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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
School huts painted ahead of sixth form opening in Guernsey
A school that is more than 50 years old is having a splash of colour added to it as it prepares to reopen as a sixth form. Former high school La Mare de Carteret closed its doors to students this year, but will officially open again as a temporary sixth form in to its outdoor huts are now being made, including the painting of subject themed murals, as they are made fit for purpose for the A-Level and IB Diploma subject Ryan Dawe, said: "It is a slightly older school, so we just hope brightening up the place will have a positive reaction, like they want to come down here, they want to be part of this community and part of this campus." Coffee and Create are helping to work on the murals which will be based on the subject taught there, including performing arts, sports, psychology and sociology. Psychology teacher at the sixth form centre, Helen Watson, said: "I think for young people to feel that they matter, that they're important and valued, there has to be effort that goes on from the adults around them."This will help foster positive relationships with them."
BBC News
03-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Guernsey sixth form centre ask the community for support
Islanders have been urged to consider ways they may be able to contribute to Guernsey's new sixth form States of Guernsey said the centre's move to its new temporary home at the La Mare de Carteret site will take place in September, before it moves to a campus at Les said the policy and resources committee approved £283,000 to ready the site for the sixth form, with £179,000 to fund equipment and bike form principal Kieran James said the vision was to create a "smart, professional" environment, adding: "We are asking Guernsey's incredible community to come together and contribute to this important project." Officials said the revamp work includes remodelling parts of the building's interior, as well as transforming the current sports hall into a university-style lecture theatre and multi-purpose study James said the centre would reach out to individuals and businesses who were keen to collaborate."This could include support through corporate social responsibility initiatives, from providing interior design advice or donating additional quality office furnishings, to offering mentoring support to our students or helping to fund motivational and inspirational graphic artwork to enhance the site," he James added: "The students who graduate from the Sixth Form Centre they become our future doctors and our lawyers and our teachers and our journalists."What we're asking is that the community therefore gives some input into the sixth form to be part of that journey."Nick Hynes, director of education, said the relocation work was "on track and in budget".
