Help Stop Gun and Knife Crime

By Richard Adesoji
BTEC National Diploma in business  

Aren’t you all fed up about gun and knife crime in the United Kingdom mostly in London? If the answer to my question is no then I will automatically assume first of all that you are a self centred human being, secondly I would also presume that you have not had any friends or family that have been shot or stabbed to death. Maybe you are in an unpleasant situation because of either of those brutal weapons, thirdly you probably don’t have any friends or family in jail because they were caught with weapons in order to protect themselves or retaliate to a previous circumstance.

Well I have had a large amount of friends and family including my self that have being caught up in one or the other. At first it started as a lifestyle and now it is a nightmare. As we all should know there have been a number of deaths regarding guns and knife and in the environment I live in its beginning to become normal which I think is generally insane.

We have a lot of campaign going on which are trying to stop people from being victims. For example we have Trident who are focused on black on black crime. STOP is another campaign that is focused on gun and knife crime. This is run by Alexander Rose who focuses on giving speeches to young people against carrying a weapon. He also designs products with his logo STOP.

We also have new Scotland Yard who are working in all capacities to stop crime. In some cases they try to make laws harsher and so more effective and in others they set up projects to help different police departments to focus on specific crimes and of course guns and knife crime is at the top and most worked on at the moment.

However, the main reason for me writing this is to inform people reading this that it is real and not a media scam of any sort. So if you know anyone who is involved in crime of any sort - mostly gun and knife crime - inform them to STOP  because it always has a bad outcome and some times a terrible.  This is not only on there side but also on their victims.

Health Week and Green Week at Lewisham College

By Mo Pamplin

Learning Facilitator

If you use the Learning Centres you will have noticed the displays in Breakspears, Tressillian and Deptford this week and last.

Last week was Health Week, and the Learning Centres worked with staff in the ES Team to organise events, displays and e-activities to give information and encouragement on getting fit and staying healthy.

In the modern world it’s hard to eat a proper diet, get enough exercise and, frankly, keep your head! When we organised Health Week, we wanted to remind people that keeping healthy and eating well will give you more energy, keep stress at bay, and, in short, make life easier, not more difficult.

So we had some cookery books, exercise books, films and DVDs on display to give you an idea of how you can use the Learning Centres to keep in shape mentally and physically. We also had activities and quizzes on eME, including a “Name that Fruit” quiz, for which the lucky winner will be announced by the ES Team before half term.

We also wanted to draw attention to some important health issues such as body dysmorphia, the risk of overusing sunbeds, and OCDs (Obsessive Compulsive Disorders).

The Sports MA students also got involved, and led a session in Breakspears Learning Centre at which they invited students to have a go on the fun Wii Fit board. Well done to everyone who was brave enough to have a go.

As ever the staff in the ES Team worked really hard to make the week as fun and engaging as possible, with fruit tasting, games and information available all week.

The next event in the calendar this year is Green Week, starting on Monday. It’s impossible to ignore the massive challenge to go green – we all have to face this. So if you want to find out what you can do to reduce waste and be kinder to the planet, come along to the Learning Centres to find out what you can do. It’s not just us doing the talking – all week we’re running a competition to find out your best suggestions of how to look after the environment. You’ll be able to use a forum on eME to make suggestions, and post your ideas on noticeboards in the learning centres. At the end of the week, we’ll be awarding a prize to the best suggestion!

Heartrending Holocaust Movie by Kelly Omanyo

My name is Kelly Omanyo, I am a YEHE student at Lewisham College, I had a great opportunity to visit Poland to learn about the Heartrending Holocaust. I had chills in the gas chamber, it was quiet and disturbing with an awful smell of death. It was an honour to visit and learn the history. I was truly moved.

That's So Gay

Words are powerful - and often people do not realise that what they are saying upsets other people or denigrates a minority.  Not deliberately meaning to give offence is no longer an excuse. 

These two excellent American TV commercials make the point perfectly.  As the slogan says "It's Not OK to say You're So Gay - Knock It Off!".

It is part of GLSEN and Ad Council's new ad campaign from thinkb4youspeak.com. The first features Wanda Sykes in a pizza parlor telling a group of teenage boys to Knock It Off!



The second features Hollywood star Hillary Swank and she gets the point home too!

