Issue 40 March 2013 - The Academic Colleges Group

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ACG SunderlandWorld Challenge: Cambodia and VietnamTwelve students and two staff headed off to Cambodia last Decemberas part of the World Challenge Expedition.The expedition started with a four-day project working with orphaned children.The team worked very hard in the heat, moving bricks and mixing concrete for buildersto use. The students also got to spend a day with the children, teaching them to learnEnglish and played games. Students travelled by Tuktuk each day to buy food andhelped prepare our meals.Some sightseeing was undertaken while taking the bus to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)in Vietnam where students and staff did a five-day trek through farmland and forests,over lakes, up hills, down valleys - the scenery was just stunning. Christmas Day wasspent in Hoi An before a train ride back to Saigon for a farewell dinner. All involved learntso much about the people and the culture. They also learnt a lot about themselves andeach other.Parents and Friends PicnicWhat a great success our annual Parents and Friends Picnic on Friday15 February was.Celebrating the spirit of ACG Sunderland - family, values, and gettingtogether as a community. From face painting to pony rides, fire engines,sack racing, picnicing and family fun. Our students, staff, parents andfriends had a great day.12 News at ACG ■ March 2013
Scooter DayOn Friday 22 February, we held our first ‘Scooter Day’ in the Primary. Students were able to bring their scooterand helmet along to school so they could ride them at interval and at lunchtime. As you can tell from thephotos it was well supported with many students on the specially built tracks (one for the Lower Primary andone for the Upper Primary). This will be one of many to be held.Property worksConversion of the PE Office into a PreSchool isreaching the final stages of building work; thishas been a complicated conversion requiring agreat deal of consultation with the Departmentof Education, Health and Council.The internal fit out is almost completed, the exteriorof the building is to be painted with the final touchesto the playground and outdoor play area completingthe project.Once completed the next phase is that of Ministry ofEducation and Health Department sign off.Weather tightness: At the end of NovemberAndrews Property Services (APS) were awardeda contract to carry out an intensive programme torenovate and apply a membrane sealer to all areas ofthe roof and gutters, the final phase of this work is toseek a suitable solution to skylights above the atriumand auditorium.Grounds: As the neighbouring development nearedSwimming CarnivalAs everyone poured in, there was excitementin the air as the first school sports event ofthe year was about to begin.All decked out in House colours, everyone wasready for their first race. As the races startedHouse support started too, and soon everyonecompletion the opportunity to reuse the mountain ofusable dirt stockpiled was too good to turn down,as a result the area close to the gym which waspreviously covered in trees and bush and the landleading down to Central Park Drive will now beturned into a usable play space.Contactors have completed spreading and levellingof the dirt. In mid-March screened top soil will beadded and seed will be sown if there is sufficientmoisture is available.was cheering on their House members. As theday went on the House support increased,culminating in the House relays. Even underthe water you could hear them going crazy.The highlight has to be the students for the firsttime beating the teachers in the Leaders Relay.ACG Sunderlandstudent cleans upCambridgeInternationalExaminationsAlexander Parker takes doing wellin his exams to the next level.A Year 11 ACG Sunderlandstudent, Alexander not only gotstraight A’s but also took morepapers than most students in theCambridge International Examinations.Sitting 8 IGCSE’s Alexander really stretchedhimself. Most students sit between 5 and 7papers in a year. In 7 of the 8 papers he scoredA*s, which means 90 percent and above, whichis a remarkable achievement. He received A*sin: History, English Literature, First LanguageEnglish, Foreign Language Spanish, Maths,Chemistry and Physics.“Alexander has worked really hard to getthese fantastic results. We’re so proud of hisachievements and we’re looking forward to hiscontributions to ACG Sunderland this year,”says Principal, Nathan Villars.In previous years Alexander has also beenpart of the senior football team and he is thenumber one player in the ACG Sunderland topBadminton team which he captained last year.The team was runner up in west Auckland in2011 and third place last year.“The CIE system offers us a global qualificationwhich is flexible providing breadth and depth.The courses are extremely rigorous andthey provide the students with internationalbenchmarking. We’re finding these elementsare increasingly important with more and morestudents heading overseas to university,”says Mr Villars.With two more years of study left beforeuniversity, Alexander has many opportunities leftto explore before he makes any decisions on hisnext steps.News at ACG ■ March 2013 13
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