ANYONE who has been connected with the Gateway Academy will tell you that the opening of a new theatre has been such an important aspect for the school.
The students created the windows under the guidance of Caroline Weidman, Glass Artist from ‘Glass From The Past’ based at Barleylands Craft Village, Billericay. Caroline visited The Ockendon Academy, every Monday for three months to help them design and make their creations.
YES YOU did read it correctly. Students at William Edwards school in Stifford Clays gathered on the main field to attempt the world record for singing in a shower cap.
The Junior boys team continued in the same fashion and began with both Jake Bailey and Lewis Beard hammering it down the track in the 80m hurdles final. Separated by a whisker, top spot went to Lewis as Jake had to eventually settle for silver. Jake, however got his rewards and was crowned High Jump champion with a great jump of 1.75m taking the gold.
ONCE again, the artists of Gable Hall have put in a fantastic body of work. This year, we have the input and portfolio from the sixth form students. This augments the whole body of work of the school but also acts as a guideline for the young students coming through.
IT IS a simple but effective idea. On a Friday morning, fathers and sons come together in the restaurant at Harris Academy for a morning reading session.
THERE IS ALWAYS a family atmosphere at St Clere's Academy and sports day was no exception as pupils from year 7 to year 11 competed in the track and field events in sports day.
MAKING YOU feel good about yourself is the key to the continuing success at Ockendon Academy and why there is such a feel good factor about the school.
IT IS Prom season once again and nobody but nobody looks smarter than the staff, students and parents at Treetops school. The red bus arrives at the Buxton Road school to take the students to Langdon Hills.
The Port of Tilbury has been impressed by previous collaborations with Theatre Is… and Gateway Academy, and has generously matched the Academy’s £30,000 contribution to the project, as well as providing performance space in the London Cruise Terminal.
HASSENBROOK Academy are always keen to find ways of developing their students literacy skills. So what better way than getting acclaimed author, Syd Moore to come in and spend the day with students studying english.
A class of Year 7 students wrote stories about sport, and Anesu Kusosa's story was selected to be translated in to Italian and has been published in the Italian school's annual book. Congratulations to Anesu!
