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For all your Enterprising pupils take on challenges
Catering Two enterprise days for Year 7 pupils at Nova Hreod and Greendown in early November tested teamwork,
Hire communication and decision making skills.
Space travel was the theme set at Nova with
Swindon, Wilts each group creating the tallest launch pad using
01793 725095 newspaper and sticky tape and also a space ship
www.crockadial.co.uk from balloons, straws and pipe cleaners. Time
• China • Crockery • Cutlery management skills and logical thinking were
• Glassware • Serving Aids tested as teams raced to find answers to a quiz on
• Light Equipment space and came to decisions about which items
For all occasions, small or large functions to salvage after a crash. At the end of the day
Parties • Weddings • Dinner Parties presentations were made to explain why they
• BBQs • Christenings
Collection in person or delivery service would be suitable to go on a space mission.
available. Enterprise co-ordinator Laura Hamilton said
All equipment delivered hygienically she was impressed by the sustained concentra-
cleaned and packaged for immediate use.
Option for equipment to be returned tion by the Year 7 group to meet the deadlines to
clean or dirty. achieve the tasks set throughout the day. Testing imagination and facts about space at Nova
At Greendown pupils discovered that there’s more to learn from a paper bag than meets the eye.
Working in teams, they discussed affects attitudes and behavour in the for: being able to take the initiative,
market opportunities before com- school, “ said enterprise coordina- being confident to speak out and
ing up with a suitable eco-bag tor, Julia Wilkinson. “The pupils are to come up with ideas and make
along with logos and promotional acquiring skills that employers look them work.”
slogans. During the week, Year 9
S o m e w o r k e d pupils took part in a World
through their lunch Games Challenge based
Professional, yet affordable break to make their around organising the
evening babysitters bags out of wallpaper 2012 Olympics and thirty
ELF sitters is a family run lining before facing a youngsters from Year 10
business, specialising in evening panel of teachers who entered the national Make
childcare in your own home
decided which team Your Mark challenge to
For more information please call would make final pre- come up with ideas for new
Emma 0117 230 9053 sentations. and innovative products
[email protected] “Teamwork is es- and services.
www.elfsitters.co.uk sential to be successful
For your peace of mind all our sitters during these enterprise Left, bags of green ideas at
hold an enhanced CRB disclosure events, which in turn Greendown

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