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This is Greendown • 3

Aiming for business and enterprise status

Greendown is rising to the government's practice which pays attention to the wider prizes and money - as well as ideas for
challenge for more schools in England and world of work. fundraising."
Wales to achieve 'specialist school status.' The bid will also re flect stronger links with She can be contacted on 874224 or by e-
In March 2003 we will deliver our first bid partner primary schools, at least one other mail: ewheeler@greendown.swindon.sch.uk
to the DfES to become a Business and Enter- secondary school and further eduction col- Enterprise at work. Year 10 students took part
prise College. When successful we will imme- leges. in a Business and Enterprise Day on 15 October
diately invest an addi- But first, £50,000 has to be raised by March. to design and market a training shoe. One of the
tional £150,000 in a This will come through business support and teams, Chanel Dziuban, Sean Haines, Kelie
' major capital project also fundraising within the school. Baden, Chrissy Munro
J cation on offer at the was legal and successful.- said Mrs Evelyn
"I would be prepared to do anything if it
to enhance the edu-
school. A further
Wheeler, who is responsible for assembling
£,450,000 will be avail-
able over the follow- the hid. "Initiatives to raise money, borrow
equipment or utilise people's talents are all
>.1 ing four and a half part of our business curriculum."
years. A signed England shirt has already been
Our hid has to show raffled and a 500 Club is soon to be launched,
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how the curriculum at with up to £250 a month in prize money. A
Greendown will be Christmas raffle has opened and tickets at 50p
Harry Hambidge broadened and diver- are available from school reception.
models the signed sified to reflect an "We're in a race against time to get that
England shirt now emphasis on enter- £50,000," points out Mrs. Wheeler. "I would
owned by Mark King prise and business welcome any donations of equipment, raffle Learning boosted by

A year of achievement European visits
Trips abroad and contact with people from
We have some very talented pupils at Greendown, and we
other countries and cultures has always been
recognise that some pupils have talents beyond lessons
an important part of Greendown's curricu-
and academic study. We like to know what pupils do
lum. Students learn so much and quickly
outside school or what other kinds of achievement they ° AMP
when they are in actual contact with speakers
have. Given the bad publicity that young people often of a foreign language — especially if they have
attract, we like to offer a different view of young people
to do something like order food.
striving for the best. Here are a few who have achieved a
In May 2002, thirty students and six staff left
high level of success this year:
Greendown in high spirits to travel to
• James Pembridge, right, gained 207 personal achieve- Narbonne Plage in the South of France for an
ments in his first year at Greendown. That means that activity break.
he worked consistently well in every subject. Once at the campsite, they took part in
• Daniel Heard can now fly a glider. That's official windsurfing, sailing, raft building and banana
because he got his licence at the young age of 16. boating. In the early evening, they played
• Christopher Martin became an Associate Member of rounders, volleyball and cricket.
the Royal Trinity College of Music. This is a professional Speaking French was important as well and
diploma normally awarded to much older people and it the youngsters visited the local market sev-
means that Chris can really blow his own trumpet! eral times to practice their shopping tech-
I to a stage school in London. She also won
niques.
• Simone Mistry-Palmer won a scholarship
the Swindon Young Musician Award this
year. Watch out for her on Top of the Pops
in the future.
• Michael Fisher was selected to represent
England in sailing. Perhaps one day
Michael will sail round the world single-
handed.
• Yousif Abu-Saada played ice hockey for
England but he's very cool about his Earlier in the year, 36 pupils and staff from
achievement. Greendown visited Stubai in Austria. Their
purpose: skiing. They had instruction for the
• Greendown's very own mermaid, Laura
first couple of days, but once their confi-
Worley swam for Scotland.
dence had grown and their proficiency had
• Matthew Bennett had a football trial for developed, they were allowed to ski without
England schools. We may have to pay to their instructors, although they were sup-
Euphonium success for Chris Martin with former watch him play soon. ported by staff. The annual ski trip has
head of music Mrs Amanda Hodder and his
• Daniel Thomas played rugby for Wales become a very popular part of Greendown's
teacher John Winterflood of Swindon School of
under 16 team. Perhaps the senior team year. When they return, most students say
Brass
could do with Dan's talent! that it is their favourite sport.