Monday 22nd April . Issue 118
Word on the Street The Newsletter of Bethnal Green Academy and Sixth Form
Food for Thought Growing, cooking and eating fresh food can improve our health, wellbeing and lifestyle.
Mindfulness Matters BGA students promote the importance of Mindfulness in Schools Conference on March 27th 2013 Year 11 students Tashann McGhie, Tiago Viegas and Akif Rahman spoke eloquenty in front of an audience of 700 at Friends House in Euston. The audience included such luminaries as Lord Richard Layard, Lord Stone and Chris Ruane MP. Our students described how they use what they learnt in the mindfulness curriculum in their daily lives. They described how "doing a .b" helped them maintain focus and calm in recent GCSE exams, in lessons, when playing music and at home in family situations.
Y12 students in business! The Young Enterprise Company of the Year Tower Hamlets & Havering Final was hosted at the Google Campus in Old Street on Tuesday 17th May. Bethnal Green Academy entered three Yr 12 teams into the Final: L.T.S.T: Abdul Rahman, Marjharul Hoque, Faizal Hoque, Arif Uddin, Abdul Koyes, Abdur Rahat, Babar Popal, Rahim Choudhury, Mohammed Jaker Hossan, Suab Ali, Ajhar Uddin Ahmed and Syed Mustafa Mursed. Phantom Apollo: Christopher Duguid, Shuhail Islam, Sandhra Samuel, Ahmed Mumin, Gabriela Atanasova, Hiron Miah, Mashud Miah, Christel Luke, Abdul Mamun, Luke Watson and Uriah Dick. Talented Young Achievers: Tahmina Begum, Belal Robi, Nahima Begum, Shah Habibur Rahman, Anika Rashid and Rukshana Begum. All teams delivered detailed presentations, submitted a Business Report, set up a Trade Stand and were judged on their response questions.
As part of a new initiative to promote healthy lifestyles in our school community, Bethnal Green Academy has teamed up with Food For Life, a network of schools and communities across England committed to transforming food culture. A group of staff and students are planning to make good use of some neglected areas around the academy to plant and grow fresh produce such as vegetables and herbs. Look out for opportunities to get involved in this exciting project.
We are delighted to announce that Talented Young Achievers won two well deserved awards: Best Trade Stand Best Company in Tower Hamlets Judges were impressed by their unique Henna products and the substantial demand for their products. They will be representing Bethnal Green in the next round of the competition in the East London Regional Finals. The Judges were, Rob Heaton, Managing Director of Ping Panel, Mark Kass, Head of Enterprise & Economic Development at Agilisys, Laura Barnes, Deputy Director of Communications at the London Business School and Helen Rogers, Studio Manager at BERG a design consultancy firm. Congratulations to Talented Young Achievers. Well done to all three teams!
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