Eureka End of Term Activity - Speaking Competition

Eureka End of Term Activity - Speaking Competition

Eureka's Voluntary Community Service @ Maple Primary School
On 9th June 2010, Eureka voluntarily ran a successful speaking competition with coaching for Year 5 & 6 students @ Maple Primary School. Eureka coaches Patricia, Donna and Kathryn ran this Event.

The event started with interesting and engaging exercises in voice, breathing, body language and handling nerves, all of which are important for a speaker to make a good speech. Through these sessions, students not only had fun but also learned a lot of the important aspects enabling them to make an impressive speech.

After a break, each student made a ‘Just a Minute Practice’. First, each student was asked to come up with a topic, write it down and put it in a hat. Then, each of them had to randomly pick one topic and do a ‘one-minute’ speech in the front of the other teams. After each speech, Eureka coaches pointed out each speaker’s good practices and shared these with others; on the contrary, negative points were discouraged and made speakers and audience students aware. The speaker was given a chance to do a self-evaluation. Under Eureka coaches’ instruction, positive and negative points of each student’s presentation were collected from the audience. Feedback made students aware of their own strengths and weaknesses, and ideas of how to make a good speech.


Back from lunch break, the preliminary competition started amongst 14 groups. With the objective to enhance students’ presentation skills as well as team work, groups of 4 students were comprised of 2 from Year 5 and 2 from Year 6. Among the 4 group members, students had to nominate 1 as the Chair, 1 main speaker, 1 question handler, 1 closer with equal delegation tasks on one speech topic. Each group was given an equal amount of time for their presentation and rehearsal, while Eureka coaches went around to each team, observing and offering valuable comments and advice.

Under Eureka coaches’ training and nurturing, the preliminary presentation competition went impressively well. Presentation topics were timely, popular and interesting, from big topics like The Forthcoming World Cup, Global Warming and Music to daily discussions like schools uniforms, mobile phones and computer games. The way each student presented was extremely impressive: the fluency, confidence and team work; the correct use of voice, body language, demonstration and eye contact; the appropriate use of questions, and the professionalism, all of which made the Eureka coaches very proud.

At the end of the presentation, top performance teams went through to the final round of the competition were announced. Eureka is looking forward to coming back for the final competition - date to be confirmed.

Eureka believes that successful speakers can make great presenters and can be trained when they are young.

Posted by Donna Cranny - 14th June 2010.

Dragons Apprentice

As a sponsor of Dragons Apprentice, Eureka Schools are pround of the success that 'dragons' and 'apprentice' achieved. Your contribution to the local charity and community is highly appreciated! Well done you all!

Eureka Schools - Voted & Awarded Best Website in Hertfordshire 2010

Eureka Schools - Voted & Awarded Best Website in Hertfordshire 2010
Congratulations to the Eureka Team, whom WON the website of the year 2010 in association with FL1 Group.

We are incredibility proud and our Website clearly winning this award helps demonstrations our aim and vision in nurturing the next generation, bringing commercial and financial expertise, coupled with business experience to our young people through schools, holiday clubs, youth centres and making it part of a young person’s everyday experience.

Eureka delivers through play and games at a younger age and commercial activities and simulation as they grow older.

Posted by Donna Cranny – 17th December 2009.

Invitation to vote for the FL1 Group Website Design of the Year 2009

Invitation to vote for the FL1 Group Website Design of the Year 2009

It's that time of the year for Awards (and parties) so FL1 Group has pleasure in inviting you to participate in the very first FL1 Website of the Year Awards.
Judge which of the 6 short-listed websites you like the most.
You can base your decision on looks, content, accessibility or just on first impression, you choose!

Just give it the number of stars you think appropriate!
As a Thank You for taking part, you will receive a Virtual Goody Bag with vouchers and offers from our Award partners as well as an invitation to the Awards Ceremony and Christmas Networking event on Monday 14th December.
It is very easy to take part, just:

Go to www.FL1group.com/awards

1. Vote on each website in order of preference
2. Submit your vote
3. Receive the Virtual Goody Bag of offers and our FL1 Newsletter
All votes must be submitted online by midnight Friday 11th December 2009; one nomination per person.

The winners will be announced at 7.30 pm on Monday 14th December at The Buon Amici, St Albans at the St Albans Networking Co-operative Christmas event.
Many thanks for your participation.
Donna Cranny

dcranny@eurekaschools.co.uk
Office:- 01727 850668

Schools Question Time 2009/2010

Schools Question Time 2009/2010

What is Schools Question Time? Schools Question Time is a Political Literacy and Citizenship Life Skills initiative supported by the Institute for Citizenship, Parliament's Education Service, and the BBC. The initiative is designed to provide a unique chance for young people to participate in activities which will encourage them to become active and informed citizens. How can my school get involved?

There are three ways your school can involved: - Through an exciting Challenge for 14 - 18 year olds - for more information on how we at Eureka can help, contact us :-
Donna Cranny

please visit our web site @ www.eurekaschools.co.uk or follow our blog:- http://schoolslightbulbmoment.blogspot.com/

dcranny@eurekaschools.co.uk
Office:- 01727 850668
Mobile:- 07758 414091

Rotary Youth Speaks – Public Speaking Competition on 19th November 2009 - supported by Eureka Schools

Rotary Youth Speaks – Public Speaking Competition on 19th November 2009


The competition is open to teams of three people representing their school in an Intermediate and Upper category. Each team chooses their own subject on which to speak. The team consists of a Chairperson, who has two minutes to welcome the audience and to introduce the Speaker and his or her subject matter. The Speaker is then allowed six minutes on their chosen subject, after which they should be prepared to answer one question from a Questioner. After this the Chairperson should introduce the third member of the team who proposes a Vote of Thanks, can sum up and respond to the question for two minutes.

The winning teams will progress to a District Final due to be in February 2010, and thereafter to Regional and National Finals.

The two age groups mentioned are: Intermediate for pupils under the age of 14 on 31st August 2009, and Upper for those students 14 and over, but under 18 on the same date.



Posted by Donna Cranny 29th Sept 2009

Eureka Schools - Newsletter - September 2009

Eureka Schools - Newsletter

September 2009 -
Enterprise Week – 16-22nd November 2009

IN THIS ISSUEEnterprise Week 16th to 22nd November - 'What's your approach?

Eureka provides services to help schools and other organisations in their delivery of Enterprise, Work Related Learning, Life Skills and Citizenship programmes. We deliver engaging and motivational training events and curriculum, with differentiated programmes, targeting students from 9 to 19 years of age.

All Eureka programmes are delivered by our expert trainers (all CRB Checked) and aimed at increasing the personal performance of staff and students to reach their potential
QUICK LINKSwww.eurekaschools.co.uk
Offering a Alternative Fun Approach to Enterprise, Money and Business


Are you looking for an exciting activity day for your students?

Do you want to broaden your school’s Enterprise and Financial Literacy programmes?

With Enterprise Week fast approaching – 16-22nd November 2009.

Why not be ahead of the game and call us to find out how we could help and support you with your Enterprise Activities!

Eureka provides exciting, motivational and fun workshops, designed to give young people more choices in life based around starting a business and personal money management.


Our programmes cover Entrepreneurship, starting a real Micro-Business and Financial Literacy, and are designed to coach students in developing new personal skills. Our programmes are flexible and suitable to any timetable.

For more Information and Details of our Programmes -
Contact: Donna Cranny on 07758 414091
Or email dcranny@eurekaschools.co.uk or visit our web site www.eurekaschools.co.uk