Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 completed the annual school walk, from the waterfront, St Helier to Corbiere and back, a total of 14 miles each. 420 students each walking 14 miles equals a grand total of 5,880 miles. That is equivalent to Jersey to New York (5,514 miles) with over 300 miles to spare. An amazing total of £2400 was raised, shared between the school … [Read more...]
International artist at Grainville
French international artist, Matt Defour, (aka Atma) has been working alongside Grainville students to co-create a giant mural as part of the Skipton School Mural Project. This innovative partnership brings international artists into schools as part of a community enterprise, coordinated by ArtHouse, Jersey. The final mural was unveiled and takes pride of place in the main … [Read more...]
Grainville entrepreneurs scoop all top awards
Grainville students celebrated success in the annual Jersey Student Business Challenge by scooping all three top awards during an exciting awards evening hosted at the Royal Yacht Hotel in front of family, friends and the Island's media. As part of the challenge, each student business team used a seed fund of £100 and given 10 weeks to bring their business idea to market. … [Read more...]
Liberation Fountain competition winner
Congratulations to Tilly in Year 8 who was invited to attend a reception at Government House for the 75th Anniversary of Liberation Fountain School Design competition. Tilly's work was chosen as one of 5 winning designs from an island-wide secondary school competition to design a new fountain! As part of the celebrations of the 75th Anniversary of Jersey's liberation, the … [Read more...]
Pride of Grainville Awards
We celebrated the Pride of Grainville Awards in May, one of our biggest events of the year, now in its 17th year. We had over 30 awards for students nominated by staff for overcoming personal barriers in their lives; a commitment to supporting the community and helping others; English as an additional language, and students that have shown great endeavour. It was a fantastic … [Read more...]