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Year 8 Fitness in Space Project win the Mid South EDT Award

Year 8 Fitness in Space Project win the Mid South EDT Award Year 8 space group presented their project to a panel of Engineering Development Trust assessors at Fords transit van plant. Since February the team have been investigating the hazards to the human body of zero gravity space travel and they decided to design and make a prototype exercise machine. The last phase of the project was to test the machine in zero gravity conditions and so they experimented with the machine in the school swimming pool. This is similar to the training technique many astronauts have used in the past.

Y9 Challenge

Y9 Challenge The Ballard Challenge offered to all Year 9 is traditionally kick started with a rigours day under the watchful eye of the Royal Marines.

Ballard Swimming Gala

Ballard Swimming Gala In a very exciting afternoon of swimming Ballard took control winning many of the individual events before stepping up a gear and winning all the relays. This showed the depth Ballard now has in its swimming.

SATIPS Art Exhibition

SATIPS Art Exhibition This exhibition is a Celebration of ART in Prep schools and not a competition. Schools are allowed to send up to eight pieces of work and are encouraged to send one piece of work from each year group to show the breadth of talent that we have in our schools at all ages and the excellent teaching that they are receiving in the private sector. Ballard sent in work from eight different pupils.

Kenyan Adventure

Kenyan Adventure Ballard School pupils, join Expedition Leader Nick Hall to celebrate raising οΎ£2800 for their month long 'expedition of a lifetime' to Kenya in July 2009. The expedition led by Camps International has several elements designed to promote such skills as effective communication, leadership, teamwork, problem solving, decision making, initiative and financial management etc.

Watergardens Musical Event

Watergardens Musical Event Thank you so much for coming to the Music in the Watergardens event. Those of you who came were treated to some excellent musical numbers by our wonderful quartet, and enjoyed a Pimms or two on the decking. The standard of music was superb.

Ballard Pupil represents the South West in dressage

Ballard Pupil represents the South West in dressage Congratulations go to ES a Year 7 pupil of Ballard School, New Milton. At aged eleven E has been selected to represent the South West in dressage its and U21 selection. There are three squads (A B C) and they have selected the top three from each squad for the inter-regional championship teams in July. Each team is made up from one from each squad. Squad selection is on ability not age and does not matter whether you are riding a horse or pony. She is trained by Andrew Harris and Claire Moir.

Ballard pupils to perform at the Pier Theatre

Ballard pupils to perform at the Pier Theatre Kindergarten pupil of Ballard School, DC aged 4, entered at competition run by Variety Club and judged by Esther Rantzen and the Mayor of Bournemouth, Cllr Stephen Chap. The prize for the school is to put on a one night performance in the Pier Theatre this winter. This is a tremendous opportunity for Ballard pupils who have a wealth of theatrical and musical talent, to come to the centre of the town and entertain the local community.

MFL Booster

MFL Booster MFL Booster Morning at Highcliffe School A group of 12 Ballard GCSE language students spent an intensive morning at Highcliffe School, working on all aspects of their upcoming GCSE exams. Highcliffe is of course a specialist Language College and for the past several years Ballard pupils have benefited from our partnership, participating in their flourishing French Exchange, amongst other things.

Shrunk in the Wash

Shrunk in the Wash This musical trio Shrunk in the Wash of Year 10, along with ET, a girl pupil from Y9, performed in the Cloisters at Beaulieu Abbey recently when they provided the background music at a champagne reception before a Dinner to raise money for the Leonora Children's Cancer Fund.

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