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We are pleased to announce the school charity bake sale was successful and raised £53 for Children in need. A special thank you to all the staff members and students who took part!

RALSA charity disco will be held on the 1^st of November to support the Mayor of Bournemouth’s Charity Appeal Fund for the following local charities.

• Bournemouth Leukaemia Fund (Charity No 290340) – supports local research into the cause, diagnosis, natural history and treatment of patients
• The Jigsaw Appeal for Women (Charity No 1057366) - to build a brand new Women’s Health Unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital to screen, diagnose and treat patients with breast and cervical cancer, for families touched by the tragedy of having a miscarriage and to provide teaching and training.
• The Jon Egging Trust (Charity No 1148180)- The Trust  – set up in memory of Red 4 Pilot Jon Egging – has a Charitable purpose to set up a Blue Skies Pilot Programme in Bournemouth to provide 10 selected young people with key Inspiration Days followed by a range of accredited work skills and leadership training opportunities.
• The Springbourne Family Centre (Charity No 1139977) - to support vulnerable families in the Boscombe area by offering individual and group support to parents with children under five and to provide parenting groups, crèche, workshops, courses and child contact services at their friendly centre in Boscombe.

For full information and photos  see our face book page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southbourne-School-Official-Site/131396550240905

DON’T miss the incredible display teams, Royal Marine beach assaults, awesome jets, pilots, Royal Navy, aircraft, helicopters, Royal Air Force, fireworks, entertainment. There is also 3 miles of trading and ground displays between Boscombe Pier and Bournemouth Pier, street entertainers, interactive military villages, balloon glows, live music, military bands and the Royal Marines.

We are sorry to have to tell you that one of our teachers, David Pountney, died after a short illness on Sunday 8^th July.

David worked at Southbourne School of English from May 1997 to April 2012, when he was taken ill.  Many of our students will have fond memories of David’s lessons and his hard work in the Language Laboratory and Library – not to mention his superb performances in the recent Christmas pantomimes.  We miss David a lot.

We are sure you will join us in thinking of his family at this sad time.

Mathilde Geron, from Le Havre, born in 1986 and a pupil of Southbourne School of English, is representing her country France, in the Olympic sailing women’s 470. She attended SSE in the summer of 2004.

Over the last few years she has taken part in races held in Barcelona, Perth, Majorca, Helsinki and Miami, USA. Earlier this summer she and her sailing partner, Camille Lecointre, won a major race off Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay, coming first in the OK dinghy World Championships. This young duo is considered one of the most versatile in the world.

For more information and photos, please go to our facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southbourne-School-Official-Site/131396550240905

Our Brazilian students are dressed and ready for the match in Cardiff – Brazil v Egypt. We can’t take sides but as we have no Egyptian students ….. good luck Brazil!!!

To see the photos please go to our facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southbourne-School-Official-Site/131396550240905

We are really pleased and honoured to have the Olympic Torch Relay on our doorsteps. The Olympic Torch Relay will be making its way through Bournemouth and into Christchurch on the 13^th and 14^th of July.

The flame will travel down Centenary Way and Christchurch Road, going through the neighbourhoods of Boscombe, Pokesdown and Southbourne between 8:40 am and 9:00 am on Saturday 14^th July. The flame will be carried by a number of locals, including Tony Chivers, aged 92 and the oldest torch bearer in the UK relay.

SOUTHBOURNE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH SUMMER COURSES

Don’t miss out on the last few places at our residential summer schools this summer, July 2012…..

BOURNEMOUTH COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

RESIDENTIAL GROUPS:

08/07 for 2 or 4 weeks

FULL PROGRAMME INCLUDING RETURN AIRPORT TRANSFERS

HOMESTAY B&B GROUPS:

08/07 for 2, 3 or 4 weeks

INDIVIDUAL PLACES:

There are still individual places left for 2 0r 4 weeks in residence, as well as B&B accommodation

PRIORS FIELD SCHOOL, GODALMING, SURREY

Residential groups:

2 weeks only from 08/07 – 22/07

Residential individual:

2 weeks only –

Airport transfers can be arranged

If you are interested in any of the last few places please contact our office ASAP:

PAUL GALLINA

MANAGING DIRECTOR

paul.gallina@southbourneschool.co.uk

The 32nd London Marathon is planned for 22 April 2012, with more than 35,000 runners expected. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money, as the Virgin London Marathon. The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse.

We wish all the participants the best of luck!

Best of luck to all our exam classes!

We would like to wish all of our students the very best of luck over the next few weeks in their IELTS, FCE and CAE exams.