Archive for October 8th, 2008

My last three days here have been amazing, and I’ve loved every minute. I feeI I have achieved a lot especially in the rugby session as I’ve never played before. Would love to stay here for longer it has been incredible and school just doesn’t compare. I want to say thank you and goodbye to all of the team. I’m definitely not going to forget these three days. Bye. – Donna.x :)

The last three days have been fantastic. I really enjoyed Robolab and we nearly finished all the tasks! I had great fun trying to make a smoothie, finally settling on banana, mango, pineapple, grape and a little melon. It was actually surprisingly tasty. One of my favourite parts was probably the club challenge and team games. They were great fun and it helped me learn to work better in a team. Oh and I’ve even learnt a bit about rugby! All the leaders have been fab, so a huge thanks to Pete, Jeanette and Vicki, you’ve made this a brilliant trip. I’ve learnt something new in every exercise, whether it was how to eat healthier, work better in a team or learning how to use Robolab. I really hope we can come back again. Thank you! – Rachel

I have enjoyed these three days a lot and have learnt some things which will be very useful in life. I loved the practical rugby bit it would have been better if we could have played it for longer. i also thought the stadium tour was amazing, we got to see the changing rooms, gym and other facilities. We had a taster of what it would be like to be a Saints rugby player before and during the match! We found out that maths could actually be fun and related to sport and is needed when managing and creating a club. – Daniel

My experience at the Saints Study Centre has been fantastic. The variety of tasks we performed was amazing and great fun! Most of them included maths and teamwork, however they put the maths into everyday situations that you can see yourself doing later in life, such as Robolab which shows you how programming and engineering includes maths.

The experience has really helped me and I will most probably remember it. I’m actually thinking about buying the Robolab package because I enjoyed it so much. I have actually enjoyed every moment of it and I wish it had lasted all week. Unfortunately we have to go back to school now! – Grant

Day 3

Today began with the ‘Club Challenge’ – groups had the chance to run their own club, buying players, designing stadiums and looking at the financial side of running a club to make sure they made a profit.

Some fantastic presentations were produced!

In the afternoon the group had a tour of the stadium and found out about the history of the club as well as having the opportunity to go into the home and away dressing rooms!

A huge thank you to all the team at the Study Centre for a fantastic 3 days. Hope to be visiting again soon!