Teach or Learn at Home with Oabel

There is a new website for both tutors and students which works, in some ways, like a dating agency!  It is called oabel and its purpose is to match up tutors with those who wish to use their teaching services.  The tutor registers (pretty much like signing up for Facebook and other social networking sites).  When their account is registered then they are able to post up what they can teach, their times of availability and how much per hour they would like to receive for their online tutoring.  Oh and their location doesn't really matter - as you will find out.  Oabel is quite straightforward and online tutors who are looking to do a little freelance work in their own time (and it’s free to sign up).

Instead of oabel matching up the tutors with students, what they do is allow their members to make their own mind.  So, if they are looking to improve their cooking skills or learn a new language (for example) they can search the oabel database for the ideal ‘match; and book tutoring online.  The lessons are done using Skype.  However, if tutors and students do not have that then there is a chatting system set up on oabel so things can be taught that way. 

The additional bonus for students on oabel is that if they cannot immediately match themselves up for a tutor then they can advertise for one.  Tutors will then get the opportunity to bid for that specific tutoring role.    It’s a really simple and easy user interface at oabel and the website is well worth checking out – whether you are a tutor looking to work online or a student wishing to learn on the internet – with the help of a real human being!






If you are looking for online support then oabel is really a website you should check out.

Davoud Etminani - Taking On The World, From Lewisham College to the Olympics

Current British Taekwondo Champion, Davoud Etminani, who attended Lewisham College from 2000 to 2004 has high hopes for the future. The year 2012 has a great deal of meaning to him as that is the year he is hoping to win the Gold Medal for Team GB in the sport of Taekwondo at the Olympics to be held in London that year.

Originally from Iran, Davoud came to the UK in 2000 and has been a British Citizen since 2005. He was an incredibly energetic child. “I wasn’t a trouble maker,’ he reminisces. “But I was a bit of a handful. I always seemed to be able to slip out on to the streets with my friends – and that was where all the trouble usually was!" His father’s solution was to take him to a Taekwondo club in an effort to divert the young Davoud’s energy in to something more positive. He hadn’t reckoned that this solution to a temporary problem would become a lifelong passion for Davoud.  It would eventually lead to this - a Gold Medal at the French Open of 2009.

Davoud came to Lewisham College in 2000 and studied English (ESOL) first of all.  Then Davoud went on to study ICT under the tutorage of Sorie Rezakhani and Andy Wicks among others. He has very fond memories of the College. “Learning English was great and fun, at Lewisham College.  At The LC I went from being a none English speaker and I ended up with some English qualifications in the UK."  Then came the chance to move in to the mainstream of College Education.

"Spending nearly 4 years at The LC came with loads of good memories but I guess when my application for ICT was accepted it is one of my favourite memories," says Davoud.  "I was not sure if the level of my English was good enough at the time.”.

Certainly he freely admits if it wasn’t for the opportunities offered by the College he would not have been able to successfully complete his education.

The ties between the ESOL and the Business and Computing Department at the college have always been strong and this was one of many progression opportunities offered over the years for people who needed just that - an opportunity.

Davoud retained his immense interest in Taekwondo throughout his first years in the UK, training while immersing himself in British culture and getting an education at The LC at the same time. He has been a member of the UK National Team since 2005 and has successfully participated in many tournaments since then.

It didn't happen overnight but took years of training.  "I started winning club and regional tournaments," says Davoud.  "After that I never wanted to miss a session.  I don’t know what it was but I guess I love winning.  Taekwondo thought me a lot in my life.  I learnt discipline and respect."

His medals make for quite a list of achievements. He was European Bronze Medalist in 2005 & 2006 and Commonwealth Gold Medalist in 2006. He was in the Top 6 in the World Championships of 2005 and 2007. Davoud has achieved Bronze in the Dutch Open of 2008 and a Silver in the German Open of the previous year. No Gold medals? Well, not one but three. Davoud has achieved Gold medals in the Polish Open (2005), the Tellerburg Open (2007) and the French Open of 2009.

About the French Open, Davoud remembers the competition with happiness. "I won the prestigious “A” class event.  The French Open had an entry of 42 nations, including teams from Germany, Spain, Brazil and Iran. The depth of this world class competition was the largest of any Olympic weight group tournament that year.  I won Gold in the -68kgs category, a weight that had over a hundred competitors."  That is certainly some achievement.

