The Carolian Astronomy Society invites you to a
STAR GAZING PARTY
Saturday , January 21st
1.45 pm to 7.00pm
Provisional programme:
“Grand Tour of the Solar System” with Andrew Lound - 2pm
“Images Beyond our Solar System” with John Dee - 3.15pm
“The Aurora Borealis” with Martyn Filsak - 4.30 PM
Plus observing with members telescopes and binoculars after dark and a guide to what you can see in the sky and how to find things.
The Science Theatre, King Charles 1 School
Comberton Road, Kidderminster
Everyone welcome – Admission free
www.carolianastro.org.uk
In July our team of 20, made up from both this school and Holy Trinity School, Kidderminster, journeyed to South America on a month long expedition to Ecuador, organised through World Challenge, which we had been planning for over a year! The trip cost us each near £4000, a lot of money, which we worked hard at fundraising for, but every last little penny was definitely well spent.
We spent the first few days becoming acclimatised to the country, its ways, culture, rules and its altitude! In the first week we visited many cities from the capital city Quito, the colourful and famous Otavalo, and the traditional Ibarra.
Our second week was spent with a self-sufficient community in the hills surrounding the town, Ibarra. Whilst living with a family in the community we gave a helping hand in securing a vital road used to access their main source of income, an ecotourism project giving outsiders an insight into medicinal plants, traditional farming and even a homemade spa!! We rolled up our sleeves and helped move heavy boulders into a wire cage called “gabion” which required the whole team including several locals from the community.
The last weeks were spent trekking up the active volcano Cotopaxi (5897m), summiting its neighbour Ruminahui (4789m), horse riding through the Andes, chilling in hot springs and white water rafting down a tributary of the Amazon.
As a team we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, the challenge of being in situations that took us all out of our comfort zones, the physical challenge and most of all getting along as a team.
It really was the most fantastic experience!
Nathan Davenport
On Saturday 15th October, Headteacher Tim Gulliver and his equally daft colleague Geronimo Keany will seek to conquer their fears of heights by leaping out of an aeroplane at 10000 feet!
Proceeds will go to Kemp Hospice to support their wonderful work in Kidderminster. If you wish to sponsor the event (even after the jump) we would be very grateful for your support!
If you would like to sponsor this event, cheques can be made payable to King Charles I School Fund, or by debit/credit card via the Make a Payment button on our website.
The Carolian Astronomy Society is pleased to announce that Professor John Parkinson will visit them in the Science Theatre at King Charles I School, Kidderminster, at 7:00 for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday 8th June to present a talk entitled “The Sun in History, Art and Reality”. This talk is aimed at a wide audience, including young people, and will be very easily understood.
Professor Parkinson is a world-famous space scientist who has led solar eclipse expeditions all over the world, including Siberia, Sumatra, Hawaii and Borneo. He was also the lead scientist for BBC TV’s live coverage of the 1999 British total eclipse of the Sun.
Professor Parkinson will explain why astronomically the Sun is just an ordinary, not very active, middle-aged star like millions of others, but for us though it is unique being the only star that is not just a point of light. We can see into its atmosphere, we can probe its interior and we can use its energy to improve the habitability of our planet.
The Carolian Astronomy Society is happy to invite members of the general public to attend this rare opportunity to see and hear such an eminent speaker. All those interested will be very welcome and there will be no admission charge.
Martin Humphries
Chairman, Carolian Astronomy Society.
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On May 11th 2011, Miss Davies took four Year 8 students to Aston University to compete in the Salter's Chemistry Festival. Keelan Pearman, Andrew Bishton, Jemma Baldwin and Abbie Lawton competed against twelve other schools. The students were fantastic, a credit to the school!
They competed in a forensics challenge involving flame testing, fabric analysis and precipitate tests. At the end of the day it was announced our team from King Charles I School came second! They were presented with prizes and certificates. Well done to the team!
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After spending time in German lessons working on a project to relocate a family abroad, the group “Die Reise” (The Journey) won the 9x1 class competition and it was decided that they would represent King Charles in the grand final of the “A Place in Europe” challenge..
The grand final was at Stourport Sports Club on Thursday 16th June and our team performed against Stourport High School and Haybridge. All the teams performed well and our team gave a really confident performance, showing off their language skills and business knowledge. However, we were unlucky.
Haybridge took first place again for the second year in a row, but we still came away with a “Runners Up” plaque and pride! This challenge was a great experience for the pupils involved and has helped improve skills in teamwork and boost confidence.
Congratulations to James Martindale, Callum Bingham, Jason Farmer, Will Wheldon and Ben Adamson – you did a fantastic job!
The Appeal Trust is a charity set up in 1991 to raise funds to provide equipment and facilities for the education of the pupils of the school which are not usually funded by the Local Authority. The Appeal Trust is administered in strictest confidence and is separate from the normal school administration. The trustees are made up of Parents, Governors, a Teacher representative and the Headteacher.
Parents are invited to make a contribution, giving by Gift Aid means the Trust can receive £1.25 for every £1 donated by reclaiming Income Tax.
If you are able to support this worthy cause, please complete this donation form:
In 2007, our dad organised and went on a mountain biking expedition with his friends. Their expedition was Lhasa to Kathmandu stopping at Everest Base Camp. On getting home, we were a bit shocked when he told us this was the adventure of a lifetime and he was taking us as soon as we were old enough!
We were too young in 2010 and too busy with exams in 2012, so 2011 was the year! The planning, nagging to do training rides, buying equipment, etc. seemed to go on forever but neither of us really could imagine what a big thing it was we were about to do.
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The trip to Alton Towers (14th May 2011) was a great success! Over 170 pupils took part and every one of them was a credit to the school.
We had a wonderful day of thrills, spills and scattered showers. Luckily, nobody let the weather get in the way of a fantastic day out!
Thank you to those who took part and that you to the teachers for their support on the day.
Bangor 2011! The first day we saw the only drops of rain during our three day trip.
We collected our river data via sampling techniques and methods such as point sampling, line sampling, systematic sampling and using random number tables. Equipment used were items such as caliper, power index, a chain and a tape measure.
During the second day we visited Morfa Harlech, south of Porthmadog for our sand dune study. On this day, we took readings about the environment in the close proximity of each pole. These poles we placed where there was a change in degrees and relief of the land.
As the sun was shining through the clouds, Dinas Dinlle was the next destination. The iron-age fort made from glacial till along with the coastal management strategies, both hard and soft, fulfilled the rest of the afternoon.
On our last day, we went on a footpath survey up in Snowdonia scoring each site with an EQI (Environmental Quality Index). This concluded our journey after a spot of lunch in a U-shaped valley.
Written by Ryan Delo - Year 12 Geography Student
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