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Fair Game Theatre Group Ignites the
Stage at Christ College
03/10/08 - Christ College was subjected to a shocking display of anti-social behaviour when the Stroud-based Fair Game Theatre Company performed at the school. Their production of Burnt Out told the story of Sean, a misguided 14 year old boy whose escalating series of pranks lead to him being seriously injured in a fire that leaves a man dead. The actor’s performance was enhanced by the powerful use of urban music, striking lighting effects and a simple but ingenious modular set design, that took the audience from the graffiti-tagged inner city streets to the hospital room were Sean must confront the grim consequences of his actions....details here
They’re Such Good Sports at
Gloucester Road School—Thanks to Christ College!
02/10/08 - There was excitement amongst year 3 pupils at Gloucester Road School when Christ College paid a visit to present them with some sports equipment. The Sports Council is made up of six year-10 pupils who help shape the direction of sports at the College, and they decided it would a be a good idea to use Sainsbury's Active Kids vouchers their school had collected to enhance the facilities that the Gloucester Road PE store has to offer....details here
Gideons visit Christ College
19/09/08 - Christ College welcomed Mr. Tony Swinson and Mr. Derek Coldrick from the Gideons to their Year 7 assembly. Mr. Swinson told the students something of their work before presenting a copy of the New Testament and Psalms to all who wanted one. The Gideons are dedicated to distributing copies of the Bible throughout the world, and are well known for doing so to hotel rooms, but also to many other institutions, including schools. Mr. Swinson pointed out the New Testament is the foundation document of the Christian faith, and their edition features a helpful index with which readers can locate particularly apt and supportive passages in times of need....details here
Christ
College Girls Enjoy a Fruitful Start to the School Year
19/09/08 - Three year 7 girls at Christ College enjoyed the fruits of their labours when their designs for a new healthy smoothie came out on top. Tyrana Patterson, Maddie Chambers and Beth Ganthwaite all won juicing machines of their own when they invented recipes and created the marketing for their new smoothie ideas as part of a healthy Living Day at the school....details here
Christ College Year 7’s Kick
Off New Term with Healthy Living Day
11/09/08 - Year 7’s at Christ College had a great start to the term when they took part in a Healthy Living day. Things started off with a bounce when they tried out trampolining, a sport which benefits the cardiovascular system, develops motor skills, and of course, is great fun! Then they tried their hands (and feet!) at Kickboxercise, and enjoyed a taster session at the activity, known to benefit balance, flexibility and co-ordination. Nutrition is an all important aspect of healthy living, and Head of D.T. Mrs. Margaret Coleman took classes in fresh fruit smoothie making....details here
Christ
College Pioneers Specialist IT
Diploma
10/09/08 - Pupils from Kingsmead School and Star College joined Christ College Students in taking part in a revolutionary new IT Specialist Diploma. The value of the Diploma is that it teaches IT skills in genuinely work-related contexts, and has an equivalency of 7 GCSE’s. Head of IT & Business at Christ College, Colin Revell said...details here
Christ
College Girls Rewarded for Historic Article
20/07/08 - When Christ College got involved with the centennial recreation of the Gloucestershire Historical Pageant, three of their students jumped at the chance to write about the experience. The Pageant took place on and around Pittville Boating Lake in 1908, and Christ College Bell Boats took to the water to mark the event. Cheltenham Local History Society offered prizes for the best article, and twins Evie & Melanie Townsend and Jade Stockwell were presented with a gift voucher and a certificate by Cheltenham Spa Town Crier, Ken Brightwell....details here
Sporting Fun Day Draws the
Crowds at Christ College
12/07/08 - ‘Don’t Spectate - Participate’ was the order of the day as Christ College held a Sports Fun Day. The event focussed on the schools Sport Centre facility, and families attending had the chance to try their hands at a number of different sporting activities. There was plenty of variety for the young and young at heart: A veritable inflatable village of bouncy castles, face painting, “sumo” wrestling and street dance, as well as a presence by regular users of the Sports Centre facilities such as the Cotswold Fencing Club, the CST New Image Majorettes and the Cheltenham Harriers.....details here
Civil War History Brought to
Life at Christ College
11/07/08 - Christ College pupils where treated to a real hands-on history lesson when they got a taste of what life during the 17th Century was like when Discover History paid a visit. Historical recreation specialists Paul Harding and Helen Lee brought the English Civil War vividly to life with their accounts of the brutal and divisive combat, and the shocking medical procedures of the time. Paul, dressed as a soldier of the period, showed the students authentic pike drills, and let them try on the type of armour that would have been common on both sides of the conflict.... details here
Christ College leads
Centenary Homage to Edwardian Boating Extravaganza
10/7/08 - Pupils from Christ College took to the water at Pittville Park Boating Lake to Commemorate a fascinating event from Cheltenham’s history. It was Mr. Dave Potts who noticed the happy coincidence of Christ College being present on the lake a hundred years to the day since the great Gloucestershire Historical Pageant was staged on and around the Boating Lake. That event, which featured eight different historical events ranging from Roman times to George III‘s visits to Cheltenham, donated its profits to the veterans relief fund of the day.... details here
Christ
College Welcomes Cecilia to Chaplaincy Team
04/07/08 - Christ
College is delighted to welcome Cecilia Spence to its Chaplaincy Team.
