Coronavirus: turning an outer negative into an inner positive
2nd April 20
As it appears we are now at the apex of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, it’s a good time to reflect on how quickly every citizen’s life in this country has changed. One day you’re getting up at 7am...
My memories of the slopes…
19th March 20
On the 15th February, eleven of us from the lower sixth, accompanied by Anu and Nick (staff from Brampton), set off to Folgaria, Italy for a ski trip. With a 25 hour coach journey ahead of us, we were all...
Writer and entrepreneur, Dr Yaron Brook tells Brampton students why contemporary life is “great”!
25th February 20
On Thursday 13 February, the College had the honour of welcoming Israeli-American entrepreneur and writer Dr Yaron Brook. He spoke to us about the Enlightenment, the age of reason, modernisation and many issues related to these complex topics. Even though...
Our Amazon Fulfilment Centre trip – a lot more fulfilling than you’d think!
13th February 20
Organising the Amazon Fulfilment Centre trip for me and my peers stemmed from a class debate about trips that the business department at Brampton offer which we thought would be helpful, relevant and insightful for our upcoming Business A level...
Hearing from textbook thinkers at UCL!
28th January 20
On Thursday the 23rd a group of Brampton’s Sociology students embarked on a lecturing adventure at UCL. We sat in the lecture hall amongst 500 other Sociology students and teachers, anticipating the likes of Louise Archer, Carol Vincent, Paul Gilroy,...
My plans to ace it on the tennis court and in my A level exams!
17th December 19
I started playing tennis in my home country, Serbia, when I was seven years old after switching from basketball, swimming and even ballet. Most of my peers were already playing for a couple of years and I found it hard...
On election day, my round-up of the talk given by Lib Dem candidate, Luciana Berger
12th December 19
On Tuesday 3rd December, both Luciana Berger and Maajid Nawaz were welcomed into Brampton College to discuss the pressing issues of growing anti-Semitism and racism as well as discussions on the outcome of the forthcoming general election. Luciana Berger is...
How audio research has influenced the way products are marketed
11th December 19
Music has been hypnotising us from as early as the 1770’s when the German physician, Franz Anton Mesmer used ‘Animal magnetism’ which is more commonly know as mesmerism. Mesmer determined that ‘animal magnetism’ was an invisible natural force possessed by...
Art and Photography students inspired in Venice
28th November 19
My favourite aspect of the 2019 art and photography Venice trip was making new friends. This trip was a good opportunity as it allowed me to make new relationships as I came from a different school. Although the gelato and...
Applying ‘chesed’ to our everyday lives
28th November 19
In this week’s Jsoc, guest speaker Rabbi Yitzy David addressed the idea of applying Torah learning to our everyday lives as teenagers, giving us inspiration and of course pizza. This focused on the idea of ‘Chesed’, loosely translated to kindness....
