Newsletter Summer 2010 - the Benenden School Trust

Science Campaign: raising £3million for
a new Science Centre for Benenden
Great progress has been made since Her Royal Highness The
Princess Royal launched the Trust’s ‘Leading the Field’ Campaign
to help fund new science and sports facilities for Benenden. Over
£750,000 has been raised, and full planning permission has been
granted for Benenden’s new Science Centre.
Our goal is to raise £3 million for Science. This will help ensure
that the outstanding new Science Centre planned for Benenden
will be available for the first generation of Benenden girls by 2012.
We hope that you will be able to join us at the Action & Reaction
Ball at the London Aquarium in November. This special event is
being staged to help raise funds for the project. We are extremely
grateful to the Parents’ Events Committee for so kindly taking on
the planning and execution of this event.
Beyond the Leading the Field Campaign, the Trust has continued
to promote its Trust Award programme. This provides the
possibility of fully funded places for local primary school pupils, and
Sixth Formers. Now in its fourth year, the programme is funded
entirely by donor support and provides a life-changing opportunity
for students who could not otherwise have access to the benefits
of a Benenden education.
Gifts to the Trust made possible the construction of an eco-classroom
for Benenden. Located in the Victorian Water Gardens, the classroom
brings the very latest in sustainable technology to the school. The ecoclassroom
has been principally funded by the remarkable generosity of
Anna Marshall, Benenden Senior, and her parents, Lord & Lady
Marshall. The second phase of the project, a Nature Walk, has been
constructed. The Trust is very grateful to the 145 parents and Seniors
who have come forward to ‘sponsor-a-board’ of the new walk.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have so
generously made a donation to the Benenden School Trust. Your gift
has helped Benenden become the school it is today. As Trust
Chairman, I hope that you will consider making a gift to the Trust in the
future. Together we can help ensure
that Benenden continues to be one
of Britain’s leading schools.