You might be wondering - quite rightly - why Davoud didn’t compete in the Beijing Olympics of 2008. He did make the team but injury forced him to pull out of the games only two weeks before they opened. To say that has increased his determination to be fit and ready for the next is an understatement.

However, obstacles aside - like Lewisham College, Davoud is all about ‘Achieving Ambitions’. And boy, does he have a few. He hopes to win Gold in both the European and Commonwealth Games this year – and to repeat the same next year in the World Championships. 2012 remains, however, the ultimate target. That year Davoud’s driving ambition is to take the Gold in the European Championships and to repeat that at the Olympics later on in the year. No pressure, then, Davoud!

Preparing for such a timetable presents its own difficulties, however. It has always been a struggle for Davoud to balance Taekwondo with his commitments – usually due to financial reasons. Sponsorship is still an elusive thing to achieve, despite the fact that many people assume that any potential Olympian is automatically funded by the National Lottery. "Ideally, I am looking for a sponsor who will enable me to train properly for the Olympics," he admits, "But that is proving quite difficult." He remains optimistic for the future, however.

If you are interested in learning and seeing more, then visit Davoud Etminani's Website - and say hello!

We wish you all the best from Lewisham College, Davoud!

Achieving Ambitions! My Journey from School to the Real World

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By Elzbieta Nalepa

NVQ 2 Business and Administration

My adventure with Lewisham College (The LC) started in 2008 and continues! At that stage, I had no idea of what I wanted to do in the future, but seeing a career advisor at the Lewisham College enabled me to decide that I would join the NVQ Business and Administration Level 1 course.

The first year at the college was the biggest learning curve in terms of unpredictability and self development. The LC opened many doors for me to gain skills such as using Microsoft software, people skills, team work, confidentiality, using my own initiative and many other skills.

After some time I was offered a work placement within the organisation. I had the pleasure to work in the Teacher Training Centre, and again, I was given the chance to improve and develop myself. I was still studying and at the same time had attained an idea of working in a real office environment.

Working with professionals in the Business Bureau and Teacher Training Centre in Lewisham College showed me how important it is to be flexible, reliable, meet deadlines and to be a sound player and so on.

After passing my exams, I found a temporary vacancy in a price comparison and switching service company, in London.

I realised the benefits that my work placement at Lewisham College had facilitated me – as I felt that the course prepared me for the Admin Assistant role which was offered.

All the skills that I had gained at Lewisham College were performed in a real working office environment. Working at PCSS in London has given me an inspiration to broaden my horizon and resulted in my application to pursue a NVQ Business and Administration Level 2 to raise my personal benchmark.

Currently, I am a Level 2 student of the NVQ Business and Administration course at Lewisham College and took pride in securing a work placement within the School of Business and Computing and working with the best! This is my most successful year in terms of my personal development. I have developed my hidden passion for organising new events which made me realise what I really wanted to do in my life.

Today, I am in a position to say that I am very lucky to have met another person who recommended me to Lewisham College. My life has progressed since the day I started my course. I am very grateful to Lewisham College and its team for giving me the opportunities to change my life and to do it with pleasure!

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The Chinese New Year of the Tiger is Coming

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By Culong Lac, ESOL

Chinese New Year is the most popular festival in China. It is sometimes called spring festival. The Chinese New Year follows the lunar calendar.

On 14 February it will be the start of the Year of the Tiger.  It is also known by its formal name of Geng Yin.  People start preparing for the New Year one month before. They buy presents, decorations, food and new clothes.

The day before New Year people clean their houses to sweep away bad luck. They decorate their doors and windows with Chinese characters. The characters are usually about happiness, wealth and long life.

The night before Chinese New Year is the most exciting part. People follow traditions about food and clothes. Dinner is usually seafood and dumplings. The things they eat have meanings, prawns are for the energy and happiness, dried oysters are for good wishes, raw fish salad is to bring good luck and prosperity.

People usually wear something red for protection from evil spirits, they never wear black or white because these are colors for mourning.

On the Chinese New Year’s Day people follow an ancient custom called Red Packet. Married couples give children and unmarried adults money in red envelopes, then the family goes from door to door to wish Happy New Year to everyone, first they go to their relatives and then their neighbors. It is a time to forgive people.

