Today saw the Trust Youth London Celebration in the fantastic venue of 11 Million in London Bridge, just south of the Thames. Our five London schools, pupils, teachers and supporters came together to celebrate their achievements so far in raising awareness and funds for the British Red Cross.
Each team were asked to give a five minute powerpoint presentation. The London Academy won the award for Best Presentation, with all the team joining in presenting their main ideas: a school dress-down day, charging for teachers for the use of the car park and a teacher sponging event (how did they ever get permission?!). The Crown Woods team won the award for the Most Creative Idea for their innovative project to provide refreshments after the school’s Oliver production. Both awards were voted for by all the pupils present, and presented by Robin Wells, British Red Cross Youth Development Coordinator who had kindly come in all the way from Norfolk.
Other teams also impressed. Salisbury School, in their second year doing Trust Youth, facilitated by their teacher Miss Maclay, are having a non-uniform day, a teacher car wash, a talent show (Salisbury’s Got Talent) and cake sales amongst other ideas, so they are very busy!
Ashburton Community School, chaired by their Chief Executive Officer Anton, have been running a number of events (including CSI nights, movie nights and a quiz), but the main fundraiser for the British Red Cross has been their recent sponsored rounders match. They impressed with a very slick presentation.
Quintin Kynaston, from Westminster, also had a great idea of running a tuck shop at their school based around healthy eating. Patrice, Reece, Toiseja, Sarah, Arian, Assal, Hamdi and the team told us about their project which has got off to a flying start, supported by their teacher Mr Akinsowon.
After the presentations we had a surgery where the teams helped solve each others’ challenges and hurdles faced. This was followed by a speech by the British Red Cross’s Robin, who thanked all the teams for their fantastic efforts.
With many thanks to all the pupils and teachers who attended, as well as to Rachel Booles from the British Red Cross and Ulrika Hogberg from UnLtd. And also to 11 Million, and Ali and Nicole who organised the brilliant venue for us!
Monday, 25 June 2007
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
Advice from Crown Woods School, London!
Hello we are Crown Woods School,
Over the past 2 months we had been having meetings on how we can raise as much money as possible for the British Red Cross and get the British Red Cross well known. We had to think about what fundraising events we could put on for the school and its students.
Throughout the challenge we have had a number of difficulties. One of which was deciding on what events to do. We as a group debated and agreed on what the best ideas were and if we could achieve them.
Another problem we had come across was how many people would turn up to our meetings. One week would have 7 turn up and the next we would have just 2 people. To succeed in this challenge you need a good amount of business men and women to turn up week in week out.
Trust Youth are much appreciative of the money raised by all school, but what they really want for us young people to understand what the Red Cross do and how much trouble they go to succeed their aims and goals.
In our opinion these are the main points to have a successful team for this challenge;
- Make sure you have a certain amount of team members that will turn up week in week out.
- Once your group have written down the activities that are possible to do, stick with 2 or 3 of them and focus your whole group on that task.
- Make sure you have a good, reliable leader who wants to win and can motivate everyone.
Jamie, Crown Woods Trust Youth team
Over the past 2 months we had been having meetings on how we can raise as much money as possible for the British Red Cross and get the British Red Cross well known. We had to think about what fundraising events we could put on for the school and its students.
Throughout the challenge we have had a number of difficulties. One of which was deciding on what events to do. We as a group debated and agreed on what the best ideas were and if we could achieve them.
Another problem we had come across was how many people would turn up to our meetings. One week would have 7 turn up and the next we would have just 2 people. To succeed in this challenge you need a good amount of business men and women to turn up week in week out.
Trust Youth are much appreciative of the money raised by all school, but what they really want for us young people to understand what the Red Cross do and how much trouble they go to succeed their aims and goals.
In our opinion these are the main points to have a successful team for this challenge;
- Make sure you have a certain amount of team members that will turn up week in week out.
- Once your group have written down the activities that are possible to do, stick with 2 or 3 of them and focus your whole group on that task.
- Make sure you have a good, reliable leader who wants to win and can motivate everyone.
Jamie, Crown Woods Trust Youth team
Trust Youth visits London Academy!
This afternoon Trust Youth popped in to meet the London Academy team near Edgware, at the far end of the Jubilee line.
On a hot and humid day it was a relief to escape the outside mugginess and step into the new, plush school building.
Mr Sheldon, Ms Knight, Ms Mitchell and Mr Sadgrove were all helping to facilitate the TY team of around seven Yr 10s.
The timing of the meeting was perfect, as the team were about to pitch to the Head to try and get the go-ahead for their project so they got to test it out!
We don’t want to give away their ideas before the Celebration, which is coming up on the 25th June, but it’s safe to say that, if the Head gives the go-ahead, several teachers should be quaking in their boots (or rather, in their wellies)!
Hopefully the team will do a blog posting in the near future so we’ll get to hear how they get on.
With many thanks to the team for being so friendly and accommodating!
On a hot and humid day it was a relief to escape the outside mugginess and step into the new, plush school building.
Mr Sheldon, Ms Knight, Ms Mitchell and Mr Sadgrove were all helping to facilitate the TY team of around seven Yr 10s.
The timing of the meeting was perfect, as the team were about to pitch to the Head to try and get the go-ahead for their project so they got to test it out!
We don’t want to give away their ideas before the Celebration, which is coming up on the 25th June, but it’s safe to say that, if the Head gives the go-ahead, several teachers should be quaking in their boots (or rather, in their wellies)!
Hopefully the team will do a blog posting in the near future so we’ll get to hear how they get on.
With many thanks to the team for being so friendly and accommodating!
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