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Party launches specialist school

Greendown Community School’s success in becoming a specialist maths, computing and sports college
was launched at an after-school party on 12 October with live music, fun fair, a penalty shoot out and
face painting.
The first half of the celebration work to get this far. We deliberately employment options.”
took place on 20 July, but the com- went for the maths, computing Greendown has been financially
munity fun activities had to be can- and sports combination because backed by Swindon companies
celled because of monsoon rains. they cover key areas in children’s npower, Hoctief and Alcatel-
Over the last six months £100,000 education and of course their future Lucent
has been spent on creating an inde-
pendent learning centre, a high tech
fitness suite and installing inter-
active white boards throughout
the school.
As part of specialist school aims,
computers will be installed in the
community cafes at Toothill and
Freshbrook Community Centres and
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