Timetable at College
To help give you an idea of what life at the Haywards Heath campus is really like, Peter Woodroffe takes us through a typical day at College...
For me, the best thing about College is that I get to do the lessons that I find most enjoyable and interesting.
The busiest day of my week is Monday. It’s jam-packed from start to finish! It’s nice to start with English in the morning as, with its more relaxed atmosphere, it gently breaks you into the day ahead. Normally, we would have either a group discussion, maybe analyse a script or two, or embark on a piece of creative writing. Once refreshed after a well earned break, I have German. During the lesson we might do a listening activity, learn some new grammar or just learn something new about German culture. After that, I have tutorial where we can find out what’s going on at College during the coming week, talk about any difficulties we may be having with certain lessons or just find out last week’s sport results.
As my tutor doubles as my Economics teacher, I then face a long walk from one seat in the classroom to another; how convenient. Economics is great because it gives you a real insight into how things knit together in the world, whether it’s understanding what inflation actually is, or how a hurricane on the other side of the world may leave my wallet considerably lighter. After that it’s lunch! Forty-five minutes to pop down to Sainsbury’s, the Dolphin or to sample the delights of the canteen, or on a Friday to join the debate on topics varying from ‘should Britain boycott the Olympics’ to ‘should the blue Smartie be allowed back in the tube’. On a full stomach I begin my math-a-thon, two whole hours of Maths, only briefly interrupted by a short walk across the corridor. Whether it’s core maths, stats, decision, mechanic or even further pure, you always seem to learn something new.
However fun Monday sounds, my favourite day is Wednesday. After three lessons in the morning, I have hockey. We start with development where we work on umpiring, coaching and organisational skills, then we pile into the minibus to training or to a match at the Triangle or elsewhere. The highlight of my year was definitely reaching the National finals - made even better by the sweet success of beating Lewes along the way! If for some mad reason hockey isn’t your thing, there are plenty of other sport teams, drama groups and bands to get involved with. Alternatively, you could celebrate the early end to the day by wandering home to watch TV.
Study periods are a blessing in disguise. At first you’re bound to lounge around the common room but before long you’ll be in the library catching up on work, revising or getting on with homework rather than doing it all at home.
What’s bad about College? Not a lot!
