Annual Fund 2020

2020 PROJECTS ABOUT THE 2020 ANNUAL FUND The Annual Fund is a great way to support small to medium scale projects which will have an immediate impact on the lives of our current and future pupils.

We hope you will join us in supporting this year’s fund.

HOW TO MAKE A GIFT

» Landscaping development of the Flat

» Mountain bike trailer

Your support will have a tremendous

» New radios for CCF

» Junior School playground development

impact upon the lives of current and future

» Establishment of a Gardening Club

» Mill House mobile technology

Giggleswickians. Your donation, no matter

» Professional dance floor

» Art Department silk screening equipment

the size, will help to

» Plasma Cutter & Tungsten Inert Gas Welder

» Paley Scholars Honours board

ensure Giggleswick

» Bursary Fund

School continues to

HELP US REACH OUR 2020 TARGET OF

build on the reputation

£45,500!

Over the years, our OGs, parents and friends have been

for well-rounded, high

wonderfully generous in their support of our Annual

quality education

Fund. This year we aim to

that it has enjoyed for over 500 years.

raise £45,500 to fund other important initiatives that cannot be financed by fees.

OVER £350,000 RAISED IN THE LAST 9 YEARS

Previous projects you have contributed to include; spinning bikes, a 3D printer, sports video recording mast and the indoor climbing wall.

To donate to the Annual Fund 2020 Donate online at: www.giggleswick.org.uk/make-a-donation Or call: +44 (0)1729 893038

The Giggleswick Learner Each project has been carefully chosen because it supports each pupil in becoming a true Giggleswick Learner: » Curious

» Aware

» Passionate

» Skilled

» Creative

» Resilient

» Pro-active

» Assured

Or, make a single or regular gift by BACS to: To:

Giggleswick School Foundation Account:

60744441

Sort Code:

20 78 91

Bank Address: Barclays Bank, PO Box 1, 49 High Street, Skipton, BD23 1DH Gift Aid is available upon request.

2020 PROJECTS

JUNIOR SCHOOL PLAYGROUND DEVELOPMENT

£2,200

ART DEPARTMENT SILK SCREENING EQUIPMENT

PLASMA CUTTER £2,000

The silk screen mesh has a long-

CREATIVE

£5,940

£640

term life of approximately ten years’ usage. During this time it will offer numerous benefits- building

A desire to create areas for students who do not wish to participate in sports activities at break times and may wish to have more quiet, mindful activities.

The Junior School have a large number of

on our links with

TUNGSTEN INERT GAS WELDER Opportunity to work with aluminium, stainless steel and titanium to produce items using commercial techniques.

Bristol University

The equipment will particularly benefit

in honing this

A Level Art, Design and EPQ students.

genre of printmaking and establishing greater links between Art

librarians, all very keen to promote

and Design in this way. In particular as part of the Cambridge PreU

This equipment is commonplace in both

reading; there would be space

course, which now facilitates Art and Design working more closely

Universities and in industry, but only in a few

to offer an ‘outdoor library’ and

together; as well as for GCSE and A level.

exceptionally well-resourced school departments.

a space to share a story.

Many of the pupils are increasingly keen to help improve it. The creation of a new space would create areas that provide bee, insect and bird friendly planting, that could be maintained by the children, further developing their knowledge and skills.

£13,000

£565

PROFESSIONAL DANCE FLOOR

PALEY SCHOLARS HONOURS BOARD

The provision of a professional-standard dance floor

This year has seen the formation of the Paley Society, made

will enable Giggleswick to offer dance as a serious cocurricular activity to students, attracting both current and potential new students to the beauty of dance.

The dance floor will help prevent repetitive strain

up of the academic Scholars in Years 9, 10 and 11.

The first Senior Paley Scholar was appointed in summer 2019 and the School would like to purchase an Honours Board.

In the same way as we celebrate achievement in sport or

injuries and muscle fatigue, whilst

AWARE

SKILLED

aware of the environment and are

protecting them from the dangers of slips and serious injuries.

the arts, the Paley Society was set up to support, enrich and develop our most academic students in their key developmental period of Years 9 to 11.

£2,600

MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILER

ESTABLISHMENT OF A GARDENING CLUB

£810

Giggleswick School has a long

A scheme to get young people away from their screens,

Interactive, mobile technology

the ever-increasing array of

growing organic produce. To create environmental

to create a unique and dynamic

educational apps, clips and

enhanced Early Years Foundation

software that will excite, encourage

tradition of providing Outdoor Pursuits for its pupils.

In more recent years the School has created a purpose built 1.2km mountain bike track in Ghyll Field.

PASSIONATE

£1,068

MILL HOUSE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

awareness and stimulate mental well-being.

We would grow organically and bring the produce to

Stage (EYFS)

£1,500

NEW RADIOS FOR CCF

Curriculum.

and challenge children.

The mobile nature of the tablets

The

allows for the learning to take place anywhere, indoors, outdoors, on

With the interest in mountain biking

school. From here, we

The CCF has been unable

children

rising, the School regularly attends

would hope to engage

to deliver any form of

will be able

a trip, on a Welly Walk, allowing

radio communication

to engage

the staff to target and personalise

with

learning to individual’s needs.

events away from the School and the

more helpers to run an

transportation of the bikes can be an

‘allotment to plate’ café,

training for over 10 years.

issue. The School would therefore

with all profits ploughed

Communication skills

back into buying seeds for

and the need for voice

the next year.

protocol and manners

like to purchase an 8-bike trailer to

CURIOUS

are an essential part of

transport the bikes £15,000

safely and

LANDSCAPING DEVELOPMENT OF THE FLAT

securely.

PRO-ACTIVE

The development of the Flat will create an outdoor space central to the School which can be used by everyone within the School. The traffic free environment will become a usable space with seating areas, whilst still allowing sufficient room for CCF parades.

using radios as a formal

UNLIMITED

method of communication.

BURSARY FUND

Voice procedure and coordination of activities

No Annual Fund is complete without including

such as exercises and

the opportunity to provide life changing bursary

fieldcraft would be

support for prospective pupils.

significantly enhanced by the re-introduction of such training.

87 PUPILS RECEIVED BURSARIES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS