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Falcon Weekly News

Week 4    Second Term 2006

 
Construction of New Gymnasium underway
The Davenport Pavilion demolished

 

John Laing's Africa Adventure

 

Falcon to Acquire two Smart Boards
First School in Zimbabwe to have Smart Boards.

 

 

Interprovincial Hockey Tournament at Falcon
9th and 10th June
Busy weekend ahead

 

 

 Construction of Gymnasium Under Way - Gymnasium will be a High-Performance Centre.

Construction of the new Davenport Pavilion (as the new High Performance Gymnasium is to be called) started in earnest at the beginning of the term with the demolition of the old Davenport Pavilion.

davenportpavilion.jpg (46844 bytes) Just before the beginning of this term..........
Right: Workers demolishing the Old Davenport Pavilion. to give way to the High-Performance Centre.

 

Three weeks later, this is the scene at the location of the Old Davenport Pavilion:

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Left: In the background workers dig up the foundation. Bricks have been delivered.


......and, by the end of the year, we expect to see this superb structure....

An artist's Impression of the new Davenport Pavilion - High Performance Centre

When completed this High-Performance Centre will cover an area of 620 sq metre and will have ablutions, offices, kitchen and lecture rooms.

John Laing's African Challenge - a Fundraising effort
John Laing is to embark on a 14 000 km drive across the length of Africa in a Landrover in an effort to raise funds for the College.  Follow the link below for more details:

John Laing's African Adventure

 

Falcon to Acquire Smart Boards - Setting the Standards in Classroom Technology

Falcon College is poised to become the first school (if not the first institution) in Zimbabwe to be equipped with the state-of-the-art Smart Boards.  A Smart Board is an interactive electronic board that is fast replacing the chalkboard and the white board. When connected to a computer and illuminated by a video projector, the Smart Board springs into life and becomes a huge interactive touch pad. Falcon college is keenly awaiting delivery of two Smart Boards and two video projectors in this initial phase of updating our classrooms with new technologies. 

rileyatsmartboard.jpg (51227 bytes)Right: Keith Riley designs a bridge across a stream on the Smart Board at a demonstration at the Bushtick during the Junior Rugby festival weekend.  Keenly watching his progress is Ms Gay Walker, the Director of Studies

The Smart Board shown here is a small one suitable for small classes and was brought up for the demonstration.  The Smart Boards ordered by the College are much bigger.

 

Interprovincial Hockey Tournament at Falcon
Rugby and Soccer versus Lomagundi

The 9th-11th June weekend promises to be very busy as we will be hosting the Interprovincial Hockey tournament and entertaining Lomagundi College 1st and 2nd XI Soccer teams as well as the U16A, 2nd XV and 1st XV Rugby teams.

The Interprovincial Hockey tournament is to be held on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th June.  Eight provincial teams are expected to participate.  They will be playing in two packs of four. The Zimbabwe U17A and B teams will be announced at the end of the tournament.

Falcon College has eleven players in the Matabeleland sides: Thomas Randell, Jack Randell, Gareth Bint, Peter Trethowan, Rob de Vries, Tapiwa Zindoga, Brett Gait and Grant Reid, Fraser Locke and Dirk Zietsman.

We expect an influx of 200 extra players and their accompanying staff.  We are also expecting a large turnout of supporters and parents during the weekend.