On Chinese New Year Day, it’s a big event for the Chinese, people get up early in the morning, dress themselves with new clothes, women and young children dress in colourful clothes, men put their smart suits on. Like every Chinese New Year’s Day, we eat sweet food in the morning, there’s a favourite dish I like which is round sticky rice balls in syrup, that my mum use to make, called “Tuan Yuan” which means “family together”. It’s a traditional dish which most families must have in the morning.

Other interesting things about Chinese New Year are the red envelopes, the lion dancer and the fire works; red envelopes are what every child looks forward to . They count how many they collect from adults. On Chinese New Year’s Day, adults always give children and elderly people red envelopes with money inside it, the symbolic giving of the money represents a wish for luck and wealth in the coming year.

The lion dance is the greatest event for celebrating Chinese New Year. They dress in lion clothes and dance in the street and go door to door. This brings good luck and strength to the house and businesses they visit. Chinese people like to shoot fireworks on New Year’s Day, this is suppose to scare evil and bad things away, they believe it wakes up the dragon and brings back the spring.

In my childhood memory, there were so many ways of celebrating the Chinese New Year, each nation has their own way of celebrating, but the thing we all have in common is that families get together to celebrate the traditional activities and events.

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Math Help

Occasionally some home tutoring comes in useful and nowadays it is more and more often done online – that is on the Internet! It is called online tutoring and many people are turning to it.  What subjects people usually need help with is varied but one of those subjects where people need help is in mathematics, especially in some areas such as statistics and precalculus.

Online tutoring is a good idea in this day and age as it does not tie you down to a particular time – or even place, when it comes to getting some help with your work. Some last minute help with math problems, particularly when you have an exam coming up, can be a life saver (or an exam passer, if you get my drift!).

It is quite often difficult to get to the right math answers on your own, particularly if the subject is one that you have had little exposure to in the past. Online tutoring has become very popular in recent times as it is quick – and surprisingly easy once you know how to do things. If there are math problems that keep coming back to haunt you again and again then perhaps it is time to look for some math answers!  Some online math tutoring could be the answer you are looking for. There is help with other subjects available out there too – so if, for example, you are having difficulties with your science units you could go and look for chemistry help instead.

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Banned on TV - The Anti Bullying Ad They Didn't Want You To See

January 8 saw the launch of an uncompromising £1.2m advertising campaign refused permission to air on TV by regulators in memory of bullied school girl Megan Gillan, whose life was cut short after facing continual bullying both online and in school on January 19th 2009.

Megans family has fully endorsed the campaign with the hope that no other family suffers the loss they have.

The advert, refused permission to air on TV by Clearcast (formerly the BACC), depicts a teenage girl sewing her mouth closed, symbolising the way victims feel silenced by bullies. It is this imagery which Clearcast deemed too brutal an image for young audiences. However, the disturbing imagery is designed to drive awareness of the devastating effects bullying can have.

However, the ad, produced by award winning agency M&C Saatchi, can be seen online debuting on YouTube's homepage as part of a major charity partnership tie-in.  You can visit the channel on YouTube here.

Going To College in the US

If you are going to College in the US then it, because of the sheer size of the country, sometimes difficult to know where to begin when you want to search colleges on the net. This can be particularly the case if you are also looking for a scholarship. Just about the best website to use if you are looking for a college in the US is free-4U.com which is a National Database of not only all the colleges in the country but also all of the scholarships that are available in each one.

The site is incredibly easy to navigate. You will find that when you want to search colleges, this is so easy to use it will become your primary source of information on US Colleges. Once you are there you get a map of the US divided in to the fifty States – Hawaii and Alaska feature at the bottom of the map. You click on to the State in which you want to go to college and you will get a list of all in the institutions in that State.

On the list of each College it tells you how many students go there and how much it costs per annum, depending on whether you live in the State or not. More importantly when you click on the College of your choice then this website will tell you about all of the scholarships that are available in that College with a direct link there too. What is more you can create a list of college scholarships in which you are interested so that you do not have to search for them all over again. Altogether, if you want to search colleges in the US then this site is a must.

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As The UK Freezes, Don't Forget To Feed The Birds

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This little Robin looks a little disconsolate - and no wonder. The picture was taken on 7 January this year and the winter has caught everyone - and everything - by surprise in the UK.  The birds are having a particularly difficult time of it - but what can you do to help them out a little?