Former
Primary School Teacher Cecilia is a Catechist at Sacred Hearts Church in
Charlton Kings, and describes her role at Christ College as a multi-faceted one:
“I am involved in organising assemblies, prayer sessions, and retreats, as well
as providing support in times of sorrow or joy.”..... details
here
Record Breaking First Sports
Day for Christ College
27/06/08 -
Christ
College’s first Sports Day was held at the Prince of Wales Stadium.
Despite intermittent rain,
pupils from Christ College competed valiantly in a host of athletics events.....
details here
Christ
College “Aims Higher” at Haute Couture Hartpury
26/06/08 - Year Nines from Christ College had a taste of the world of haute couture when they attended the Fashionista Enterprise Design Event at Hartpury College. The event was part of an Aim Higher Business & Enterprise Interschool Challenge developed by Brockworth Enterprise School, and took the students through the creative side of the business, with the teams coming up with a company name, a range of clothing and an advertising scheme to help promote their look.... details here
Christ
College Celebrates Successful First Year in Style
25/06/08 - The talented students of Christ College took centre stage as the school celebrated its first year. Hosting the evening were the school’s own version of Ant and Dec, Tom Savory and Sam Morgan. A slide show illustrated the range of exciting events that had defined the year, including the schools many sporting activities, their performances of Bugsy Malone at the Playhouse Theatre, and the spiritual dimension that makes Christ College what it is. School Rock band Quadranomix performed one of their punchy, tightly rehearsed numbers, and then the drama group performed a Big Brother – inspired sketch that illustrated the fickle and fleeting nature of modern celebrity.... details here
Primary Teachers Learn the
Ropes on Bell Boat Training Day
24/06/08 - Local Primary School Teachers traded their class rooms for Pittville Boating Lake for a day when they were given lessons in using Bell Boats by Christ College’s Dave Potts. The revolutionary twin-hulled craft were designed to open up paddle sport to a wider number of people than is normally possible with conventional canoes.... details here
What Goes Around Comes
Around as Frisbee Lessons Help Teach Fair Play at Christ College
19/06/08 - Year 7 Students at Christ College have been enjoying a series of sports lessons with a difference. Wes Bell and Paul Bennett from Cheltenham Youth for Christ have used games such as Football and Basket Ball, as well as Unihoc, Danish Long Ball and the Frisbee as platforms to introduce the concepts of winning with humility, losing with dignity, team work and fair play.... Details here
Unlikely “Haka” launches Tag
Rugby Tournament at Christ College
18/6/08 - Teams from eight local primary schools converged on Christ College to take part in a Tag Rugby Tournament. After a warm-up session, the youngsters were given some last minute pointers in the game by coach Ken Cuthbert. Just as the fearsome New Zealand All-Blacks get fired up before a match by performing the Haka, these youngsters were also put into the spirit of the game—by singing the SpongeBob Squarepants theme! “The kids all know the words, and it’s a great ice breaker at an occasion like this,” says coach Ken. Gardeners Lane Primary School were the eventual winners, taking away with them a splendid trophy.... details here
The Future is Fantastic:
Christ College visits the Cheltenham Science Festival
06/06/08 - Christ College pupils visited Cheltenham’s prestigious Science Festival at the Town Hall for a whole spectrum of exciting and informative displays and lectures. They learned about the mysteries of the teenage brain, witnessed the awesome combustion of a digestive biscuit soaked in liquid nitrogen, and listened to an inspirational talk from space scientist Dr. Maggie Aderin– Pocock, who harbours a personal ambition to go to Mars.... details here
Christ College Carers of
Tomorrow Enjoy Stroud College Careers ‘Taster’ Day
21/05/08 - Future carers enjoyed an informative day at Stroud College, where representatives of different aspects of caring professions spoke about their work and demonstrated some of the skills involved. Stroud area midwife Janet Hellewell gave a fascinating insight into her vocation as she gave a talk on what to do if you should encounter an emergency childbirth, and what a lifeline a passer-by is to a distressed mother- to-be giving birth unexpectedly. She spoke movingly of her chosen profession, saying what a privilege it is to bring new life into the world.... details here
