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Chrysalis Summer Schools (Y10 and Y12)

The Chrysalis Partnership of twenty schools from across the boroughs of Haringey, Camden, Ealing, Newham and Barnet has been built upon a shared sense that there is not enough genuine subject-specific extension work for the brightest pupils, nor support for, and shared expertise in, applications to selecting universities. The partnership has developed considerably over the past year, not just in its size, but in support for cooperative activity and sharing at many different levels. The initial focus of the partnership remains the Chrysalis Scheme, an ambitious project to bring a university access scheme to gifted and talented cohorts from across the London boroughs of Haringey and Camden. Pupils are invited to engage in a programme of dedicated activities, the centrepiece of which is an intensive four-day summer school. This involves subject-specific tutorials given by teachers in affiliated schools, expert and inspiring lectures, visiting admissions tutors and university ambassadors as well as undergraduate mentoring.

The Chrysalis Partnership was funded by the former DCSF for the three years to 2010, but going forward will be funded by the School itself.

You can read the latest Chrysalis newsletter here.

Voyages of Exploration Summer School (Y4)

The Voyages of Exploration Summer School is run jointly by Highgate and University College Schools.  Aimed at primary school pupils in Year 4 in the boroughs of Haringey and Camden, the programme of activities complements the provision for Gifted and Talented pupils that schools already offer.  The selection of the 60 pupils who attend is coordinated by the boroughs’ advisors for Gifted and Talented Children; the programme is also run for pupils from local primary schools.

For more details about the summer schools, and for further examples of our outreach teaching partnerships, please see the Public Benefit Review 2010-11.