Carnival Week 2024 involved over 700 students on external trips, over 1000 students taking part in enrichment activities and celebrating our academies diversity and culture.

Diversity & Culture Day

We kicked off Carnival Week 2024 with a vibrant celebration of our Academy's diverse community with our second ever Culture Day. Pupils were invited to come into school dressed in something which represented their culture or heritage and, as the photos show, they truly understood the brief.

These amazing outfits were wonderfully captured in the tutor group photographs taken by the professional photography company Tempest. We are privileged to have pupils with cultural connections to over 40 different countries and the Academy was decorated with flags and bunting from many of these nations. During the day, pupils were able to join in discussions with their tutor group about their home and heritage and created 'Tutor Group Identity' displays to celebrate their diversity. Pupils were also able to share their thoughts and how they see the world through a creative writing and speaking activity called 'The World Through My Eyes'. The staff panel were absolutely blown away by the high quality of writing and the poignant sentiments displayed in many of these poems and pieces of prose.

Finally, the highlight of the day for many pupils was getting to experience the Culture Day Showcase in which many pupils walked the runway in cultural dress and shared dance performances from countries including India, Nigeria, Poland, Jamaica and Nepal. We are so proud of the way in which Stanground Academy pupils embraced the day and look forward to many more opportunities to highlight and celebrate difference and diversity.

   

Carnival Day

Carnival Day included a giant inflatable zone with bouncy castles and drop slides, a Vintage and Nature zone showcasing vintage vehicles, games and a petting zoo. There were performances by our students showcasing a variety of music and dance, plus a highly competitive interactive inter-form competition.

      

External Trips & Enrichment activities

The Tuesday and Wednesday of Carnival Week included over 700 students in year 7-10 going on external trips to over 10 different locations around the UK. These included, Thorpe Park, Paintball, Rutland Aqua park, Posh stadium tour, Glo golf, Creams desserts, London Zoo, London Dungeon & Eye, London open-top bus tour, Hunstanton and a Theatre Show.

Students were given the opportunity to pick their choice of trip and if they were not on a trip, they were in the academy experiencing a wide range of enrichment activities including: STEM, Murder Mystery, Creative workshops, Active, Model-making and cinema experience.

       

Sports Day

To finish off Carnival Week, we had our annual whole school sports day. Students spent the morning rotating around a variety of challenge and team-based activities in their tutor groups. The afternoon saw traditional track events where students competed in their tutors groups within year groups to crown the best overall tutor group.

   

Carnival Week has officially launched! 

Here's the outline of the week:

• Friday 18 July 2025 - Sports Day
• Monday 21 July 2025 - Culture & Diversity Day (All Years)
• Tuesday 22 July 2025 - Enrichment Activity Day (9, 10, 12) & External Trips (7, 8)
• Wednesday 23 July 2025 - Enrichment Activity Day (7, 8) & External Trips (9, 10, 12)
• Thursday 24 July 2025 - Carnival Day (All Years)

Take a look at our booklet below for more information! 

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If you have any questions about Carnival Week, please contact enquiries@stangroundacademy.org. 

• Deadline for deposit payment: Friday 07 March 2025 via Vericool.