News from local schools, Manchester and Cheshire
It’s ‘waste not, want not’ at the King’s School with their recycling schemes achieving 100% diversion of waste from landfill for the first time ever this month.
The drive to a 100% eco-friendly environment has been pioneered by King’s Estates Manager Peter Jackson working in tandem with King’s army of mini eco warriors.
In July, the AESG Engineering Team were named the Young Engineers North West at the regional finals of The Big Bang Competition. They successfully designed and built a playground clock and traffic light system for deaf and blind children and wheelchair users. As a result of their success they were invited to Parliament by Stephen Metcalfe MP on Tuesday 7th November to display their project and explain it to MPs and industry leaders.
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Exploding chemical reactions that go whiz, bang and pop were used to inspire young minds at Greenbank Preparatory School when King’s Sixth Form students gave a masterclass in the “cool, weird and wonderful world of science.”
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King’s Junior Department footballers earned a place in the Macclesfield & District U11 Football cup final, after their goalkeeper Jamie Williams produced a number of incredible saves.
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Cheadle Hulme School’s Junior pupils enjoyed a wild morning when they were entertained by comedian, actor and best-selling author Julian Clary.
Visiting the School to present his latest release in The Bolds series, ‘The Bolds on Holiday‘, Julian spoke to the pupils about how it’s possible to find inspiration in the unlikeliest of places.
WGS aims to further boost sports performance and participation levels through the development of a new £1.75m Sports Centre, scheduled to open next Spring. It is a significant investment for Withington and is part of an overall programme of enhancements at the School.
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The Alderley Edge School for Girls’ Junior School held a competition open to all the girls to design a mascot which would be unique to AESG. Now the school has a new, fluffy, member of the family.
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Head Girl at Alderley Edge School for Girls, Rowdah Charbak, took part over the summer in the Virgin British 10K London Run, raising a huge £4147.61 for her chosen charity, ‘Syria Relief’.
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A 12-year-old tennis star from Altrincham has been invited to train at one of the best centres in the country for producing Britain’s tennis stars of the future.
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Players and staff from Bolton School were thrilled to represent water polo and demonstrate their expertise to Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, during his royal visit to Merseyside.
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Senior and Junior pupils at Stockport Grammar School won a trio of top prizes at the Alderley Edge Music Festival.
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