Bedfordshire college as a member of the Get Set network. Find out what they have been up to and who visited the college.
Bedfordshire College
10 Feb 2011
A delegate team from LOCOG, the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, visited Central Bedfordshire College as part of their tour around Bedfordshire.
The Delegate Team, led by Paul Deighton, CEO of LOCOG, visited Central Bedfordshire Colleges Dunstable Campus on the first leg of their visit to the region. The morning started with staff and students presenting some of the work they had done, this included launching a DVD produced by Media students at the College. The Delegate Team then took part in workshops with the Media students about the processes they went through to produce the DVD, and provided the opportunity for a question and answer session.
Paul and the Team then moved over to Dunstable Leisure Centre where they were able to take part in a sporting event hosted and run by College Young Ambassadors with 50 school children from Hawthorne Lower School in Houghton Regis. This proved to be an excellent opportunity to experience first-hand the work that Central Bedfordshire College has been doing as part of the Get Set network. The visit culminated with a VIP lunch which was prepared by Hospitality and Catering students, which highlights the cross-College work that has been undertaken.
The core aim of Central Bedfordshire College’s involvement in the Get Set network is to embed the Values of the 2012 Games into the College and wider community to ensure that the games legacy lives on in the next generation. Ali Hadawi CBE, College Principal, commented, “We are delighted to have been selected by LOCOG as the only Further Education College in Bedfordshire to be visited, due to the massive effort and achievement from our students at Central Bedfordshire College. This has been an excellent opportunity for our students to showcase their talents and skills to the community and build on their experience within their chosen fields to help them in their future. I believe it is essential that we, as an organisation, embrace the 2012 Games and recognise the opportunities this massive event provides for our young people and the community as a whole. I am very proud of our students and the work they have achieved.”
Central Bedfordshire College is part of the Get Set network and has been working hard to promote the 2012 Games values across the College and within the community by working with local Lower and Middle schools for various sporting events.