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This is not a sight you see every day.  A solitary Black Swan makes its way across the frozen ice of a pond in Thatcham, West Berkshire on January 7. A few black sunflower seeds would make this beautiful bird a lot happier. The New Year is generally a time for celebration but for the UK the weather has surprised us with the worst winter in thirty years.  As people huff and puff along to work, school or College muttering 'Global warming, what global warming?' they can take heart that at least they can get warm once they are indoors and tuck in to some soup.  The birds, however, have no such luxury and it is feared that the they particularly will suffer.  The ground is so hard that they can no longer forage and it is predicted that their numbers will be decimated unless we do something quickly.

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So what can we do? This Blue Tit at a feeder on Jauary 6 takes advantage of the kindness of strangers.  As well as attracting birds to your garden, bird feeders will give you hours of fun watching the birds feed.  Mixes that contain nuts and chunks are good in the winter (but should be avoided the rest of the year).  Peanuts are cool too - but be very careful!  They are rich in fat and are popular with tits, greenfinches, house sparrows, nuthatches, great spotted woodpeckers and siskins. Crushed or grated nuts attract robins, dunnocks and even wrens. Nuthatches and coal tits may hoard peanuts. Salted or dry roasted peanuts should not be used, so if you have any left from over Christmas, do not think that you are doing the birds a favour.  They contain natural toxins which to us are (mostly) fine - though some people are allergic.  However, they will kill small birds so buy peanuts from a reputable dealer.

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 Taken on January 2, this Nuthatch is feeding on a mix left on a picnic table which will hopefully regain its use in the summer.  Avoid seed mixtures that have split peas, beans, dried rice or lentils as again only the large species can eat them dry. These are added to some cheaper seed mixes to bulk them up. Any mixture containing green or pink lumps should also be avoided as these are dog biscuit, which can only be eaten when soaked.

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This Snow Bunting certainly has an appropriate name at the moment but could do with a little help to get through this hard winter.  Fat balls and other fat-based food bars are excellent winter food. If they are sold in nylon mesh bags, always remove the bag before putting the fat ball out – the soft mesh can trap and injure birds. You can make your own bird cake by pouring melted fat (suet or lard) onto a mixture of ingredients such as seeds, nuts, dried fruit, oatmeal, cheese and cake. Use about one-third fat to two-thirds mixture. Stir well in a bowl and allow it to set in a container of your choice. An empty coconut shell, plastic cup or tit bell makes an ideal bird cake ‘feeder’. Alternatively, you can turn it out onto your birdtable when solid. Do NOT use fat that has already been cooked - this is harmful to the birds.

Perhaps the easiest - and safest thing you can do is too cook up a bowl of rice.  Cooked rice, brown or white (without salt added) is beneficial and readily accepted by all species during severe winter weather. Uncooked rice may be eaten by birds such as pigeons, doves and pheasants but is less likely to attract other species.

In fact, any breakfast cereal is acceptable birdfood, although you need to be careful only to put out small quantities at a time. It is best offered dry, with a supply of drinking water nearby, since it quickly turns into pulp once wetted.

So, please help the birds this winter!  It doesn't take much time to spread a little avian happiness.

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Student Magazine Out NOW!

The new issue of the student magazine is out now! The LC is brought to you by a team of student reporters and tells you what’s happening across the College.

This term we chat to Principal Maxine Room, get style tips from Fashion student Joel Boyd and bring you our top 5 healthy resolutions.

Read The LC now >>

We'd love to hear what you think about the new look magazine.
Give your views on The LC here >>

TutorVista - Homework Help Site

Sometimes you may need a little extra help with maths – and there is absolutely no shame in that because generally the subject is considered just a little bit difficult! Coming back to College after a Christmas holiday where you didn’t really have to think about maths too much – especially things like algebra, equations and fractions – can be a bit of a shock.

This is where Homework help could come in useful and TutorVista is a website that could give you that much needed assistance. So, if you have a problem with algebra then the folks over at this site will be able to help. It could well solve all of your Math problems.

There is plenty of Homework help at the site, on subjects such as solving equations and how to simplify. All in all this is a pretty cool site. What is more there is a 24x7 tutoring guarantee. Why not take a look at the TutorVista demo for first time users?

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Six Credit Crunch Busting Recipes

Looking for some credit crunch busting recipes? Hospitality student and one of The LC’s (Lewisham College's student magazine) reporters Martin Perrett brings you half a dozen eggs and six ways to cook them.

