A Wonderful Day for EGA

By Ms Wilkins, Head of English

I was very fortunate to be able to

accompany our students on their special

day in Oxford. We began with an early

departure from EGA, and our fi rst stop

was the Pitt Rivers Museum. The theme of

the day was ‘Women without Limits’ and

‘Women with Creativity’. We were asked to

think about these ideas and come up with

an answer to the question, ‘What do I want

to be the first lady of?’

We then went on to meet a panel of

female academics, led by Dr Laura Peers.

We looked at unusual artefacts and a map

and had to find out what they were used

for and where they came from. This was a

really interesting activity.

We went on to have lunch at Wadham

College, followed by a walk to Christ Church

College. Security was very tight here and

we had to go through metal detectors

and leave all our bags behind. We began

with a workshop about leadership which

was inspiring to us all. And then, at last,

we went into Christ Church Hall where the

world’s press were waiting and waited for

Michelle Obama!

To begin with, the Vice Chancellor of Oxford

University spoke, then Michelle Obama.

You may have seen this on the news as

it was shown live. Ms Dibb then spoke,

thanking Michelle Obama. Mrs Obama

then introduced Clarissa Pabi, an ex EGA

student who is now at Oxford. She spoke

about how her experience at EGA had

infl uenced her achievements. Then Silan

Fidan from year 10 made a speech about

the day’s experience.

Ms Dibb then picked girls to ask questions

to Michelle Obama and it was fascinating

to listen to her responses. She was full of

excellent advice! Finally, we went into Tom

Quad to pose for offi cial photographs with

Michelle Obama. Winnie Mac escorted her

to her car and we waved goodbye as she

drove off in a convoy of cars. We came

back, full of great memories!

 

It was a great pleasure to experience a day

at Oxford University. We all had a unique

opportunity to discover many fascinating

facts about the past. The greatest event

was the chance to meet and talk with Mrs

Obama. She shared some really inspiring

thoughts with us, which we will never

forget.

Zlatina Angelova 8E

Michelle Obama said she was "beyond thrilled" to be with this group of north

London schoolgirls.

To watch the interview with Mrs Obama and EGA visit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQDjYyKGRNU

From: EGA newsletter 27^th May 2011