ICC Project Launch Evening

On Wednesday 24 June, the Irish Cultural Centre's (ICC) heritage trail project was launched, involving sixteen of our Year 12 students and staff co-ordinator Ms Mallon.

Over the course of the project, students archived, researched and conducted interviews to uncover the Irish cultural heritage of Hammersmith and to trace it as far back as possible. Our sixth formers worked incredibly hard to develop skills in cinematography, photography and video editing and as a result, gained a Level 3 Arts Award from Trinity College, London. How incredible!

ICC Manager, William Foote, and Community Officer, Siobhan Reynolds, unveiled the incredible cultural heritage map designed by our students - you can find the map in the gallery linked below. Students were then presented with their Arts Award Certificates and sang with the ICC Community Choir.

A 40-minute documentary film of the interviews conducted by our sixth formers was also shown. One of the interviewees, Ms Mallon, spoke in-depth about Elizabeth Hamilton, a classics teacher at Sacred Heart in the 1920-30s, whose biography and artefacts were discovered by students during their archiving sessions at Hammersmith Library.

The final part of the evening saw the unveiling of a plaque outside the ICC to memorialise this heritage trail project. The ICC is a 4-minute walk from Sacred Heart, so when you're next in the area, go and have a look!

Congratulations to the sixth formers involved:

Persis M, Jessica R, Hero C, Sofia M, Kyla L, Kaitlyn F, Princess L, Delilah B, Charlotte O, Cherry C, Darcie M, Dominika K, Aga W, Niya R, Sienna D, Shanet G.