Today, we had a visit from the RAF. They gave us a talk about STEM and helped us construct and race robots. To build the electronic Lego-based machines, we had to put our creative side to the test. We started by setting up the EV3, which is a machine that controls the robot. We connected the motors, wires and a …
On the 6″ February, Bloomfield put together a team of three Year Ten girls to compete in the Irish federation of University Women’s public speaking competition. The team consisted of Martha McK, Sarah E and Olivia P. After weeks of research, it was time to put our knowledge to the test. We were each given two topics to research so …
This term there have been a number of events in the library. Bookbuzz is an annual event to encourage reading for pleasure amongst Years 8 & 9. It is a charity initiative of Booktrust, which takes seriously the importance that reading for pleasure has on development and seeks to bring a wide range of the best written and most popular …
I have been working with ‘Kids in Control’ (KIC) for eight months now. I was first introduced to the organisation through a short workshop in school last year, and I had great fun at it. Then, in September, after a few workshops in school, where we started working on our skills, 11 other Bloomfield girls and I began volunteering at …
On Tuesday 7th February a team consisting of Steffi M, Amy-Jane W and Olivia P, competed in the 2017 QWG Irish Federation of University Women’s Public Speaking Competition. Held in the Canada Room at the Queen’s University Belfast, the girls were incredibly excited to compete after weeks of preparation. With Miss Murray’s advice ringing in their ears, the girls had …
Hello! Our team at Dramarama Performing Arts Academy is offering Bloomfield Collegiate School pupils extracurricular speech and drama, and acting classes. These classes are to take place on a Thursday afternoon from 3:20pm to 4:30pm in BCS’s own drama studio, exclusively for Years 8, 9 and 10. As speech and drama teachers working under the LAMDA (London Academy of Music …
On Friday 30th January, a Year 9 English class attended a Creative Writing Workshop led by a project called Fighting Words at the Skainos Centre in Belfast. The workshop was led by several local writers including Glenn Patterson (patron of Fighting Words Belfast), Tim Loane and a number of writers from the Seamus Heaney Centre. The girls were encouraged to …
Year 11 pupils organised an e-safety week for the whole school. Events included a bun sale, a poster competition, a special assembly, a presentation to a local primary school and an all day drama workshop. Thanks to the e-safety team lead by Mr. McEvoy.