President
Dr Garrett Nagle (St Edward's School)
nagleg@stedwards.oxon.sch.uk
Secretary
Mrs Misa Newsome (Rye St Anthony School)
anewsome@ryestantony.co.uk
Treasurer and Branch Membership
Mr Paul Baker (GA Membership and Chair of ISWG)
pabsbaker@yahoo.com
All details about lectures can be obtained from officers.
All lectures are free to GA members and school members. Non members are welcome at lectures but will be charged £1 each on the door. Costs of other events will be notified by mailing in September.
GA Oxford Branch
Branch Officers
Worldwise Local Quiz 2009
Senior Quiz
Ten teams took part in the Senior Worldwise Quiz on Thursday 26 November at Oxford High School. All the teams scored well and showed great spirit. The top four teams were as follows:
WINNERS: Wheatley Park School
Runners up: Magdalen College School
Third place: European School Culham
Fourth place: Oxford High School for Girls
Junior quiz
Twelve teams took part in the Worldwise Quiz held on Monday 12 November at the Dragon School, Oxford. The final results were: Joint 3rd place Oxford High B and St. Birinus, 2nd place Oxford High A and in 1st place Magdalen College School with 70 points out of a possible 80.
Programme 2009-10
The Pilgrim Lecture
Climate and Glaciers in Eurasia
Tuesday 6 October 2009, 7:30pm
The New Hall, St Edward's School
Dr Maria Shahgedanova, University of Reading
This lecture will interest AS and A2 Level students, university graduates, postgraduates and all geographers. This sponsored lecture is open to non members of the GA.
Climate Change and Food Security
Tuesday 13 October 2009, 5:00pm
The North Wall, St Edward's School
Dr John Ingram, Oxford University
This lecture will be of interest to AS and A2 Level students, university graduates, institutions and all environmentalists and those interested in climate change.
Desertification
Tuesday 3 November 2009, 5:00pm
The North Wall, St Edward's School
Professor David Thomas, Oxford University
This lecture will be of interest to all AS and A2 Level students as well as all interested in this important environmental topic.
The GA Junior Wordwise Quiz
Monday 12 November 2009, 5:00pm
Dragon School, Bardwell Road
This is for school teams of Year 7 and 8 pupils. Teams of 3 pupils can be entered. An entry form will be sent in September to all member schools.
The GA Senior Worldwise Quiz
Thursday 26 November 2009, 5:00pm
Oxford High School, Belbroughton Road
This is for school teams of Year 9 and 10 pupils. Teams of 3 pupils can be entered. An entry form will be sent in September to all member schools.
'High and Dry' - managing flood risk
Tuesday 26 January 2010, 5:00pm
The North Wall, St Edward's School
Alan Parkinson (GA Secondary Curriculum Development Leader)
This lecture will be of interest to GCSE, AS and A2 Level students and all others interested in this important environmental topic.
The Pearson Lecture
'Forests, Food and Fire' – Rainforest politics and natural capital
Tuesday 9 February 2010, 5:00pm
The North Wall, St Edward's School
Andrew Mitchell, Founder and Director of The Global Canopy Programme, Senior Adviser to 'The Prince's Rainforest Project' and President of the Rainforest Club
This lecture will of interest to undergraduates, AS and A2 Level students as well as all interested in this important environmental topic. Members of The Global Canopy Programme, The Rainforest Club, Earthwatch, The Oxford Centre for Tropical Forests will be guests of the Branch for this lecture.
GA Conference for teachers (organised by the Oxford Branch and ISWG)
Tuesday 23 February 2010, 10:00am
The New Hall, St Edward's School
Detailed programme and application form for this conference will be sent out in September. Speakers include: Nigel Winser, Rob Morris, Alan Parkinson, Nick Lapthorn, Dave Holmes, Jamie Buchanan Dunlop, Diana Freeman and others.
Branch visit to Olympic site in London
Thursday 11 March 2010
Meet Stratford Station at 11:00am
Leader: John Widdowson.
A repeat of last year's successful trip to continue looking at how teachers can use the area for fieldwork.
Revision Conference for AS and A2 Geography Students
Thursday 18 March 2010, 10:00am
The New Hall, St Edward's School
Lectures and sessions lead by Dr Garrett Nagle and others on rivers, coasts, population, settlement, biogeography and synoptic papers. More details will be sent out in October along with an application form.
Primary Oxford Cluster Group Meeting
Tuesday 11 May 2010, 5:00pm
Lynams, Dragon School Pre Prep, Woodstock Road
Professor Simon Catling, John Halocha, Dr Paula Owens and Paul Baker will lead an update on teaching Foundation to KS2 geography. This is for Primary and Prep School teachers and will centre on teaching geography as part of the new primary curriculum.
These events are accurate at the time of writing. Please keep checking back for updates.
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