Newsletter Summer 2010 - the Benenden School Trust

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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.
Dr Peter Lewis For over 20 years Dr Peter Lewis was Head of Science at Benenden. A laboratory in memory of Dr Lewis is being generously funded by donations from Benenden Seniors, current & former Benenden parents and other colleagues and friends of the School who knew, admired and fondly remember Dr Lewis. “We were all tutored under Dr Lewis who we loved and respected throughout our time as students. We shall never forget his expert guidance. We shall sorely miss him and fondly remember him by warm bilge labs, lichens, fungus, cacti, and for being our inspiration in Biology.” Sharon E94, Hilary E/Oaks 96 and Daphne Low N/Elms 01 ““
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Page 7 and 8: Nature walk Part of the eco-classro
Page 9 and 10: Pyramid of giving A guide to gifts
Page 11 and 12: Trust awards: funding 100% free pla
Page 13: Trust donors Emily Aldrich Duchess

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