BGA Creative News Issue 5

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Creative News Issue 5 . Spring 2016

News, views and information about Bethnal Green Academy

Welcome to issue 5 of Creative News – keeping you informed about the creative learning opportunities and social action projects at BGA.

Message from Thank you to students, parents, carers, staff the Deputy Principal and other members of the community. ‘Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education’ Martin Luther King There are lots of things that make Bethnal Green Academy a very special school. The students themselves, parents and carers and of course our staff. The culture of character building is at the heart of everything we do at BGA. We empower our students by promoting character traits, attributes/behaviours that give our students the best possible start in life. This is underpinned by a set of four entitlements: Achievement - motivation, drive and ambition, perseverance, resilience and grit Arts, sports and culture - Confidence and optimism, conscientiousness, curiosity and focus Well-being - honesty, integrity and dignity Social action - tolerance and respect, neighbourliness and community spirit Our students demonstrate this on a daily basis and have made a significant contribution to raising money for charity this year. We have SOLFEST 2016, the Oscars and many more exciting events coming up at the end of term. In the meantime, may I wish all the students taking exams this year every success. Jennie Montgomerie Assistant Vice Principal

BGA has recently received thanks for raising over £3,000 for First Love Foundation’s ‘Love at Christmas’ donation appeal. The selfless donations of the BGA community enabled hampers, toys and gifts to be distributed to over 600 people in the borough, including young people in supported accommodation, women and children in domestic violence refuges and other vulnerable families. The funds raised by the academy also enabled the charity to hold a Christmas event for nominated families including a meal and entertainment, with children’s activities alongside hampers, toys and gifts for guests. We raised over £750 in our loose change appeal in a week! In

addition to this, we also collected over 1000 food items. Representatives of First Love Foundation praised the Academy for transforming Christmas for those unable to celebrate themselves. The benevolent donations enabled guests to receive emergency food, but also the sense of belonging and festivity. The efforts of the Academy led to the unprecedented success of the appeal, building the Tower Hamlets community and providing hope and support for the most vulnerable of the borough. Year 7 deserve particular thank you. Some students donated all the a pennies that they have collected since the age of five. Another student produced a power point that was shown to the whole school community. It just proves that together we can make a real difference to ourselves and other people.


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