB students have two years to develop their skills, since there are no public exams in the LVI

• The IB Extended Essay provides an excellent foundation for future undergraduate work, teaching you how to write and present a formal piece of research

• The IB Theory of Knowledge course helps to develop great critical skills

• Studying the IB keeps students literate, numerate, multi-lingual and analytical – all qualities sought by future employers

• In IB Mathematics, there is a course for everyone, so you can study the level of Mathematics that is right for you, with confidence

• IB Literature is different from the GCSE course. You will study some exciting texts from other languages as well as Shakespeare and other classical texts

• The IB Diploma has been described as ‘a first class ticket to the world’ - why not embark on this journey!

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