Key Milestones on Cambridge House Grammar School’s Journey to Excellence

Date Event/Achievement

January 2011 Commencement of Comenius initiative in liaison with NEELB/British Council:Romania, Germany, Poland and Spain

January 2011 EFQM Gold Award Gala Ceremony

December 2010 First meeting of Drama Development Group

November 2010 RTU Leadership Development Partner School

November 2010 Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award ceremony

November 2010 EFQM 3 day Assessment Team Visit

November 2010 First meeting of Hockey Development Group

November 2010 Establishment of a constituted Dance/Drama Development Group

October 2010 Submission of EFQM bid, revision of CHGS SDP sent to DENI & NEELB

October 2010 Inaugural meeting of School Parent Council

October 2010 'Best New Website Web Award' and the 'Education Excellence Web Award'

September 2010 Whole School Parent/Student Milestone Evenings

September 2010 F1 World Championships – Singapore – Team Sianide

September 2010 Establishment of a constituted Hockey Development Group

September 2010 Formula 1 Business Breakfast

September 2010 Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award ceremony

July/August 2010 Friends for Romania trip and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition

June 2010 Somme and Flanders trip

June 2010 SEP launch: The Braid Learning Cluster primary/post primary partnership

May 2010 Principal represented CHGS at the Hillsborough Garden Party

May 2010 Principal was runner up for ‘Extraordinary Woman of Year’ 2010 - organisational success category

May 2010 Ulster Youth Choir participation

May 2010 All Ireland Talent Show finalists

May 2010 International Schools Award – Foundation Level 2010

May 2010 Young Enterprise finals – 2 Major Awards

May 2010 Young Enterprise – 1st Place - NEELB Competition

May 2010 Paris trip

April 2010 2nd place Northern Ireland School Stars Finals

March 2010 1st place Be Your Best Foundation – Rock Challenge – NI Winners

May 2010 Rock Challenge – 5 major awards at Be Your Best foundation – Northern Regional Final

May 2010 1st place – ‘Trash Couture’ Art and Design – All Ireland Competition

April 2009 Annual Honours Assembly

April 2010 Steinway Gala Evening

March 2010 Business Studies USA link visit

March 2010 1st place in F1 UK, Engineering Competition

March 2010 1st place UK Young Engineer of the Year 2010

March 2010 1st place – NI Young Musician of the Year 2010

March 2010 4th place – NI Young Musician of the Year 2010

February 2010 Centenary Gala Performance

February 2010 Centenary Cambridge lecture (Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell DBE)

January 2010 Past Pupils’ Association Dinner

January 2010 Sharing Education Partnership (SEP) submission successful

December 2009 Steinway Piano arrival, Boston pianos in place

November 2009 Senior Leadership Team development residential

November 2009 Students compete in All Ireland Talent Competition

November 2009 Primary 7 assessments – largest AQE centre in Northern Ireland

October 2009 PFA Centenary Showjumping Competition

October 2009 Revision of School Development Plan – submitted to DENI and NEELB

September 2009 Grade 1 Library Award

September 2009 Centenary History published

September 2009 Centenary School Photograph

September 2009 Investors in People Award (reaccreditation of IiP)

2009/10 Regional Training Unit (RTU) Lesson Study Pilot

2008/9 Regional Training Unit (RTU) Building Leadership Capacity

2008/9 RTU Coaching and Mentoring initiative engagement

2006/7 Empowering Schools ICT Pilot RTU

2005 Investors in People accreditation and Award Ceremony