Wellington College Yearbook 2010/2011 | Page 92

the wellington college year book 2010/2011 92 the wellington college year book 2010/2011 93 Below: Anthony Seldon (Master,Wellington College) Michael Gove (Secretary of State for Education) Andy Scho?eld (Principal,Wellington Academy) Far right: Andy Scho?eld outside the Academy The most powerful examples of collaboration have been joint trips and drama. At Easter, Academy students joined us for an a level Geography Field Trip and for a Creative Writing trip to Wales. To see students working alongside each other and learning together is to see partnership at its best. The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the joint performance of the musical Oliver! Played to packed audiences for two nights at the Academy and two nights at the College, 60 students combined to produce a stunning show which earned a string of standing ovations. The quality of their work was outstanding but this joint project was so much more than that. The bringing together of students from different backgrounds with different talents and skills was a daring move but one which was wholeheartedly successful. Each actor learnt about the other school, its context and its student body and these are lessons that will stay with them. The camaraderie and fun lives on as they are busy exchanging views on Facebook ! We look forward to more joint ventures on all levels in the future and are proud to be in partnership with The Wellington Academy.