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GRESHAM’S, CROMER RD, HOLT, NORFOLK NR25 6EA
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“Hard to think who would not thrive in this happy, well-run school” The Good Schools Guide
that. By creating state-of-the-art spaces, I hope that we can foster, inspire and educate more brilliant young minds. I am so pleased Gresham’s will be leading the charge.” Douglas Robb, Gresham’s headmaster, said: “The new spaces will have an immense impact on the quality of STEAM education that our students receive, now and for decades to come. The building will enable new approaches to teaching, encouraging project work and collaboration. Spaces will be equipped with the latest technology; from robotics and programming, to artificial intelligence and machine learning.” A PERFECT LOCATION North Norfolk is a beautiful place to live and learn. A weekly bus operates to and from Holt and Cambridge, leaving school at 4.30pm on Saturdays and dropping off at Trumpington Park & Ride at 6.30pm. Pick up from Trumpington Park & Ride at 6.45pm on Sunday arriving back at school for 8.45pm. Academic, art, music, drama and sport scholarships, and bursaries are available.
THE DYSON BUILDING Soon, the school will be able to add a state-of- the-art science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) building to its offering thanks to a £19 million donation from Sir James Dyson, founder of Dyson and another of Gresham’s former pupils. The Dyson Building will be a new centre for STEAM education, located at the heart of their senior school. Construction will be completed for the beginning of the 2021 academic year. Sir James joined Gresham’s aged nine, attending from 1956 to 1965. He has consistently acknowledged his gratitude to the school and its then headmaster, Logie Bruce-Lockhart, for giving him the financial support to continue his education following the untimely death of his father, Alec, who taught Classics at Gresham’s. Sir James said: “Engineering and science are the most fulfilling of careers, they are also vitally important to our society and economy. To prime a pipeline of young people who want to study engineering, we must inspire them at the earliest possible stage – I hope this building will do just
AGES 2 TO 18
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DAY & BOARDING
OPEN DAYS Next open mornings are: Senior – Saturday 2 May 2020 Prep – Saturday 16 May 2020 Pre-prep – Friday 1 May 2020
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