Duke of Edinburgh Awards
Scheme gets Kick Start at Christ College
16/05/08 - Christ College held a Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme week to set 30 of its students on their way to receiving the Bronze D of E award. The week’s events included first aid, with resuscitation techniques practised on “Resusci Ann” dummies, an outdoor classroom that included putting up tents and improvising camp equipment such as utensil and boot racks, as well as cooking, map & compass skills and other aspects of camp craft. There are 275,000 people involved in the prestigious scheme at any one time in the UK alone.... details here
From Hyderabad to
Cheltenham: Christ College Welcomes Indian Visitors.
02/05/08 - Christ College were delighted to welcome Mrs. Sudhamani Dhulpudi, Mr. Niranjan Singh, Mr. Rama Rao, Mr. Bobbili Muthaiah and Mr. Vijaya Bhasker, visitors from two schools in Hyderabad, India. The event was the second part of an exchange visit, as Christ College Head Teacher Teresa Gilpin and Director of Sport Niall Ferguson travelled to India earlier in the year.... Details here
Christ College Participates
in Centenary Rugby League Contest
02/05/08 - 1908: Edward Vll was on the throne, Henry Campbell-Bannerman was Prime Minister, and in Cheltenham, the first ever series-deciding international game of Rugby League took place between the New Zealand All Golds and the Northern Union (England) on February 15th. In commemoration of this event, eight Gloucestershire schools competed for the 1908 Cup at the Prince of Wales Stadium.... details here
Boats Come In at Christ
College – Thanks to Olympics Coach David
01/05/08 - Christ College has taken delivery of two Bell Boats - and they were brought to the school by the designer of the revolutionary craft himself, David Train. David is an internationally recognised Olympic Canoe coach, who devised the 10-seater, twin hulled craft to open up the sport of canoeing to a wider group of people than is possible with one-person canoes. .... Details here
Christ
College Students Go For a Spin at L.A. Fitness
01/05/08 - Christ College sports students on the Gifted & Talented programme enjoyed a session in the Spin Room at L.A. Fitness. Instructor Jonathan Maslin took the pupils for a high intensity aerobic workout on the high - tech exercise bikes, after which they were presented with special Gifted & Talented training jackets.... details here
Christ College gets into the
Spoken Groove
30/4/08 - Spoken Groove, the talented American duo of Peter Nevland and Paul Finley came to Christ College to spend a day with Year 9 students teaching different writing, composing and performing techniques. The pair quickly engaged with their young audience with a dazzling display of their musical and lyrical virtuosity before splitting up to take separate workshops in their respective talents.... details here
Mother of Peace Orphanage
says siyabonga to Christ College
23/04/08 - Christ College was delighted to welcome Hugh and Irene Holland from the Mother of Peace Orphanage in KwaZulu Natal. In an informative and sometimes moving address, Mr. Holland spoke of how the orphanage came about, as the result of a prayer group that wanted to do something practical to look after children whose parents had been lost to AIDS. The Orphanage is located at a former sugar cane plantation, and the children are clothed, fed and well looked after. They go to school, and there is a strong spiritual component in their lives.... details here
Rugby Superleague Trophy
comes to Christ College
21/04/08 - It’s not every day you get to hold a professional sports trophy - but that’s what happened when the Rugby League Engage Superleague Trophy came to Christ College. League Representatives Lionel Hurst and John Huxley displayed the trophy to awe struck pupils in advance of the Cheltenham Rugby Festival on May 2nd and the Millennium Magic Superleague weekend in Cardiff on the 3rd and 4th of May..... details here
Christ College hosts Junior
Tournament for football Stars of Tomorrow
02/4/08 - An exciting day of football action was held at Christ College when teams from eight local primary schools took part in a ‘Round Robin’ tournament. Thanks to Extended Service funding, the Primary Schools had benefited from five weekly after-school training sessions with community coaches from Cheltenham Town Football Club.... details here
Drama students get physical
in Theatre Workshop
02/4/08 - Christ
College students were visited by Physical Theatre Practitioner, Rosie Mason from
Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre.
