BTEC trip to Oolaa,
the year 12 BTEC students had the pleasure of breakfast at Oolaa’s, in Central. Not only did they get to enjoy the food, but they also got to interview Malcolm, who is one of the owners of the entire Castello concepts group. I gained a great insights into the inner workings of running a restaurant business in Hong Kong. Thank you very much to Malcolm on the staff at Oolaa, for being so accommodating and helping the students with the hospitality/business units
2017 Elements Animators Get to Work with Ink and Brush
After significant disruption to the start of the Elements year thanks to 2 typhoons the Elements animators finally got a chance to work on their first creative project using Ink and Brush as the medium. This abstract exercise is there to practice easing – the slow in and slow out principle of animation that is a starting point for students to consider the nature of movement. This is very much a piece of free expression and at the end of the session all the students’ work is put together into a show reel which is below. Watch out for some beautiful flow at 14- 22 seconds and again at 30 seconds in. Enjoy!!
Year 12 DT students visit IFI(HK)
The Year 12 IB Design Technology class visited IFI(HK) to investigate the importance of innovation in toy design. Students had the opportunity to test and evaluate a range of toys and robots.
Complete Deelite Piping Skills workshop – Star bakers Olivia, Natalie, Vanessa
Today the Sweet Indulgence class visited Complete Deelite to do the advanced piping skill workshop The Wilton trained instructor demonstrated how they make their cakes and then wowed the student with the different piping techniques. Students then had an hour to practice the skills and then add a base layer of buttercream and then design the decorations. Well done to the the winning students who the instructor picked out. Olivia hoe a creative underwater theme, Vanessa for her concentration and working quickly and Natalie for her perfection of her large swirl technique
Week 6 (Mother Sauces) – Eggs Benedict Challenge. Chefs of the Week Piya and rachel
Thius week in Lord’s Kitchen we started to learn how to make the 5 mother sauces and we began by making a roux and adding milk to make it into a bechimel sauce to make macaroni cheese, which the students ate some for their lunch and the rest was kept to bake for the staff helping at Stra in Their Eyes tomorrow.
The second part of the lesson the students were challenged to copy Mr Lord’s demonstration of Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise sauce. Mr Pawlyn, who is a self proclaimed Eggs Benedict connoisseur, came to judge and Piya and Rachel were awarded Chef of the Week, for having the perfect consistency of the their Hollandaise and professional and trendy presentation
Y8 Life skills (Healthy Eating) – Einstein Winners/Star Bakers Arthur, Olivia and Alvina
Well doen to Arthur, Olivia and Alvina from 8E, who won the first of the Healthy Eating Life skills Cereal product design task. All Y8 Einstein students had to design and m,make their own healthy cereal bar/bite product or granola, in small groups. Some were healthier than others, some held their shape better and some tasted better, but the winners managed to get the balance between all three aspects just right, with their dried fruit and cashew rice crispy bites
Arts & Craft movement
The 3D Product Design Elements group were putting blood, sweat and tears into week 1 of a one-off, hand made Wine Bottle holder. Developing skills in copper inlaying, students will be able to appreciate why craftsmen/women charge a higher price for handmade goods. Tune in next week for the finished articles.
