Today the new Silverstone Study Centre Manager, Trevor Wadham, commences his new role. Welcome to the Northamptonshire Study Centre team Trevor. He’s got a hectic first month ahead so will need lots of luck and plenty of energy!
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Archive for the Uncategorized CategoryLast week we held our summer term Presentation Evening for all those involved in this terms Playing for Success programme. Pupils, parents and teachers came along to celebrate the achievements of the young learners. Not only that but Steve Deeks, professional racing driver and presenter of Channel 4 show GT Academy, took part in a question and answer session before presenting the children with their certificate and prize. Tonight is the last Presentation Evening of this school year. I wonder what the parents and pupils thought of it? Feel free to let us know by leaving a comment below…
Last week we had to clear the study centre ready for the Grand Prix later in the month. Everything was boxed up, cleared out and stored in a unit within Silverstone. Even the grandstand had to be taken down! Take a look at the slideshow to see what we’ve been up to! Just to remind all Playing for Success pupils, parents and school staff that we are hosting our termly presentation evening tomorrow (Tues 2nd June) in the International Media Centre from 6.30 to 8.00 pm to celebrate the achievements of the children during this terms programme. As well as a summary of the highlights of this term’s activities, there will be a prize giving ceremony and a short address from a member of the Silverstone driving team. Every child will be presented with a ‘graduation’ certificate and prize. We look forward to seeing you there! One of our Playing for Success sessions is devoted to finance and enterprise. Complete with sound effects from Sir Alan Sugar, we use the Moneyville site to see how the students deal with personal financial choices as well as decision-making in the world of business. Despite a rigorous grilling from Sir Alan, most student are hired at the end of the session . The schools go home with a further challenge. If they can produce a convincing business plan to raise funds for their school council, Silverstone Study will provide £50 – 100 of start-up capital. No school had taken us up on the offer until yesterday. Croughton Primary pupils have produced a quite excellent business plan around keeping chickens. Anyone thinking of producing a similar plan (in any context) would do well to listen to the superb example recorded below. We were happy to offer the pupils the full £100. There are milestones that need to be achieved before the full funds are released but we are hopeful that the project will make a start before the summer. Student enterprise in real action – we like that at Silverstone Study Centre! Have a listen to some of our podcasts taken in recent PfS sessions – this is raw material, so add a comment saying how you would make it even better!
Croughton Playing for Success students combined their creative writing skills with Samorost game play, followed by an introduction to Scratch programming. The combination produces a quality outcome as you can see from Bethanie and Sophie’s performance. |
