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Maths
Project in Bolton,
Lancashire - 2010
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From
September 2010 we are working in
collaboration with Bolton Education Authority to trial Minibridge as a
practical step in raising the levels of maths in Key Stage Two girls.
Funded
Staff Training Sessions
have already taken place with staff from the three schools
taking
part in the project:
- St Mathews Primary
- St Johns Primary
- Brownlow Fold
Primary
Pupil
trainings will soon be scheduled to help support the initiative to put
Minibridge on the curriculum and see how it improves in particular
performance and motivation in Maths at Key Stage Two.
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Minibridge in Stockport, Cheshire
Fairway Primary School, Offerton - March 2008
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Fairway
Primary School have
invited Mr Minibridge back to re-instruct Years 4, 5 and 6, all of whom
have new staff who would like to incorporate Minibridge into Golden
Time activity for all the class.
Year
3 were also instructed in
Minibridge for the first time and seemed to take particularly well to
the two sessions despite their tender age. In addition a Parents
training session is scheduled to consolidate Minibridge as an activity
that brings generations together round the same table.
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Minibridge at Manchester High School for Girls
Preparatory Department
November 2007 - April 2008
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The
prestigious MHSG got to hear
about Minibridge and asked us to introduce the game to their Years 4, 5
and 6. The reception was incredible and this influential school now has
Minibridge as a regular classroom activity.
Just
as with Offerton Primary
School, the parents will be introduced to the game in a foprmal session
which will allow parents to play at home against their own children.
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Inaugural Easter
Schools Minibridge Challenge
Manchester
2004
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On Monday 29 March 2004 a momentous event took place at Manchester
Bridge Club.
Four
Primary schools from the
Didsbury, Withington and Cheadle areas fielded between them 35 players
in a unique inter-schools challenge of a type that had never been seen
or held before.
Pictured
above are the
winning team St Pauls C.E Primary, receiving their trophy from the
former Lancashire cricketer and Indian test captain Farokh Engineer,
himself a keen Bridge player.
Chloe
Pantelli (Captain)
Patrick Ohlenschlager
Hugh Smyth
Robin Cunningham
Kane Richards
Kardo Ishmail
Bilal Akram
Alexander Welbourne
Anna Krippa
Danny Rushton
Jahmel Mcfarlane
Zak Pantelli
Dalia Kamali
Ricardo Castillo
Sam Simkins(Capt)
Rebecca Waterton
Jack Donnelly
Christopher Thom
Hannan Ullah
Junaid Aamir
Miriam Rigby
Mathew Chadwick
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St.
Cuthberts R.C
Primary
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Lauren Storey(Capt)
Sharelle Murray
Robert Cunliffe
Shannon Lenehan
Sean Stenson
James Hyland
Mark Killilea
Michael Diment
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North
Cheshire
Jewish Primary
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Ben Morris(Capt)
Maurice Sameli
Sophie Ellenbogen
Janine Rothburn
Gabi Abrahams
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Minibridge
Challenge Harrogate
2004
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On Sunday July 4 2004 many of the above players boarded a coach from
Manchester and travelled across country to Harrogate Bridge Club to
play in a special Minibridge Challenge against players of a similar age
from the Harrogate area.
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The first time in the UK
that such young children
(ages 9-11) had ever travelled so far to play in a Minibridge event!
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The event was run on a pairs basis and there were notable successes for
some of the Manchester players, in particular:
Emma
Brennan and Dalia
Kamali
Winners
of a trophy for one of the
top placed pairs
Sean
Stenson and Shannon
Lenehan
Winners
of consolation medals
Pictured below are Sean
(facing) and Shannon playing
against two girls from Harrogate
with Sean
as Declarer and the girls as Defenders
And pictured below are the stars of our team. Trophy winners Emma
(facing) and Dalia
(back to camera) giving two more
Harrogate girls some tough competition
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