26 May Year 12 Psychology Egg Baby Project
Well done!
This half term, Year 12 Psychology students have been studying attachment: an emotional bond between two people, leading to certain behaviours such as proximity-seeking and serving the function of protecting an infant.
The psychology department decided that the best way to help the students understand this was by giving them something just as delicate as a newborn baby: an egg. Using the principles and theories of attachment, the students had to take care of egg babies for a week, and this included taking their babies everywhere with them all while keeping them alive.
They had to write up baby journals throughout the process and some students did that by creating diaries, documents, and even TikTok accounts. We found that there were genuine attachments formed between an egg baby and its caregiver, leading to heart breaking situations when some eggs were lost during the week, and tearjerking moments when the project was finally over.
It was extremely exciting to see the way the students handled this project, and I am excited for the winners to be announced after half term!
Aisha – Psychology Subject Prefect
Miss Scrimshaw
Teacher of Psychology and Social Studies
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