Both Guiseley School and Benton Park, our two high schools, have recently undergone extensive rebuilds providing new, state of the art accommodation for the students and staff to use and enjoy. Guiseley School have been in their new buildings for a few months now and Benton Park have just completed their first week in their new building. These buildings will make a real difference to the experience of the children during their time at our schools.
2 years ago
Guiseley Community Foundation’s very popular holiday football camps will be running during the October half term holiday. The camps will run every weekday of the holiday from 10:00 until 15:00. Everyone aged 6-12 years old is welcome. Each day of the camp costs £15 only, or £50 for a full week. To book, email [email protected]. Only moulded boots or trainers can be worn on the artificial pitch, whilst it is also asked that every child wears shin pads to the camps.
2 years ago
The summer holidays seem a long time ago and the weather is certainly becoming more autumnal. Our schools have been delighted to welcome the children back into school and we are hopeful that we will be able to arrange ALPT events this year which had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. We are all glad to be back to something a bit more “normal”.
2 years ago
Guiseley Community Foundation are now taking bookings for their Summer Camps. Soccer Camps will be taking place in each week of the Summer holidays, Monday-Friday, from 10am until 3pm (excluding the August bank holiday). Discounts are available when booking for more than one day or for booking multiple weeks. They are also running a Girls Soccer Camp at Yeadon Westfield Junior School on July 28th, 29th and 30th. Each day will last from 10am until 3pm. Whilst these sessions are exclusively for girls aged 6-12, girls can also attend the other Soccer Camps at Nethermoor Park. For more information or to book either of these camps, email [email protected].
SA Soccer will also be delivering courses at Yeadon Westfield Infant School as below:
COURSE #1 (FOOTBALL); MON 2ND TO FRI 6TH AUG (5 DAYS)
COURSE #2 (MULTI SPORTS); MON 9TH TO FRI 13TH AUG (5 DAYS)
COURSE #3 (FOOTBALL); MON 16TH TO FRI 20TH AUG (5 DAYS)
COURSE #4 (MULTI SPORTS); MON 23RD TO FRI 27TH AUG (5 DAYS)
COURSE #5 (FOOTBALL); TUE 31ST AUG TO FRI 3RD SEP (4 DAYS)
Each day is 9.00am to 3.00pm and it’s for ages 5-12 years.
Again discounts are available when booking multiple days. They will only take a maximum of 30 children per day. To book, click on the link on their Facebook page.
2 years ago
Givto is a platform where members can donate to a different charity each month with one simple direct debit. Each month, those who have signed up to donate can choose one of three charities to donate to that month. In July, members can choose to support Guiseley Community Foundation. Any donation through Givto will help support the Foundation to continue their work in local communities. Givto is a brand-new charity itself, so they have started with a pilot scheme in Yorkshire, with the hope of expanding to help charities elsewhere in the country.
Guiseley School staff member, George Deane, a Learning Support Assistant in the Student Support Centre is about to begin a fundraising campaign to support the SSC. George is a type 2 diabetic and must exercise regularly to maintain his glucose levels. He is hoping to use his daily sponsored walks to raise awareness around diabetes as well as raise funds for the SSC. To find out more details or to make a donation visit Guiseley School’s website and search for “George”.
2 years ago
Guiseley Community Foundation Coach Marcus has started the Eco Schools project in two of our schools- Queensway and Guiseley Primary. The first session has seen Marcus meet up with each school’s newly-elected Eco Committees to discuss the project. Both schools are beginning to complete an environmental review, which will help them create an action plan to make their school more environmentally friendly. Once this action plan has been written up and displayed on each school’s Eco-board, the schools will have reached the first milestone en route to Eco School status, the Bronze flag award.
2 years ago
During the Easter Holidays, Guiseley Community Foundation held Healthy Holiday camps at Yeadon Westfield Junior School. They were a major success, with every day being fully booked. The attending children enjoyed a wide range of activities, including activities led by Foundation staff, as well as activities from outside organisations. One of the most popular proved to be a visit from West Yorkshire PCSOs Sophie, Rob and Olivia. The PCSOs provided a fun-filled morning, including allowing attending children to dress as police officers, to look inside their police van, as well as demonstrating an arrest! Children also really enjoyed activities provided by Go Wild Outdoors, who showed children how to put up tents and hammocks, as well as teaching them about archery. Season Well also provided children with the opportunity to grow microgreens.
As well as the successful Healthy Holiday camps, the Foundation also held equally as successful Football camps. Similar to the Healthy Holidays Camp, each day was fully booked with 30 children. Both boys and girls attended, of all ages from 6-13, and of varying footballing abilities. It was great to see a number of children who had not attended Football camps previously enjoying the different activities. Further Holiday Football camps will be held during May half-term.
about 3 years ago
Having received a donation from Centurion Lacrosse Club to the fund the equipment required, Guiseley School have now introduced lacrosse into the PE curriculum. Students have really enjoyed learning a new sport and have adapted well to its demands, making fantastic progress and picking up the core skills of passing, catching, shooting and handling ground balls very quickly. It is clear to see how important PE is to students’ holistic development.
3 years ago
As classrooms begin to feel busier with children and staff, we welcome everyone back into our schools and hope our pupils enjoy being back face to face learning with their friends and teachers again.
3 years ago
The year may have changed but the pandemic continues. We wish you a Happy New Year and hope that you keep safe and well. We look forward to when we can return to something more “normal”.
3 years ago