7 Weeks of Cultural Capital

In the first week of summer:

Watch a TED talk that interests you
https://www.ted.com/#/

Read BBC News or a newspaper – identify 10 intellectual words, learn them and their definitions.

In the second week of summer:

Watch an old black and white film and consider the difference to modern day productions.

Create a mind map for key subject terminology.

In the 3^rd week of summer:

Visit an online gallery and talk about art or, visit a real one and write a blog about your favourite artwork.

Read a classic novel

In the fourth week of summer:

Talk to an older member of your family and compare their childhood to your own in 50 words.

Take a photograph and write a description.

In the fifth week of summer:

Start making a scrap book of things you enjoy (real book version or online)

Watch a TED talk about something that you know nothing about

In the sixth week of summer:

Try a food you have never tried before and describe its taste.

Take an online tour of the Louvre

In the last week of summer:

Create mind maps for all you studied in your previous school year – how much can you remember?

Listen to a piece of classical music and note down how it makes you feel.