On the 6″ February, Bloomfield put together a team of three Year Ten girls to compete in the Irish federation of University Women’s public speaking competition. The team consisted of Martha McK, Sarah E and Olivia P. After weeks of research, it was time to put our knowledge to the test. We were each given two topics to research so …
The winners of this year’s Youth and Philanthropy Initiative final was the team representing Tiny Life. Teams of Year 10 girls competed for the prize of £2,000 which was given to the winning charity.
On Tuesday 7th February a team consisting of Steffi M, Amy-Jane W and Olivia P, competed in the 2017 QWG Irish Federation of University Women’s Public Speaking Competition. Held in the Canada Room at the Queen’s University Belfast, the girls were incredibly excited to compete after weeks of preparation. With Miss Murray’s advice ringing in their ears, the girls had …
November proved to be a busy month for Year 10 as they also made the short journey to Stormont for the annual trip to Parliament Buildings. The visit is part of the Learning for Life and Work (LLW) ‘Local and Global Citizenship’ Unit. The girls were given the full VIP treatment and enjoyed a tour of the historic venue before …
Many congratulations to the Year 10 pupils who took part in Bloomfield’s our fourth annual Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) final on Friday 13th May. The afternoon marked the culmination of months of hard work from all of our Year 10 LLW classes. Through the YPI programme, small teams of pupils are given the opportunity to identify a local charity …
The final of the YPI competition for year 10 was held on Friday 16 May. The eight finalists all represented a local charity and their presentation skills were judged by a panel including representation from the young philanthropists and the MLA, Anna Lo. The winning team, representing Addition NI, won £3000 for this local charity who are based on the Upper …
The Young Social Innovators Team was invited to attend a full meeting of Belfast City Council on Tuesday 1 October 2013 where their motion on homelessness was debated. The motion – that the council should devote more time and resources to tackling the issue of homelessness and assisting the relevant NGOs – was proposed by the DUP (on behalf of the …
On Thursday 13th June a group of students from Bloomfield Collegiate School had the opportunity to be powerful agents of change in their community, awarding £3,000 to a local charity. The ground-breaking programme, running for the first time in Northern Ireland this year, aims to create the next generation of passionate and committed philanthropists by providing real life experiences of …
Bloomfield Collegiate entered two teams into the Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition for the Academic Year 2012-13. The pupils involved were Jenny M, Jessica G, Briar D and Natalie C. Many schools across Northern Ireland enter into this prestigious knockout competition with the hope of becoming NI champions. Bloomfield Collegiate managed defeat many schools on our way to the quarter …
After being successfully selected to represent Northern Ireland in March, ten Year 14 pupils travelled to Liverpool in September to compete in the UK finals of the European Youth Parliament. Fourteen issues were debated over a two day period. These ranged from how the EU could create a lasting legacy from the Olympic Games to how the EU could help …