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• Green Light Exhibition

  Tue 19 Jun 2018

  Join us for our end of year exhibition, with work from;

   

  • A Level Fine Art
  • A Level Photography
  • A Level Product Design
  • GCSE Fine Art
  • GCSE Photography
  • GCSE Art, Craft and Design
  • A selection of outstanding work from KS3

   

  Celebrate Excellence | Meet the Artists | Enjoy the Atmosphere

   

  Tuesday 10^th July, from 6pm - 8pm

  Refreshments available

  

• Students to help choose Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2018

  Mon 18 Jun 2018

  Moulsham High School students have been selected to help decide the winner of the prestigious Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2018. The Prize celebrates the best books that communicate science to young people in an accessible, creative way.

  Moulsham joins over 300 other schools, clubs and youth groups specially selected from across the UK to choose the winner of the 2018 prize.

  The shortlist of six books was picked by a panel of adult judges led by 2018 Chair, Professor Yadvinder Malhi FRS, an Ecosystem Ecologist from Oxford University. He was joined by Dr Martin How, a Royal Society research fellow at University of Bristol; Alison Price, Head of Science at St Faiths school in Cambridge, Nicola Davies, author and previously shortlisted for the Prize and Jo Marchant, science writer and former Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize shortlisted author.

  The six books were unveiled earlier this month, so now it’s the turn of young readers from across the country to get judging and choose the winner, to be announced in November 2018.

  Mrs Hales, one of the Librarians at Moulsham High School, said “The shortlisted books are fabulous! They are a colourful mix of science topics which are sure to interest students at Moulsham High School. I can’t wait to hear the opinions our student judging panel!”

  Henrietta, a year 7 student, added “I am really excited to be judging the competition. Women in Science really caught my eye as most people don’t realise what women have done for the world.”

  Harriet, also a year 7 student, said “one of the books that drew my attention the most was Optical Illusions. It is fun, eye-popping and I would enjoy reading it. The other books are very colourful too!”

  Chair of the 2018 judges, Professor Yadvinder Malhi FRS, explained “The process of shortlisting the books was fascinating. It was wonderful to see the range of new children’s science books coming out, and I enlisted the help of a neighbour and about ten children, marshalled by my twelve-year old daughter, in whittling down my personal list of favourites. The books that really stood out for me were those that tried something different, that engaged the reader in a different way or presented the science on a topic that is rarely engaged with in children’s science books.”

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  The expert judging panel’s shortlisted books are:

  1. Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover by Markus Motum (Publisher Walker Studio)

  Judge Nicola Davies said: “For me, the stand out title was Curiosity: The story of a Mars Rover. This showed an originality of approach in its narrative perspective, its illustration and design. This is a book that can work across age groups, accessible to younger children but providing older children, and adults, with a satisfying level of information. All too often picture books are thought to be the territory solely of the under 8’s, but this isn’t the case. They are a unique art form that can be used to deliver some of the most complex and sophisticated information - as Curiosity shows.”

  1. Exploring Space by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Stephen Biesty (Publisher Walker Books)

  Chair of the judges Yadvinder Malhi said: “This beautiful book tells the story of space exploration from the earliest observers of the night sky to the near future. It stood out from the pack because it had a well-written and engaging narrative that really went into some depth, combined with beautiful and richly annotated illustrations.

  “This could appeal across the age range: a seven-year old could engage with the rich illustrations, whereas a fourteen-year old could gain a lot from the deeper narrative. In a publishing space where many books are filled with short attention-grabbing factoids, it was pleasing to see this book present a deeper and richer storyline, and to do it well.”

  1. Lonely Planet Kids' Dinosaur Atlas by Anne Rooney, illustrated by James Gilleard (Publisher Lonely Planet Kids)

  Chair of the judges Yadvinder Malhi said: “Dinosaur books are always a favourite, and there are many out there on the bookshelves. Many are beautifully illustrated but tend to just end up being a catalogue of dinosaur species. This wonderfully illustrated and laid-out book is refreshingly different. For one thing, being an atlas, it covers the geography of which dinosaurs were found where, and where particular discoveries were made, and has great life-size illustrations. The artwork is fresh and engaging, and overall the reader comes away with a much fuller understanding of the dinosaur world, and how we have come to find out about this world.”

  1. Optical Illusions by Gianni A. Sarcone and Marie-Jo Waeber (Publisher QED Publishing)

  Judge Dr Martin How said: “This book really grabbed my attention. I loved how the authors uses a range of illusions to trick our vision, then illuminates what’s going on in our eyes and brain using bite-sized scientific explanations. Kids of all ages will find this entertaining and educational, and I think it has the potential to persuade young minds to take a real interest in the fields of biology and medicine.”

  1. Scientist Academy by Steve Martin, illustrated by Essi Kimpimäki (Publisher Ivy Kids)

  Judge Jo Marchant said: “This book is packed with projects, puzzles and experiments related to the different jobs that scientists do, from archaeologist to zoologist. Whereas some books treat science as a collection of facts, with Scientist Academy it’s a real-life adventure. My kids couldn’t wait to get started.”

  1. Women in Science by Rachel Ignotofsky (Publisher Hachette Children's Group)

  Judge Alison Price said: “Rachel Ignotofsky celebrates the accomplishments of fifty women scientists, some well-known and others who were equally great, but who did not get the recognition they deserved. With two pages devoted to each woman from across all eras and scientific disciplines, this is a treasury of fascinating information, beautifully illustrated and each woman’s accomplishments summarised in an informative poster format.

  “A book which will inspire future generations of women scientists, the secret to success remains the same, ‘creativity, persistence and a love of discovery were the greatest tools these women had.”