Chronicle

2010-20112011Message from the Director, Mr Alexis AndreouWelcome to the 2010/11 electronic edition of The PASCAL Chronicle which is downloadablein PDF format from our new website (www.pascal.ac.cy). The reason is two-fold:firstly we wish to step up our contribution to raising awareness of our impact on the environmentby downsizing printing and use of paper and secondly the electronic editiongives a chance to pupils, parents/guardians, graduates, alumni, staff members andfriends to have access to the Chronicle at any time wherever they are.Last year in my message I addressed a number of issues of significance so I take thisopportunity to update you on these issues.The unique academic programmes of the school (PASCAL English School Apolytirion orApolytirion and GCE A Levels or Apolytirion and IB Diploma/Certificates) together with the school’s competitiveenvironment result in high student achievements. These achievements are reflected in the latestuniversity placements/successful offers that came from these universities: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cambridge,Cardiff, Essex, Kent, Lancaster, Leeds, Leicester, Loughborough, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham,Royal Holloway, Sheffield, Surrey and Warwick to mention a few. I am confident that our graduateswill have equally good placements this year. For those students who took external examinations the ExternalExams Checkpoint proved to be a very good preparation.The new school uniform was introduced this year without major problems. In the beginning there wassome resistance to change, especially regarding the blazer, but I am pleased with the end result. Anonline survey regarding the school uniform quality was carried out and we had valuable feedback fromparents/guardians and pupils. The comments and requests for improvements were passed on to themanufacturer for implementation.The Headmistress, Senior Master/Mistresses, Heads of Year, Heads of Department and Form Teachers didan excellent job this year and the school’s pastoral care system has been running efficiently. I would liketo thank and congratulate the Prefects for their support and contribution towards achieving our pastoralcare aims.Various clubs took place successfully on seven school days this year giving pupils the opportunity to developtheir skills and inclinations outside classroom learning. The school continues to be innovative regardingthe trip for Year 3. Therefore, this summer our pupils will be going to Scotland and England for arecreational and educational week. They will be visiting the Edinburgh castle, whiskey factory/distillery,Lake District national park, the city of York, university campuses, Old Trafford (“Theatre of Dreams”) andother places of interest.The PASCAL English School Lefkosia Alumni Association (PESLefAA) continues to be very active. More informationregarding their events can be found on our website under alumni section.PASCAL Education schools in Lefkosia, Lemesos and Larnaka have yet again successfully organized TheHidden Talents’ Evening, English Creative Writing Competition, Science Fair, Sports Day and SummerCamp.In an effort to promote sports we have built 2 beach volleyball courts and we plan to continue enrichingour sports facilities by adding new ones in the future.I would like to thank all who contributed to the production of this magazine which reflects the work, lifeand efforts of pupils and staff members of our school.3