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When I asked members of our team about their memories of the Three Peaks Challenge event, Mieke replied...

"Seven went up, Seven came down"

... and indeed, that is what happened. Seven members of the Stepping Stones Team completed the COINS Three Peaks Challenge event.

It was an amazing achievement by the Stepping Stones Team.

Here are some photographs from the weekend's event which took place on 6th and 7th May 2006. More photographs and some video clips to come.

The Cinema Club based at Stepping Stones School took place on the 30th of April. The event went really well 10 people attended. Jonathan Furness who is an I.C.T Teacher at Stepping Stones and Brenda Harman one of the Mum's at Stepping Stones came to help.

People voted on the film to watch from the website. We watched Cheaper by the Dozen II

During a short break we played badminton and went outside to play on the swing.

The next Cinema Club will be 14th May.

This film is one of several produced by Illumina for Heppell.net following the successful Be Very Afraid II event held on 14th December 2005.

A film crew captured the extraordinary creativity that was on display throughout the day. A DVD and website has been produced containing photographs and the entire set of clips from all the schools and pupils - this will be available to all those who participated very soon. The video below is very much an early preview of what you will find on the DVD.

Listen to what our pupils said about the work they were showcasing.

Jonathan was asked to describe Stepping Stones and what the pupils were doing...

You will need the latest version of Apple QuickTime to watch these videos. Free download from the Apple site.

On the 23rd February, a Personal Trainer from the
David Lloyd Leisure Centre called Dan Roberts, who has Cerebral Palsy came in to talk with the students about how he coped with Cerebral Palsy in his childhood, his adolescent years , and eventually his adulthood, and also how he overcame it, and proved everyone wrong, by becoming a fitness instructor.

On the 21st February all the students at Stepping Stones School went to the Riding for the Disabled
centre in Liphook, Hampshire.

Dom said...

"I was reluctant at first, but soon overcame my concerns. I had a great time."

Dan said...

"It was good to be back on a horse"

This activity forms part of the physical education curriculum.

During the half term break, our pupils engaged in a research study looking at whether strategy games can support learning, particularly in historical studies. Pupils took on the role of 'researcher' during the game play and later, when answering questions.

Using iChat technology, the researchers, quickly established a connection and dialog with three other participants, each situated in different towns in the UK.

Sasha Millwood was the principle organiser and soon rallied the troops! It was decided that Rise of Nations would be the game of choice on which to base this research.

After some (!) initial connection problems, the game commenced, and the pupils spent several hours outwitting each other and attempting various strategies.

One of our pupils, Dan, commented...

It is hoped that we will find another opportunity when we can repeat this experience, perhaps finding an afternoon or evening to gather once again.