The pupils were put through
their paces with a series of exercises and scenarios designed to give them a
grounding in the subject... Details here
Christ
College Hosts Tag Rugby Friendly with Milestone School
01/04/08 - Christ College was delighted to host a Tag Rugby match against Milestone School, Gloucester. The Milestone team had benefited from eight training sessions at Gloucester Rugby Club, as well as having a tour of the new facilities at Kingsholm and attending the England v Ireland under 21 match at the stadium....details here
ECO Week brings environment
to the front of the class at Christ College
18/3/08 - Environmental issues were brought to the forefront at Christ College recently as they held a week of Eco Awareness. Mo Braham from Gloucestershire County Council conducted a workshop illustrating a timeline of how long different items take to biodegrade - sometimes hundreds of years in the case of items like metal cans... details here
Christ College Supports Sport Relief with
Wake ‘n’ Shake
14/03/08 - Christ College got into the spirit of Sports Relief by staging a Wake ‘n’ Shake session to start the day. Pupils donated £1 to the charity for the privilege of wearing sports clothing to school, and were led in a vigorous aerobic dance workout session by girls from year 11. Established in 2002, Sports Relief is a fundraising event which is held every two years. Its proceeds go to Comic Relief, who use them to help people living challenging lives in the UK and around the world.... details here
Christ College students
canoe adventure begins... in a swimming pool
14/03/08 - Christ College pupils took their canoe to an unusual venue recently - Kingsmead Swimming Pool—to practice safety drills. The four students—Harry Coltraro, James Jeffries, Martin Pates and Craig Parker—will be travelling along the Sharpness Canal to Gloucester Docks to fulfil the expedition element of their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award... Details here
They're the greatest! Boxercise keeps you fit - and its fun!
12/3/08 - Christ
College students have been benefiting from weekly Boxercise classes. Adapted
from the training methods used by boxers, the activity utilises all major muscle
groups and enhances range of movement... Details
here
Drama group has ‘Impact’ on
Christ College work experience students
11/3/08 -
Christ College Year 10’s were
treated to a presentation by the Impact Drama Group, whose lively, humorous show
helps to prepare them for work experience, and dispels some of the
misconceptions they may have about their first foray into the world of
employment... Details here
Balloons go up
at Christ College for aerial charity
7/3/08 - Christ College pupils raised money for the County Air Ambulance Trust by staging a balloon race. It was a spectacular event as the balloons were released, and promptly soared over the school and out of sight. Teacher Karl Morris said: “This was a year 9 charity fundraising event, and so far, we know of balloons that have travelled as far as Buckingham, Essex and even Hearne Bay in Kent.”... Details here
Christ College
teachers soaking all in a good cause
29/2/08 - Pupils at Christ
College repeatedly threw wet sponges at their teachers - but this was no
anarchic breakdown of school discipline. The event was one of several held
throughout the school week to raise money for Winston’s Wish, the child
bereavement charity.... Details here
E-safety goes to the top of the
class in Christ College
28/2/08 - Schools across Cheltenham are amongst
the first to put put online safety at the top of their agenda as they sign up to
hold special assemblies looking at the threat of online activity. The move is
part of an EU wide initiative to keep internet safety in the minds of all
parents and children.... Details here
Dance Students Step Out at
Christ College
27/02/08 - Year Nines at Christ College have been stepping out as they are introduced to the world of dance through PE lessons. The students work together in choosing a piece of music and devising their own choreography. “Dance enables students of all abilities to express themselves in an imaginative and creative way, and this as an early opportunity for the students to consider it as a GCSE option,” said PE Teacher Julie Portman....Details here
Shakespeare's Tempest blows
in to Christ College
13/2/08 - Pupils at Christ
College enjoyed a performance of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, as the Arty-Facts
Theatre group visited the school. The four actors performed with great
enthusiasm and panache, as they realised scenes from the Shakespearean classic,
and explained key dramatic points and staging techniques to students studying
the play as part of their Key Stage 3 SATs... Details
here
Christ
College Stars Bring Bugsy Malone to the Stage!
