First Turkish MP for Enfield Arrives at Ark John Keats
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AJK’s only official student newspaper! Spring 2020 Trips advisor Calling all Artists! Reports from some Check out to how you amazing Pillar Day trips, could win the chance to plus Year 12 international showcase your designs in history trip the Summer edition full report p4-6 p7 TheGolden Quill First Turkish MP for Enfield arrives at Ark John Keats. On Friday 6th March, AJK Feryal Clarke MP interviewed by Golden Quill political team welcomed Enfield’s new Zakeya and Jaden (left hand side and front-right respectively). MP Feryal Clark. local politics. She was elected to Golden Quill: How does it feel to Westminster last December, where be the first Turkish MP? Golden Quill spoke to her she now represents Enfield North. exclusively after an inspiring FCL: “It felt a bit nerve-racking at assembly. The Golden Quill had exclusive access first, but it was an exciting to Ms. Clark for an interview, before opportunity for me to express my she did some work with our A level views on what I think should Interview: Zakeya Nelson politics students. happen around the area.” Gueroui and Jaden ... I knew I wanted to Samuels Jackson Golden Quill: How long did you Write up: Zakeya Nelson Gueroui make the environment want to be an MP for? better in any way I can. This Spring term, Enfield’s new MP “ FCL: ”I wanted to do something Feryal Clarke visited Ark John Keats Golden Quill: How did you feel when that involved science at first since I Academy to see how the school has you were first selected as Enfield’s” was really interested in the developed over the last 6 years. MP? techniques used. When I heard about politics and the job of an MP, Ms. Clarke gave an inspiring assembly FCL: ”To be perfectly honest, I was I knew I wanted to make the to Year 7 where she spoke about her not expecting it at all. I felt a lot of environment better in any way I journey into politics. Ms Clarke mixed emotions, but I felt tired the can. So really, the job was a good arrived in the UK as a refugee, went most since the results were at about opportunity to express my views on to school in Hackney and attended 5 o’clock in the morning. Overall, I what we can do to make the Exeter University. She had a career in was really happy I got to become environment a better place for scientific research before working in Enfield’s MP. everyone.” NEWS The Golden Quill Year 11 Business Trip Maths Pillar Day The Golden Quill spoke to two of our future businesspeople. Grace Kitenge reports Maths Pillar Day was an opportunity for all Year 9 students at Ark John Keats Academy to look beyond maths in school and explore different possibilities of using the subject in different situations. The students faced different challenges throughout the day, testing their mental skills to the limit. They got to do a lot of very fun and entertaining activities, including solving a Murder Mystery: A lot of people really liked that challenge because it was a very exciting and unusual thing to do. Nathra Abubakar and … students faced different Aimee Jewell report Aidan Jewell also found the trip challenges throughout the day informative and motivational: “I “ This Spring term Year 11’s had an want to be a businessman, but I’m amazing time at Temasek, asking still unsure.” Fortunately, there were professional businesspeople about plenty of things on the trip to help The students had to find clues and the jobs they do there. Temasek are all the pupils make up their minds solve mysteries to answer the big ” an international investment about what they want to do. Year problem. They had to work together company based in Singapore, South 11’s tried out many interesting as a team collaboratively to solve it, East Asia. They are the managers of things like an App Challenge. In this which helped them grow stronger as a portfolio worth roughly $308 challenge, the Year 11 pupils put a squad. billion. their ideas together and created an app to pitch to the professionals. One of the students I spoke to said One of the pupil’s on the trip was that they really enjoyed building Mohammed Abedin, who is very During the day, the Year 11’s also different things and testing keen to join the world of business. had the opportunity to meet very themselves. They wished, however, When Golden Quill asked him what important businesswomen and men. that they could have had more time his favourite part about the trip was, The businesspeople even took time on them. This shows how much they Mohammed Abedin replied that he out of their busy days to help the really enjoyed the activities. What a “enjoyed everything on the trip.” Year 11s with polishing their CV’s! great day at Ark John Keats Academy! page 2 The Golden Quill NEWS International Music executive Turkish Mervyn Lyn visits school Culture Hugely successful local old boy gives inspiring talk about Enrichment his life and career in music Turkish Culture Sabaoth Kusende reports Enrichment is a On November 6th, 2019, wonderful experience; internationally famous music producer Mervyn Lyn visited our An opportunity to school. Mr Lyn used to study in the learn and have fun same building as Ark John Keats, but together. many years before it became AJK. Mr Lyn gave an inspiring assembly for Years 8 and 9. Afterwards, Business Mr Lyn stands proudly in the enrichment with Ms. Fasulo assembly hall before speaking. Words by Deniz Demir interviewed him. The Golden Quill Instead, he went on a four-year was present and recorded the apprenticeship in engineering with meeting. City and Guild. However, at the same Turkish Culture offers extra help time his music career started taking for pupils who are getting prepared Mr Lyn said that he used to come to off. school in the very same building: “ I for their Turkish GCSE exam: Year was so proud to come back to this Since then, music has taken him very 10 pupils help each other out all school to see how successful the far indeed. When asked, he recalls a the time and learn by playing fun pupils are”. Mr Lyn described a high career highlight as being when he sat games. During the Enrichment, point of his visit as being “helping the on the executive committee at Sony. everyone speaks in Turkish; This music GCSE students to think about This is a team of representatives from helps pupils to focus and get used different careers in their life.” all the divisions of Sony – gaming, to the language, as well as getting music, hardware, etcetera. This is a into the mindset for talking about rare event and does not happen very Turkish culture. This amazing “Back in the day, often. Mr Lyn remembers it enrichment is run by Mr Kebene happening only once, for the James who encourages the pupils never there were no courses Bond film. to give up, even if they are really “for me. But now, you struggling. need a degree”. In his career, Mr Lyn has met Skepta and Stormzy. But he is more excited The Golden Quill thinks that both by the music GCSE students at Ark pupils who are originally Turkish as ” John Keats Academy. Since he was in well as those who are just starting When Mr Lyn was in secondary school his brother took him into the school, there are now many more to discover Turkish culture will West End to buy albums. By the time options for getting a degree in enjoy this Enrichment: It is a great he was 16, he had 200 albums. He creative subjects: Mr Lyn’s son is opportunity to learn and develop had so many records that people currently at Leeds University doing for everyone. It’s also nice to have asked him to DJ. This is how he Music Production. Although he did an Enrichment activity as a sizeable became the local radio DJ. But when not go to university himself, Mr Lyn is proportion of the population of Ark he left school, there weren’t many very serious about the importance of John Keats students are Turkish. courses that he could do that would a good education: “Back in the day, Apart from Turkish Culture we also allow him to get a degree in his there were no courses for me. But have African Drumming for African chosen field (music). now, you need a degree”. Cultures. page 3 The Golden Quill PILLAR DAY REPORT The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Year 8 pupils arrive at The Bridge Theatre The script was also marvellous: The story had a strong sense of morality Pillar Day 2 sees Year and the actors made sure to include 8 visiting the Bridge the audience in the plot of the story by involving them in the action of Theatre, Southwark. the play. Year 8 pupil Sharon Elochukwu said: Account by Liya Lameck “One of the best quotes of the play was, ‘Think of the mind like a parachute, it only works when it’s On the 29th of January, Year 8 had open’. During the long journey back the pleasure of experiencing the home, it gave me something to Theatre of Central London. Half of think about as the quote explores the year went to watch ‘The Lion, “Think of the mind some of our key AJK values such as The Witch and The Wardrobe’, whilst like a parachute, it tenacity and curiosity.” the other half watched ‘Wicked’.