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FIRST ELEVEN MAGAZINE’s round-up of news from the independent schools sector
GOING GREEN
Students create
hybrid car
An eco-friendly car that can travel a vast distance on relatively little fuel has been built by pupils at Ormiston Park Academy. Sponsored by Greenpower, the car will be fully tested on its agility at Ford’s Dunton test track over the summer. The car has an electric motor, holds two people, is powered by two 24-bolt batteries and is the creation of of 12 academy students. Technology teacher Brett Devitt explained, “It is no big trick to build a light-weight, battery- powered vehicle, but it is a challenge to build a two-passenger car that can travel a fair mileage at speed.”
www.ormistonpark.org.uk
Olympic star thrives after switching from
state to public school
Teenage diving sensation Tom Daly, who will be one of the faces of the London 2012 Olympics and represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics aged just 14, has revealed how switching to Plymouth College from his state school helped him achieve academic success and peace of mind. “I came back from the Olympics and got the odd name-call,” Tom told The Times newspaper in April 2010. “It got worse. I thought it would go away, but they were saying things like ‘how much are your legs worth — broken?’ I couldn’t be normal.” Tom’s parents removed him from
the school in Easter 2009. He then began studying at Plymouth College and, in the last year, has gained six A* at GCSE. Tom has praised the supportive nature of his new school,
Pupils display their Green Flag Award
Green Flag award
The future is not just bright, it is green. At least it is for the Marist Senior School, Ascot, who have won the highly coveted Eco-Schools Green Flag Award for innovative environmental work. Numerous projects undertaken by the Marist Senior School pupils include the lunchtime Growing Club, the reduce poster competition, the recycling competition and a sunfl ower race. “The Green Flag Award is a combination of hard work by a huge number of students and staff ,” says Miss Spoors, the eco-schools co-ordination teacher.
www.themaristschools.com
explaining how they have allowed him to take some exams at earlier dates, enabling him to attend international diving competitions around the world. “Everyone really just gets on with it. It’s like a family environment,” he
told The Times.
“I am glad I have changed school. I do not think I would have got these grades at my old school.” Tom is staying at Plymouth College to complete his A-levels – in Maths, Spanish and Photography.
www.plymouthcollege.com
CHARITY BEGINS AT SCHOOL
Fashion show funds education in Africa
A charity fashion show organised and modeled by students at Stonyhurst College has raised over £3,000 to help educate children in Zimbabwe. “It costs £40 per year to go to school in Zimbabwe, yet this is far beyond the reach of many people,” said Celia Lupton, a sixth former at the Lancashire school who helped to organise the show. “We wanted to raise as much money as possible to help children get an education and fi nd a way out of poverty.” The show, which kicked off with a sculptured black
silk creation borrowed from London Fashion Week, marked the start of the Stonyhurst Scholarship Fund to support education in Zimbabwe.
www.stonyhurst.ac.uk
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Tom Daly attending the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards
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