Great School was busy on the night of Wednesday 24 January, with this year’s EPQ exhibition, where the Year 13 students were each showcasing the product of almost a year’s worth of research. Every student set up a stall, and stood ready for extensive questions from interested parents, staff and students.
With diverse topics from ‘Artificial Intelligence: humanity’s hamartia or society’s saviour?’ to ‘A critical analysis of the social, political and economic factors involved in Rwandan economic recovery since the 1994 genocide’, it was fascinating to see and talk about all of the work that had been undertaken. Emanuella I said her hardest thing had been appreciating what she had actually achieved, and just letting the research speak for itself, whilst Gracie J said her advice to others starting an EPQ was to make sure you put consistent effort into your work and don’t leave it all until the last minute!
Will W said the biggest challenge he’d had was actually deciding what topic to research and what question to answer, as there are so many options available, and Emily H said that what she’d enjoyed the most was the opportunity to research something which was academically interesting and outside the curriculum.
Mrs Beasant, EPQ coordinator, said: “I am enormously proud of the efforts of all 21 EPQ students this year. The time and commitment needed to carry out such a robust piece of academic
research is huge and all of the students have embraced the process with gusto.”
Alice C, Year 13
