Dame Allan's Schools
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The only 'Diamond Structure' independent school in Newcastle. We offer the academic benefits of single-sex education with the social merits of co-education.
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https://www.dameallans.co.uk 23-06-2009 08:16:23
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Drumroll please... π₯ We have totted up the points, and can share which House won out on #DASGivingDay . Congratulations to Hild, Hedley, and Coquet, who triumphed not only in our 1705 obstacle race, but also in our donor challenge! π
Our first ever #DASGivingDay raised a whopping Β£82,763 for transformational bursaries from 265 kind donors π We've been blown away by the generous support of our community. As our Principal Mr Scott says below, thank you all β¦
There are 30 minutes left to donate to #DASGivingDay and support our transformational bursary fund! π¨ Show your support here β‘ dameallans.givingday.co.uk/giving-day/1591 β¦
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Thank you so much to the generous donors who have helped to raise such an incredible amount. It will change lives β₯
Whilst our #DASGivingDay is a lot of fun, it is important to remember that it is all supporting our transformational bursary funds - which help pupils like Nasif thrive β¦ Read his story below π¬β¬
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Fancy a spot of netball? π To celebrate #DASGivingDay and our theme/founding year of 1705, our pupils took on the challenge of scoring as many points as possible (up to a goal of 1705) within 30 mins. There were some seriously impressive shots!
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Our Y7 pupils were the last to compete in the 1705m race and obstacle course today, their enthusiasm and support of each other did us proud! β₯ Thanks to DASPA for funding our inflatables, plus our cupcakes today π§ and to Mrs Dresser for coordinating the runs πββοΈπββοΈ #DASGivingDay
Lunchtime saw a big race on the obstacle course - our Principal Mr Scott vs our Bursar, Mrs McDonald! π Any guesses who came away victorious? πββοΈ #DASGivingDay
We've had lots of pupils tackle our 1705m run (chosen for our founding year!), and inflatable obstacle course so far - the highlight has to be our Polly Bells jumping on in full costume! π Plus DAS cupcakes galore. We've just hit 200 donors - THANK YOU β₯ #DASGivingDay
Day 2 of #DASGivingDay and today it is the turn of the Senior School! πβ¦ We're delighted to announce that our current total raised is a fantastic Β£57,771 for our bursary fund! Thank you so much for your support - let's have another great day π
Our #DASGivingDay is all to support our bursary fund, which can be truly transformational β₯ - just ask our Allanians. Below, Yunus, Janice, Angela, and Bryan all share the impact that a bursary or an assisted place, had on them β¬π¬
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.Dame Allan's Junior School ended their fantastic #DASGivingDay with a whole school tug of war! β¦πͺ The competition was fierce, from Nursery to Year 6, and it was a perfect way to celebrate this special event. THANK YOU so much to everyone who helped to make this day possibleππ
We have raised an amazing Β£16,000 for our bursary fund in the first few hours of our #DASGivingDay ! β₯π Thank you SO much to the kind donors who have made this possible, and to our generous match funders. Let's keep going! πβ¦
Our #DASGivingDay theme at Junior School is the Olympics! πββοΈπ«π· Pupils are getting stuck in with Eiffel Tower models, salt dough Olympic rings, and Union Jack collages β¦οΈππ»
And we're OFF! We have officially launched our first ever #DASGivingDay with a rocket launch on the Senior School field (thanks to Mr Dickinson for being pilot!) β¦π Thank you to everyone who has already donated to support our transformational bursary fund β₯π