The News Magazine of Comberton Village College
HeADING fOr CHINA A Leading Edge School
ISSUe 14, SPrING 2006
Principal’s Far East visit will formalise Olympic links
COMBERTON Principal Stephen Munday is set to visit China next term to develop links for the new international Olympic project.
Following the decision to award London the 2012 Olympics, a project to link schools in China (Beijing hosts the 2008 Games) with selected partners in Britain was launched. Comberton is among only 40 Sports and/or Languages Colleges nationally who were invited to join the project organised jointly by The Specialist Schools Trust and the Youth Sports Trust. The next stage in confirming Comberton’s new link with a Chinese school will take a big step forward when Mr Munday joins a small team of English headteachers, who all hope to establish new links with Chinese schools. The trip will be fully funded by Toshiba, who are supporting the project. Mr Munday will visit Beijing to see some schools there as well as two other areas in China. When he returns, the new partnership should have been formalised and the activities leading to the Beijing Olympics and then the London Olympics in 2012 can begin.
“This new partnership could offer pupils at Comberton some wonderful new opportunities,” said Mr Munday. “My visit is needed to formalise the partnership agreement. After that, many staff and pupils can begin to work with staff and pupils from our partner school in China. “The Olympics link is great for our work as a Sports College while the opportunities to learn about Chinese language and culture fit really well with our new remit as a Languages College.” l Opportunity knocks — Pages 6 & 7 l All around the world — Page 8
A grand night out
PLANS are already under way to make the Principal’s Ball an annual fixture on the school calendar after the success of the inaugural event earlier this month. More than 100 people enjoyed a sumptuous spread laid on by catering manager Debbie Rogers and her team before dancing the night away to ‘The Breeze’, who were described by Comberton Leisure manager Lynne Phillips as one of the best live bands she had heard. The event was designed as a fund-raiser for the college Trust Fund and raised nearly £1,000 to be spent on computer equipment, including more than £200 from a raffle organised by Head of Year 7 Anne Jones. Principal Stephen Munday said:”Nearly £1,000 was raised for the school’s Trust Fund for purchasing computers for student use. “It was a very enjoyable evening. The food, music and company were all top quality. “From the very many positive comments I received, we should clearly look to make this an annual fixture in the school calendar and use it raise further funds DINING OUT: Principal Stephen Munday and Head of Year 7 in the same cause. Look out for the date for next year’s diary.” Anne Jones at the inaugural Principal’’s Ball