The News Magazine of Comberton Village College
A Leading Edge Partnership School
ISSUE 15, SUMMER 2006
OLYMPIC PARTNERS COMBERTON now has an official partner school in Beijing, China. A recent visit to China by Principal Stephen Munday, with 10 other headteachers from the UK, allowed the partnership to be confirmed as part of a major new project: ‘Towards the Olympics’. The school is Changping No 1 High School in the Changping district of China. It has more than 2,000 students, not big by the standards of many Chinese schools, but still larger than virtually all British schools. The facilities, especially ICT and sports, are very impressive. As with many Chinese state schools, it has its own synthetic 400 metre running track and sports’ stadium. The group of English Heads visited Changping No 1 High School as well as seven other schools while on
WELCOME: to Changping No 1 school (above) and to Stephen Munday and CVC in Mandarin by Senior Teacher Mr Shaoming.
the study tour. While at the school, Mr Munday met staff and students and made presentations from Comberton Village College. The outcome is that the link has been established and future partnership work can be developed. The Beijing school is in the process of identifying a group of students who can start corresponding in the near future with a Year 8 group already identified at Comberton. A sports festival is already planned for summer 2007 in Beijing for all schools involved in the project. “This is a really exciting development for all of us at Comberton Village College,” said Mr Munday. “China is such a significant and such an interesting country in our world. The more we can learn about it and its people, the better prepared for 21st century life we can all be.” ? Comberton goes global — Pages 6, 7, 8 & 9
Top of the class PE TEACHER Ally Brennan has won a prestigious award. The Comberton-based Primary PE Manager was named as ‘Most Inspirational Teacher’ at the Cambridge Evening News Press Relief Community Awards last month. She joined a host of other winners in a range of categories in receiving her prize at a lavish dinner at Homerton College. Comberton Principal Stephen Munday said: “Everyone at Comberton Village College is absolutely delighted that Ally Brennan has won this award. If ever anyone deserves this, then most certainly Ally does. ? Turn to Page 2