Contour Cakes has become a much-anticipated event on the Form II calendar and this year’s cakes were a wonderful example of teamwork and creativity. The Form II girls are required to work in groups to assemble a 3D island using a template of a contour map. Cake, icing and other edible materials are used to interpret landforms, slopes, a beach and the sea of the island in a creative manner. This exercise enabled the girls to visualise the topography of an area and to compare and interpret it with what they saw on a map.

An element of fun is always added as each group dresses up according to a theme and adds music and décor to the table. The cakes this year were a remarkable sight and the precision shown by most of the groups in the creation process was most impressive. An online rubric was used to assess the girls’ cakes, based on the geographical correctness of the landforms as well as the creativity. A rationale and photographs had to be uploaded to Google Drive with the girls voting for their favourite group’s cake online. RRRAP Gang is congratulated as it was voted the favourite group of the day.

Megan Devine

HOD: Geography