Sidmouth College students were selected as the winners of the 'Have you got what it takes?' competition and won a trip to the Olympic museum in Switzerland!
Students from Sidmouth College visited the Olympic museum in Lausanne
1 Mar 2011
Sidmouth College has what it takes!
Five finalists from across the country made a trip to the London 2012 offices for the final of ‘Have you got what it takes?’ on 15 October. Sidmouth College in Devon was eventually announced the winner, for their professional approach and use of the Olympic and Paralympic Values. The students won a trip to the Olympic museum in Switzerland!
The students enjoyed a range of exhibitions at the Olympic museum and learnt a lot about the history of the Olympic Games, the Winter Olympic Games and famous athletes. The students found that all of the exhibitions were extremely interesting with videos and interactive displays. The group then visited Lake Geneva for a picnic lunch and then boarded a ferry for a short trip to Evian. On the final day, students took a tour around Geneva visiting the UN, The World Meteorological Organisation, Parc des Bastions and Le Jet d’eau.
The students really enjoyed the whole experience and felt inspired to do more Olympic inspired activity in their college following their visit to the Olympic museum.
‘Have you got what it takes?’ is part of the Enterprise strand of Get Set + and aims to develop enterprise skills in 11 to 14 year olds by asking students to pitch to become an approved pre Games training camp. Participating schools are encouraged to join the Get Set network for even greater reward and recognition from London 2012.
