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Charity Challenge 2008
Six months of dedicated research, thoughtful interpretation and creative presentation by students from 5 of the Island’s secondary schools culminated in a hugely impressive and emotional evening at the ManxMuseum. After a successful pilot project at St Ninians last year, the Charity Challenge was rolled out across the other secondary schools.
The challenge the students were set was to research the work of a Manx charity working overseas, or a charity supported by the IoM overseas Aid Committee. They were to select the charity they felt they most wanted to represent, and then put together a 20 minute multimedia presentation. Within the presentation the students were to give a sensitive portrayal of how that charity has changed the life of a child through its work. A panel of judges had the unenviable job of dividing the H&S Davidson Trust’s grant of £4000.00 between the teams to be awarded to the Charities represented, based on the final presentations.
On the night each group was fantastic. The students showed a genuine understanding of the Development issues the charities are working with, and delivered very professional yet moving presentations.
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