Duke of Edinburgh update May 2010
Duke of Edinburgh update May 2010
Further opportunities have been made available to pupils completing the Award sections of the Duke of Edinburgh Award recently.
Twelve pupils from the Silver Award in Year 11 recently completed a one day emergency First Aid course in College, which hopefully will become a life skill they never have to use, especially not on the Assessed Expedition! The First Aid course gives pupils the opportunity to practice resuscitation techniques and obtain a basic understanding of the protocol in emergency situations. The pictures demonstrate the hands on practical experience gained by pupils throughout the day.
At the end of April the Year 11 pupils also took part in a refresher training day in preparation for the Silver Assessed Expedition in June with a day of navigating along the Sandstone trail near Beeston Castle. The normally quiet surroundings were surprisingly full due to a Medieval Festival but this did not detract the pupils from their map reading tasks under the guidance of Mountain leaders.
The College this year has 52 pupils at Bronze level and 24 at Silver for the Assessed Expeditions at the end of June and at present they are all completing route cards and tracings of their proposed walks. The Year 9 are also entering the training stage for the Bronze Award with an orienteering task at Delamere Forest at the end of July. As part of two days of activities they will also have to navigate to Manley Mere and then enjoy an overnight camp followed by a day of water and land based activities.
Well done to all the pupils taking part in the Award especially those who are mentoring pupils and assisting with extra curricular activities as part of the Community Service aspect of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
Mr C Cutler
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More Musical Success
More Musical Success - Peter Edge wins at the Eisteddfod
Year 11 student Peter Edge won the 15-20 yr old vocal class at the International Eisteddfod at Llangollen coming away with a prize of £200. He competed against singers from all over the world, some of which are already students at music Colleges.
U15 cricket - a first class victory!
On Wednesday 16th June the Year 10 cricket team (plus Oliver Handley from Year 7), entertained Bishop Blue Coat School. In his maiden game as captain Simon Povey won the toss and decided to field first.
The 8 bowlers used proceeded to bowl out the opposition for 40 runs. A prolonged spell of accurate bowling brought its rewards for Rory Jones, who took 3 wickets and Harry Fairclough, who took 4 wickets (including 3 wickets in 4 balls).
Sixth Form Sporting Opportunities
Sixth Form Sporting Opportunities
Rugby- For the first time in over 15 years the College was able to put out a 1st XV team in an U19 tournament played at Sandbach rugby club this February.
Chester Schools Football
Abbey Gate College hosts Chester Schoolboys Footballers Presentation Evening with the Duke of Westminster
Chester Schools Football Association have been running official inter school competition for over 100 years. His Grace the Duke of Westminster has been the President of the CSFA since the 1970s. Without hesitation he donated money and on Saturday 17th April he reaffirmed his Presidency by attending a presentation evening hosted by Headmistress Lynne Horner at the fabulous venue of Abbey Gate College.
Small Business Master Class
Small Business Master Class
Years 11 and 12 attended a Small Business Master Class at the College on Wednesday 3rd March 2010. The class gave the students a valuable insight into the world of business, communications and team work by helping them to develop an understanding of the opportunities open to small business owners The interactive day proved to be very informative and rewarding and in addition most enjoyable.
