On 17 July the second ‘Try Something New’ Charity Day raised over £800 from the school community for Young Lives Versus Cancer Charity. School staff supported the event by giving up their free time to organise alternative activities for students in place of their lessons.
The day started with a special breakfast menu. There were a huge variety of activities ranging from the natural environment such as driftwood crafts and gardening, to trying new sports like golf, dodgeball, hula-hooping, yoga and rounders- all of which proved extremely popular. Games such as Mario Kart, Chess and board games were also enjoyed by many. Creative classes in face printing, origami, rocket building and cooking were run as well as many others teaching valuable life skills like CPR, learn Korean, Thai, Swedish and British Sign Language. Additionally, some staff really challenged the students with The Cube Taskmaster and Escape Rooms-style problem solving.
Mr Grier, PE teacher, who organised the event said “Our students in Year 7, 8 & 9 had an enormously varied day and all the school staff who led the activities thoroughly enjoyed sharing their enthusiasm”.
Thank you very much for your support and generosity.