5/2/08 - Many weeks of rehearsals came to
fruition as students from Christ College took their production of Bugsy Malone
to the Playhouse Theatre. Pupils from years 7 to 11 took part in the childlike
take on Prohibition era Chicago, where custard firing splurge guns are the
weapons of choice for sarsaparilla drinking gangsters.... Details
here
Brody the Bear wins big at
Christ College!
1/2/08 - Christ
College provided an unusual opportunity for teams of entrepreneurs as part of
the Functional Skills programme, utilising the combined subjects of Maths,
English and IT.... Details here
‘Defining
Moment’ as Christ College celebrates
first Anglican
Eucharist
20/1/08 - Pupils at Christ College took part as the school celebrated its first Anglican Eucharist since the school became a joint Anglican / Catholic faith school.
The service was conducted by the Revd Malcolm
Allen, Vicar of St. Barnabas Church, who said it was “a wonderful experience
sharing the service with the Year 8 children at Christ College.”.... Details
here
Christ College hosts science event - with a
sporting difference!
24/1/08 - Young
scientists from seven local schools gathered at Christ College to conduct
experiments with a sporting theme as part of the Gifted and Talented scheme.
Sessions included the study of the effects of exercise on the body (in which
students heart rates where monitored while they used rowing machines), the
biomechanics of the high jump, and nutrition in sport... Details
here
Celebrity Chefs
Cook up a Storm at Christ College!
18/1/08 - Christ College pupils had a lunch time with a difference when they were visited by the doyen of dinner ladies, Jeanette Orrey, and Cotswold Celebrity Chef Rob Rees... Details here
Practice makes
perfect for Christ College interview pupils
9/1/08 - Year 11 pupils at Christ College benefited from the chance to experience a mock job interview, as a team from the Gloucestershire Education Business partnership visited the school... Details here
Christ
College pupils ‘Walk the Walk’ for good causes
Chaplain Hannah Cooke Licensed at Christ College.
Christ College sports
stars train at “L.A.”!
13/11/07 - Christ College sports stars were rewarded with a special training session at L.A. Fitness as part of the Gifted and Talented programme... Details here
Christ College
man helps Belmont School make a splash!
5/11/07 - Christ College Sports Centre Manager
Dave Potts has been helping pupils from Belmont School to make a splash by
introducing them to canoe and kayak paddling. Eleven students were awarded Level
1 Paddlepower certificates, and are well on their way to level 2.... Details
here
Harvest Festival a first for Christ College
18/10/07 - Christ
College played host to primary pupils from Holy Trinity, St. Thomas More’s and
St. Gregory’s schools as it celebrated its first Harvest Festival.... Details
here
Christ College pair return
from Paris Rugby Trip triumph.
15/10/07 - Two year-ten pupils from Christ
College made a triumphant return from their visit to the Rugby World Cup held in
Paris..... Details here
Budding CSI’s on the case at
Christ College
12/10/07 - It
was a case of CSI: Cheltenham as two classes from Christ College in Arle road,
were invited to the University of Gloucestershire’s Francis Close Hall Campus to
learn about forensic science.... Details here
Parlez Vous Rugby?
At
Christ College, they do!
28/9/07 - Two Year-10 pupils
from Christ College have been selected to travel to Paris with a member of staff
to assist in the planning and delivering of the rugby festival.....Details
here
Official opening of Christ
College a “Flagship of Reconciliation”
28/9/07 - Friday 28th of September saw the official opening of Christ College, Cheltenham, the first joint Roman Catholic and Church of England school in the county of Gloucestershire.... Details here