Beaulieu win ‘Apprentice-style’ challenge after Boardroom battle

Monday 09 May 2016

Beaulieu students had plenty to celebrate last weekend after beating their peers at an 'Apprentice-style challenge' and raising almost £3,000 for charity.

The Year ten girls battled it out in the Boardroom at the Pomme D'Or against girls from JCG who were told they were 'fired' by Chief Minister Ian Gorst as he took on the role of Sir Alan Sugar for the competition.

The two schools have been competing against each other to raise the most money and support the work of CRY - a charity that supports Care and Relief for the Young.

Each team took a turn at running the charity's shop in New Street for the day, rustling up stock from family and friends, and designing a new window display and marketing campaign to support the work of CRY.

The girls from Beaulieu managed to raise the most money - a total of £2,996 that will go to CRY's Hosanna Children's Home project in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.

Beaulieu’s Head of Business Studies Susan Parker said: "For the Beaulieu team, this challenge was fantastic for building confidence and for learning the value of teamwork, planning and organisation.

“The Beaulieu community really got behind this event and together we have made a meaningful contribution to improve the lives of children living at the Hosanna Children's Home in Myanmar."

Beaulieu's Year 10 students Maria McLoughlin and Felicity Guerin-Taylor found it a great challenge.

Maria said: "I really enjoyed getting behind a great charity like CRY and having fun whilst raising money for such a good cause."

Felicity said: "This was an amazing opportunity. We all worked very hard and we are delighted to have raised so much money. Thank you to all the local businesses that supported us with generous donations and prizes."

The JCG team might not have won this battle and had to go for a debrief at a nearby café but they did raise an impressive £884 for CRY's Bamboo Village project in the Philippines.

JCG’s Assistant Head Teacher Peter Marett said: “We would like to thank Cry Jersey for initiating such a great fund raising challenge to both schools and thanks the Pomme D’Or for sponsoring the event.”