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