Tuesday 5th July 2011 - Published by Robert Trigg - Communications Executive
Prize-Winning Pupils Convene at Parliament
Children at a school in Esher were recognised for their outstanding achievements in using technology to connect with the community.
The pupils at Milbourne Lodge School took part in ‘Make IT Happy’, e-skills UK’s fifth national technology competition for pupils aged 9-11.
This year’s challenge saw pupils developing projects for the theme of “Pass IT On”, demonstrating ways in which they have used technology to connect with other members in their community.
Pupils from the independent preparatory school chose “Tobias and the Angel” as their project, and created materials for the visually impaired. They shared their finished projects with children from the Visually Impaired unit at St. Stephen’s School in Godstone.
Milbourne Lodge pupils won the Regional prize for the South East, coming third overall in the competition.
The judge for the South East region said: “For me, this was an exceptional entry, and really showed how a creative IT project should be delivered. The students used a wide range of technologies to deliver some incredibly creative ideas.”
Four Milbourne Lodge pupils were invited to represent the school, along with a student from St. Stephen’s, at the awards ceremony, late last month.
After taking a spin on the London Eye, the youngsters were lucky enough to be given a whistle-stop tour of the Houses of Parliament, by their local MP, Dominic Raab, who took the opportunity to congratulate them all in person.
Milbourne Lodge pupils and Dominic Raab MP
