Isle News, 26 October 2009 – Primary school students across the Isle of Man are being given the chance to be the first people on the “Sure Skate” ice rink this Christmas when it opens in November. Classes spanning year groups 3 – 6 (eight to 11 years old) are being asked to enter a [...]
Isle News, 23 October 2009 – LOCAL actors were given the chance to hone their film skills at a recent workshop held at King William’s College by UK specialists – and supported by the Isle Of Man Arts Council. The aim of ‘Screen Actors Workshop’ was to introduce actors to screen-acting techniques to help the [...]
Isle News, 22 October 2009 – Students from Jersey College for Girls are taking part in an innovative new competition to win an apprenticeship with Sure. The Year 12 and 13 girls have been chosen to take part in The Sure Apprentice, which will run over the next eight months and see the 12 apprentices [...]
Isle News, 149 October 2009 – Independent prep school headteachers from the North West met at the Buchan School yesterday (14th October 2009) for the Autumn District meeting of IAPS (Independent Association of Prep Schools). IAPS is a professional association for headteachers of independent schools catering for children from 2 to 13. It has more than [...]
Isle News, 10 October 2009 – Parents, staff and pupils from the Buchan School have raised more than £220 for Macmillan Cancer Relief after taking part in the recent ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ event. Participants enjoyed eating home made cakes and drinking coffee and juice during the event. It is the twelfth year running that the [...]
Isle News, 6 October 2009 – Isle of Man businesses and individuals are being asked to ‘Buy a Brick’ for the new performing arts centre at King William’s College. Margaret Mansfield, Barrovian Foundation Manager, commented: “We are delighted to launch our ‘Buy a Brick’ scheme – our first brick was bought by our Chief Minister Tony Brown [...]
Isle News, 25 September 2009 – King William’s College pupils have had a once in a lifetime experience this week, swapping their classrooms for lessons inside a space capsule! Isle of Man-based company, Excalibur Almaz, has brought the spacecraft over from the recent Moscow Air Show and put it on display at the Castletown school. [...]
Isle News, 25 September 2009 – King William’s College will hold a screening of silent movies tomorrow (Friday 25th September 2009), as part of its Organ Festival weekend. Two films will shown in the Chapel of St Thomas – ‘The Boat’ starring Buster Keaton and the ‘Big Business’ starring Laurel and Hardy – and will [...]
Isle News, 22 September 2009 – Local TV chef Shaun Rankin will be swapping Bohemia for school kitchens as he cooks for the children of Mont à l’Abbé Secondary School. Shaun will be giving the children an interactive cookery demonstration of his famous Treacle Tart on 25th September. The children will learn about how to [...]
Isle News, 18 September 2009 – A specialist financial services degree offered through the University of Plymouth and taught in Jersey at Highlands College has been short-listed for three awards. The Foundation Degree in Financial Services features in three nominations in the University of Plymouth Enterprise Awards, which take place this evening (17th September), with [...]
