The School Build Challenge finalists (From Daily Echo)

The School Build Challenge finalists

3:54pm Monday 19th April 2010 in News

The seventeen shcools shortlisted in £6,000 Daily Echo dream challenge

Beechwood Junior, Southampton:

A safe bike storage shed to allow pupils to help stay fit by cycling to school.

Bitterne Park Junior, Southampton:

Create a small garden and outside stage area for creative learning.

Calmore Junior, Totton:

A gazebo, to become an outdoor classroom, quiet playtime area and shelter for parents.

Eling Infant, Totton:

Develop a new play area, replacing popular old and broken tunnels.

Foundry Lane Primary, Southampton:

Improve the playground to extend play and social opportunities and create a solar water feature.

Kings Copse Primary, Hedge End:

Develop grounds with performance spaces, shade areas, gazebos and allotment planting.

Moorlands Primary, Southampton:

An animal hide, from where pupils can view deer, foxes, badgers and birds in the woods.

North Baddesley Infant:

Create a pond, nature and sensory gardens, with a nature walk running through them.

North Baddesley Junior:

A fitness trail or activity play centre to improve the playground facilities.

Scantabout Primary, Chandler’s Ford:

Build a nature hide, a forest log trail, greenhouse and extend the outdoor stage.

Shepherds Down School, Winchester:

Raised beds for youngsters to experience growing flowers and vegetables.

Springhill Catholic Primary, Southampton:

Exciting action play equipment to improve fitness and confidence.

Tanners Brook Junior, Southampton:

A school garden for children to grow fruit and vegetables, and keep chickens.

Townhill Infant, Southampton:

A purpose-built area for pupils to grow vegetables for the school cook to serve at lunchtimes.

Woolston Infant, Southampton:

Develop the conservation area with safer fences, a new entrance and seating.

William Gilpin (CoE) Primary, Lymington:

A pirate ship to help transform the “drab” playground into an exciting area.