Boiled

This is probably the easiest way to cook an egg. All you need to do is place it in a pan of boiling water. Use a pan that’s just big enough to cover the egg(s) with water; a massive pan will take longer to get the water back to the boil. It’ll then take 3-4 minutes to get your egg soft and up to 10 to get it hard.

Poached
Very similar to boiling though you crack the egg in the boiling water. For this method a shallower pan works better. It’ll take about a minute less than the timings given for boiled eggs to get it to the same consistency. One way to stop the egg spreading out too much is to add a splash of vinegar to the water.

Really soft-fried
The trick to getting this right is to use a small clean pan (this really stops the egg sticking) with a fair amount of oil. You want enough oil to be able to use a spoon to scoop up the hot oil and pour it over the egg to cook the top. Make sure the oil’s nice and hot before cracking the egg in to the pan so it will start to cook straight away and hold its shape. Then tip the pan up so you can spoon the oil over.

Beat the egg in a bowl with a splash of milk (like you’d have in a tea), and add a bit of salt and pepper whilst you melt a knob of butter in a pan on a high heat. Before the butter starts to burn pour the egg in and stir it continuously making sure you’re getting it all off the bottom and sides. Add some chopped spring onion, smoked salmon, ham or whatever else you’ve got in the fridge. And if you fancy a change from good old toast try it on toasted muffins, maybe even with some crispy bacon.

Spaghetti Carbonara
This dish doesn’t have to be with spaghetti, any dry pasta will do, simply cook it according to the packet instructions. While that’s on the go thinly chop up 2-3 rashers of bacon, kitchen scissors make this nice and easy, and fry until they’re golden brown. Beat an egg with a pinch of salt and a pepper. When the pasta’s done drain it off and scrape the bacon in to the sauce pan and return the pasta and place on a low heat. Pour over the egg and stir quickly so that it doesn’t scramble but just starts to set. Place in a bowl, sprinkle with some parmesan and enjoy.

Pancakes

To make the batter whisk together an egg with 100g of plain flour and 300ml of milk and a pinch of salt. To cook plain pancakes you just need to heat some butter or oil in a frying pan making sure the pan is nicely covered. Pour in enough batter to cover the frying pan and cook until the pancake becomes loose. This shouldn’t take too long, if it’s more than a minute use a spatula to loosen it. Flip it over and cook on the other side until golden brown.

Advertising

Your Lewisham College will for 2010 onwards be accepting advertising in the blog in the form of articles.  This will not happen often but will hopefully increase the revenue of the blog and enable us to give prizes for future competitions and so on!

OMG! When Does Term Start? When Does Term Start!?!?!

A New Year and - possibly - new paths to follow.  As is usual each year, we have been swamped with emails asking us when the new term begins.  It is great to see so many people so keen to come and resume their studies (right?), so here is the news.  If you are a student, you DO NOT come in to College until TUESDAY 5 January 2010.

That's TUESDAY 5 JANUARY!   Please pass this link on to your friends via FB if you are in the YLC group there!

The Monday (4th) is STAFF ONLY (training).

YLC hopes that you had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to a successful, challenging and thought provoking New Year!

If you want the term dates for the rest of the Academic Year, please click HERE.

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Happy Holiday from Your Lewisham College

Dance Performance

Dec 16 2009

The snow was falling hard outside. Inside Lewisham College’s theatre, the dance students were performing their Christmas production at both 5pm and 7pm. Jack Schafer, Vice President of the Students’ Union attended and produced this report.

After being introduced by the Head of Dance, Rebecca Litteck, the students began their show, which for some of them was their first performance within the College.

About 50 people were in the audience at each show, consisting of students, parents, friends and teachers. There were 13 different pieces performed and there was a real variety.

The show was performed to a high standard and all that attended enjoyed it. The effort put in was magnificent and made you feel proud of the students who study alongside us. The students designed it all themselves and spent a lot of extra time rehearsing the piece.

Some comments:

Ex Students: A very strong performance, imaginative and creative. A very good standard that was well managed and presented.

Laura, Dance Teacher: Fantastic, Excellent effort and commitment from students at such short notice, very proud of my students.

Performer, Vikki: good show, proud to be part of, a good experience for me, enjoyed putting it together, had a good combination and variety of dance.