Design & Technology Visits
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Each year the faculty organises a European Study Visit to a major capital city. Recent visits include Barcelona, Paris, Madrid and Bilbao. Apart from the international visits each year students have the opportunity to visit local and national galleries and museums as well as see industrial practices first-hand. Annual visits include a London trip to the V & A, the Conran shop and the Design Museum at Shad Thames where we arrange for a leading international designer to speak to the group about their work.
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The Dali Museum in Figueres, Spain |
La Grande Arche at La Defense, Paris |
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| The Channel Tunnel project in France | The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao |
Gaudi's ceramic sculptures in Parc Guell, Barcelona |
The Wotton Millennium Medal
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The 'A' level Year 12 students
have been busy designing and making a commemorative medal for Wotton-under-Edge.
The group visited a local artist, Avril Vaughan who lives in Malmesbury, and
were shown a selection of her work. Avril is a sculptress who has designed and made a wide variety of medals and coins |
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The Millennium Dome
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Katharine Lady Berkeley's pupils visit the Dome |
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A number of year 10
pupils' DT work was selected for a competition where they had to design and
draw or model, a Zone for the Dome of their own invention. The winning entrants had an early 4.30am start to arrive at the Dome for a special interactive lesson at 8.30am put on by British Aerospace in the Mind Zone. After the lesson the pupils were free to explore the Dome including the Body and Play Zones and watch the incredible performance in the main arena before departing for home in the afternoon. Pictures are of the group in the main arena and some of the pupils outside the Body Zone. |
| On Wednesday 29th March a group of 30 pupils travelled to London to visit the Millennium Dome thanks to an award of tickets and a £300 bursary towards travel from British Aerospace in conjunction with the Millennium Science Fair.
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The London Trip
Each year students following the A' Level Product Design course are offered the chance of visiting a number design related venues. Students have the opportunity to fly on the London Eye, take lunch in the Royal Festival Hall, pop into the Tate Modern, inspect the Millennium Bridge, gaze at the Globe Theatre, listen to the designer Russell Pinch explain about the real world of designing in the Design Museum and finally inspect the range of merchandise at the Conran Shop in the Michelin building on the Fulham Road.
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Graphic Design students visit Bristol Zoo
Students who follow the GCSE Graphic Design course in Year 10 visit Bristol Zoo to collect research information for their final GCSE project.
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All Graphic
Design students in Year 10 visit Bristol Zoo to
collect research information for their final GCSE project.
On arrival students were given a presentation by a zoo manager who explained the design requirements for animal environments, visitor environments, advertising and marketing. Students asked questions to visitors and zoo employees in order to get primary research information useful for their forthcoming design and make project. During the presentation the group were given the opportunity to touch a boa constrictor snake and a pair of hissing cockroaches! - not everyone did though! Below are some images of our visit including sculptures in the gardens.
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Fashion Show 2003 - WWF
Pupils in Years 7 - 13 were actively involved in the creation of this years fashion show in aid of World Wide Fund for Nature. The show was a showcase for displaying a range of work designed and manufactured using a wide range of materials and following a range of themes.The evening was very successful in displaying work created by pupils and raising money for the WWF. A staggering £450 was raised as a result of this event. Well done to all those who were involved.
To view images from the event please select the relevant area:
| Rag Rampage | Plastic Fantastic | Acid Rain & Endangered Animal Awareness | Newspaper | Recycling & Metal |
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A Level Product Design Jaguar Trip
Year 13 Product Design students were given the opportunity of visiting the Jaguars Brown Lane plant where the latest XJ6 model was in production. The trip gave students a valuable insight into the manufacture of this prestigious vehicle.|
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| On arrival to the plant students visited the Jaguar Heritage centre where past and present cars were on display. In the main entrance you are greeted with the XK8 car that featured in the ????? Bond film. | An XJ220 a design icon and designer innovation of the 1990's in the trademark silver paintwork. |
Students enjoying the Jaguar Formula 1 teams simulator and testing their driving skills!! |
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An example of a concept car designed and manufactured by the Jaguar design team to illustrate how the Jaguar may look in the future. |
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