Students have just loaded up a van belonging to the Dad of one of our students Paul Pentland who owns Liskeard Auction Rooms. His friend Rich will be driving to Prague in the next few days to a women’s refuge which normally houses 80 people, and is currently home to over 3000 women and children. […]
Year 11 Citizenship students have been working hard this term to make a difference. As part of their course they have to plan and carry out an active citizenship project to make a difference about something they feel passionate about. Their examination will test them on their project from the planning and research to the […]
Year 8 students have been considering the impact of the foreign aid cuts announced by the government recently. They have considered our financial position as a country at this unprecedented time, but still feel that the cuts will have an incredibly detrimental effect on low income countries who are also struggling with Covid-19. They decided […]
The latest Bunjakko update can be found here.
Dear Parents/Carers, I am writing to you to explain how our humanities course will be delivered over the next half term. Our humanities course follows the theme “a sense of place”, developing students’ knowledge and understanding of Launceston and our surrounding area, from a geographical, historical, religious and cultural perspective. The majority of our lessons […]
We started the day with some amazing news. Approximately 18 months ago, we began a project to develop a DT classroom in Bunjakko. The initial aim of the project was simply to provide students with the resources to create reusable sanitary products, so that the girls could continue to study full time. This project grew. […]
7BJK have been studying Medieval life and they have written these fictitious pieces using their knowledge of the plague and the impact it had on society at the time. These are fantastic, imaginative and at times gruesome accounts of life a the time and well worth a read! James Rosie Lucy
The relevance of studying humanities subjects has never been clearer than in the news this week. I opened up the BBC news website this morning to see articles reporting on our political system, the economy, human rights violations, the global health pandemic and vaccination programmes and the opportunity for a free seat in a space […]
Welcome back to College and to the humanities faculty. I hope you have all had a good rest over half term and had the opportunity to spend some time outside and away from the computer screen. This week our update focuses on the learning that has been happening in geography. The word ‘geography’ originates from […]
We have had a wonderful half term of home learning this term in humanities. Well done to all of our students who have engaged so positively and submitted excellent work. We are extremely impressed by the determination and creative way that our students are approaching their remote learning. Within history, our Year 8 students have […]
19 May 2022
After missing the last two years, the Ten Tors Challenge made a welcome return this year for its 60th Read more →
17 May 2022
At the start of May, four students from Launceston College Sixth Form visited Sicily, Italy as part of an Read more →
13 May 2022
Launceston College are very proud of Leah and Jasmin and would like to congratulate them on their success. They Read more →