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Open Day Visits
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Headmistress
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Year 7
Starting at Channing is exciting and new Year 7 girls feel at home very quickly. They are given a special induction before they start in September and are surrounded by staff and sixth formers who will look after them and help them settle. Very soon they make new friends, try out new clubs at lunchtime, learn new subjects, chat to older girls and have lots of fun.
Activity Day
Early in September all of Year 7 spend a Saturday at Stubbers Adventure Park in Essex, where they have on an action-packed bonding day doing a range of team-building exercises. It is a wonderful opportunity for the whole year group to get to know each other well together with their tutors and a team of Sixth Formers.
It was really fun doing the raft building because it was a chance to work together as a team. It was hilarious actually building the raft, as we had a lot of different ideas about making it. Once in the water, we had a race with the other groups and our team, the Frogs, won!
Induction
All new Year 7 girls have an induction afternoon before the term begins. They are welcomed by their tutor, make friends with their fellow tutees and have fun doing a quiz to find their way around the school.
The Curriculum
All Year 7 girls have a seminar with an outside speaker to learn about Study Skills.
As well as the more traditional subjects, girls in Year 7 study new subjects, such as Latin, Spanish, German, Philosophy and Independent Investigation. They learn to question, think independently and work as a team.
