Challenge Week 2020
This week is Challenge Week. If you are in Year 7, 8 and 9 you will have the chance to go beyond the normal curriculum and develop your creativity, ingenuity, and practical skills. Each day you will have a choice of 8 exciting activities and there is the chance of winning some brilliant prizes. Are you ready for the challenge?
Congratulations to our overall winner Tom Peskett, well done!!
During Challenge Week, The Forest School collaborated with Rendel Ltd to give the opportunity to two students to win a £20 Amazon gift card.
Rendel is an international design and engineering firm providing solutions to international contractors and clients on major engineering and construction projects worldwide.
They specialise in complex civil and structural engineering solutions and their extensive project portfolio includes internationally recognised projects such as Thames Barrier, High Speed 2 and Abu Dhabi 3rd Crossing
Vardaman Jones, Managing Director
“Science Technology Engineering and Math are fundamental to everything that we do at Rendel, we are committed to inspiring future generations to becoming Engineers so that they can have a positive influence on the future of the built environment.
The spaghetti bridge competition draws on many of the key skills required in real world engineering from structural analysis, sustainable use of materials to aesthetic appreciation. I would like to congratulate all of those that took part in the competition this year, especially our two winners, and look forward to further collaboration with the school and its students”
Congratulations to Max and Archie Redford, they win the prize for the Lightest Bridge to Carry the required Load and to Jacob Sunderland, he won the prize for the Bridge to carry the heaviest Load.
Monday 6 July
Please see the 8 challenges below
All the resources and more information can be found on Show My Homework
Here are the winner and runners up for each challenge, click on the students name to have a look at their challenge!
The winning entry for each community:
Branson- Ben Hudson
Dyson- Ethan Lockyer
Hawking- Henry Davison
Marconi- Daniel Parfitt
1- Advertising a Scientific Discovery
Winner - Daniel Parfitt
Runners up - Thomas Peskett and Leo Hall
2- Build your own calculator.
Winner - Henry Davison
Runners-up - Dominic Barber and William Jackson
3- Coat of Arms
Winner- Zac Robinson
Runners up - Jacob Pollard and Reece Harmer
4- Coding
Winner - William Radford
Runners up - Sean Springett and Alexander Bosman
5- International Artwork Challenge
Winner - Lorcan Farrell
Runners up - Sam Mockett and Connor Brennan- A recommendation go to Joseph Miles
6- Poetry Slam
Winner - Ben Hudson
Runners up - Jake Davis and Tom Peskett
7- Taskmaster GPS Challenge
Winner - Connor Brennan
Runners up - Harry Davison and Archie Redford
8- The Greatest Showman Challenge
Winner - Ethan Loskyer
Runners up - Rhys Slee and Oliver Thorn
Tuesday 7 July
Please see the 8 challenges below
All the resources and more information can be found on Show My Homework.
Here are the winner and runners up for each challenge, click on the students name to have a look at their challenge!
The winning entry for each community:
Branson- Eric Trinidad
Dyson- Oliver Menhennett
Hawking- Harrison Stark
Marconi- Tom Peskett
1- Ordinance Survey Selfie Challenge
Winner - Ben Campbell
Runners up - Henri Davison and Eric Trinidad
2- Design and Model Challenge
Winner - Dominic Barber
Runners up - Elliott Nelson and Liam Watts
3- Making a Face Mask
Winner - Harrison Stark
Runner up - James Horswell and Frankie Powell
4- Eurovision at Forest
Winner - Milo Gellibrand
Runner up - Matteo Franchina and Archie Francis
5- Game Design
Winner - Ben Hudson
Runners up - James Brinksworth and Jacques Harding
6- Build a Chair
Winner - Oliver Menhennett
Runners up - Jack Clarke and Robin Packer
7- The Mystery of Stonehenge
Winner - Tom Peskett
Runners up - Matthew Harrison and Harry Ashby
8- Spaghetti Bridge
Winner - Kyle Mac Robert Smith
Runners up - Daniel Harrison and Riley Nelson
Wednesday 8 July
Please see the 8 challenges below
All the resources and more information can be found on Show My Homework
Here are the winner and runners up for each challenge, click on the students name to have a look at their challenge!
The winning entry for each community:
Branson - Robin Packer
Dyson - Max Redford
Hawking - Maxim Robinson
Marconi - Daniel England
1- Rebuilding Berlin
Winner - Lorcan Farrell
Runners up - Allessandro Cavallo and James William
2- Garden Olympics
Winner - Samuel Akers
Runners up - Joe Pollen and Alex Nikolov
3- Origami
Winner - Robin Packer
Runners up - Lorcan Farrell and Eric Trinidad
4- Mini Ecosystem Documentary
Winner - Billy Soffe
Runners up - Adam Lancaster and Maxim Robinson
5- Pinball
Winner - Max Redford
Runners up - Adam Hepburn and Ben Carpenter
6- Science Show
Winner- Daniel England
7- Hourglass Timer
Winner - Francis Ellis
Runners up - Connor Brennan and Robert Reid
8- Music Video
Winner - Henry Eagles
Runners up - Lex Cornish and Matteo Francina
Thursday 9 July
Please see the 8 challenges below
All the resources and more information can be found on Show My Homework
Here are the winner and runners up for each challenge, click on the students name to have a look at their challenge!
The winning entry for each community:
Branson: Zac Bull
Dyson: Matteo Franchina
Hawking: Matthew Moss
Marconi: Daniel Harrison
1- Ready Steady Cook
Winner - Liam Watts
Runners up - Leon Lukose and Ethan Mason
2- Calendar Entry
Winner - Tom Peskett
Runners up - Alex Nikolov and Kieran Traynor
3- Les Mills Grit Challenge
Winner - Zak Bull
Runners up - Francis Ellis and Kyle Mac Robert Smith
4- Zombies
Winner - Matthew Moss
Runners up - Dylan Drury and Samuel Cox
5- Chocolate Challenge
Winner - Ben Hudson
Runners up - Alex Maynard and Seb Cross-Street
6- Japanese Carp (Koinobori)
Winner - William Parker
Runners up - Harry Barham and Benjamin Carpenter
7- Egg Drop Challenge
Winner - Daniel Harrison
Runners up - William Jackson and Herbie Batchelor
8- Stage Combat
Winner - Matteo Franchina
Friday 10 July
Please see the 8 challenges below
All the resources and more information can be found on Show My Homework
Here are the winner and runners up for each challenge, click on the students name to have a look at their challenge!
The winning entry for each community:
Branson - James Knight
Dyson - Francis Ellis
Hawking - Joe Bovan
Marconi - Dominic Barber
1- Virtual Art
Winner - Oscar Majoram
Runners up - Ben Carpenter and Leo Hall
2- Les Mills Hip Hop Session
Winner - Joe Bovan
3- Comic Creations
Winner - Ezra White
Runners up - Lorcan Farrell
4- Food Flag Challenge
Winner - Dominic Barber
Runners up - Eric Trinidad and Hayden Lavington
5- Volcano
Winner - Allessandro Cavallo
Runners up - Archie Redford and Hayden Myall
6- Horsham 2020 Project
Winner - James Knight
Runners up - Sam Gordon and Zac Harvey
7- Model of the Human Body
Winner - Thomas Peskett
Runners up - Henry Rooney and Reece Harmer
8- The Great British Challenge Week
Winner - Francis Ellis
Runners up - Ethan Lockyer and Alain Shibu
