"Duke of Edinburgh is recognised across the country, it's an award that will give you more to offer to future education and jobs. "You need to be determined, dedicated and passionate, and in turn you will get so much more out from the Award."
Mr Gemmell Duke of Edinburgh's Award Coordinator Manchester Academy
The Duke of Edinburgh Award, 2014
The Indus Entrepreneurs, Young Entrepreneurs Global Programme was launched at Manchester Academy in November. Manchester Academy was chosen by TiE to be one of the 2 schools representing England.
The Year 9 students have been busy this term. Below is a selection of some of their excellent ‘Still Life’ artwork.
Year 11 students battled it out to present the perfect pitch to 4 North West entrepreneurs.
On Tuesday, 13th November, the Manchester Academy under 16 basketball team notched up their first win of the season with an emphatic win over Loreto College 46-32.
After a successful first year of collaboration with the Whitworth Art Gallery, a new group of entrepreneurs have taken up the baton of ‘Fresh Made Trade’ and have begun their challenge to create a product for the shop at the Gallery and Art Museum.
On Friday 19th October, a team of students went to Manchester Airport to participate in the Dragons’ Den Enterprise Challenge.
On Tuesday 23rd October, the Year 11 Geography students went on a very successful field studies course in Blackpool.
On Wednesday 17th October, students from Year 10 and 11 attended The University of Manchester STAR Lecture: Materials and Nuclear Energy delivered by the Director of Dalton Nuclear Institute, Professor Andrew Sherry.
The first two primary school festivals of the year took place on Thursday, 18th October for Year 6 pupils and also on Tuesday, 23rd October for Year 5 pupils.
We are now top of the league with 4 wins out of 4.
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