On Wednesday 11 February students from Upper III, Lower IV and Upper IV presented their work to an audience of staff and students from the Junior School and Sixth Form.

The students had been off timetable for a day in the week before to complete a student-centred task. This might have been designing a computer game for people with dysgraphia, creating a restaurant which was accessible for customers and staff with disabilities, modifying existing IKEA furniture to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers, or renewing a German city by optimising it for older people.

The fact that the tasks are student-centred meant that they students, not the teachers, are in charge of the methods and outcomes.

It was wonderful to see the varied, detailed and thoughtful responses, as well as a rich range of media to express them, from maps to models, Minecraft to descriptions and drawing. The students should feel hugely proud of their work.

The Curiosity Fair is one of the highlights of the Curiosity Festival, a week-long celebration of intellectual interest and research. Students and staff gave short talks at lunchtime to large audiences and students from Upper III, Lower IV and Upper IV used their homework time to explore their interests.