saw students group together to form a business and pitch their creations to a panel of local business people ‘It’s an opportunity for them to express themselves,’ said KPMG partner Linda Johnson Preparation for the big day started two months ago when pupils decided upon a theme of eco-friendliness and started to draw up plans for products To help give the students a better understanding of the business world media training and how to run the numbers were put on with accountants from KPMG coming in to give a lesson on profit and loss accounting and business skills,’ said student Joe Davies During this time the pupils used tools such as Excel to work out the cost of materials and decide what to price their inventions at to accumulate profit All of this learning links to the new Guernsey Big Picture Curriculum’s aim to have children learning about the world of work and the implementation of financial literary in primary schools ‘It brings all parts of the curriculum together,’ said Mrs Johnson After the extensive research and development period the pupils entered the den to vie for the investment of judges from KPMG In the presentations the pupils used PowerPoint and gave speeches to the panel who in return asked questions and gave tips to the young entrepreneurs on what steps could be taken next to achieve growth ‘My favourite part was the interview,’ said student Shay Murphy Money raised from investments and sales goes towards the annual Year 6 off-island residential to help subsidise the cost for everyone and also pays for some children who would otherwise be unable to attend You need to be logged in to comment. If you had an account on our previous site, you can migrate your old account and comment profile to this site by visiting this page and entering the email address for your old account We'll then send you an email with a link to follow to complete the process Diable de Vauvert will take part in the launch of the Prix d’Amérique Races ZEturf this Sunday November 22 at Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes in Qualif # 1 This excellent 7-year-old trotter has been showing steady progress for several months He will now face the elite in an attempt to qualify for the Prix d’Amérique Races ZEturf Legend Races he seems to have the means to finish in one of the top three places which would automatically give him the precious sesame His entourage displays a certain optimism. Gabriele Gelormini, his appointed driver for more than two years, expressed his confidence and enthusiasm at the microphone of Equidia, in the Journal of the Prix d’Amerique Races ZEturf (watch or review via this link) Many journalists and racing fans also talk a lot about his candidacy Diable de Vauvert will provide his answer on the track Sunday afternoon You are in: Guernsey > Places > Places Features > Vauvert School Logbooks As Vauvert School celebrates being 100-years-old we take a look through the logbooks filled out by the headteachers It had been delayed from the previous year which is why the date above the door reads 1908 the school was closed and the pupils were transferred to St Josephs During the Occupation part of the school was used as a flour store In 1976 Jimmy Saville officially opened the swimming pool paid for entirely by the parents of the pupils In the run up to the centenary of Vauvert School some of the logbooks written by headteachers came to light They log everything from the mundane to the unusual as well as giving an insight into what life was like throughout the past century We had a look through the headteachers' logs to see what they made of some of the key moments in Vauvert School's history and here we have transcribed just a few highlights.. There's a presentation of Coronation mugs by members of the St Peter Port education committee The Dean's message was read by Mr Bourgaize School picnic to celebrate the Queen's Coronation some 254 children accompanied by seven teachers left for an island tour in seven coaches provided by the Guernsey Railway Company At half past three the buses brought the children back to Hauteville Preparatory School where tea was to be taken in the grounds Tea was taken at 4 o'clock and after games the children assembled for the presentation of tins of chocolate kindly provided by the town douzaine Mr Le Lievre Many children have been returning to school in some cases nearly an hour before the recommencement of afternoon school thereby placing an unfair burden on the teacher on duty there appeared to be every indication that a midday break of one and a half hours was unnecessarily long The dinner hour was therefore cut to one and a quarter hours duration A school picnic was held in the playground to mark the end of the Vauvert Infants School A special commemorative pen was given to all the children Games were played and a special cake was eaten A "farewell to Vauvert school" song was sung by the children last updated: 13/02/2009 at 13:52created: 12/02/2009 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites we invite you to visit Provence and discover our art of living Events and festivals are in full bloom in our beautiful region where not only vegetation but also art and encounters flourish For all those of you who are keen on horses or bulls get ready for the only abrivado competition in the Gard herds guided by elegant horse-riders who are also known as gardians are celebrated During this competition between several manades full of verve and dexterity: each manade is judged on its apparel a peña and a folk group are a must in the traditional competition You can also watch the procession of beautiful carriages and a course camarguaise with the Trophée des As for the winner visit the local produce and fine crafts fair Voir cette publication sur Instagram  Une publication partagée par Ville de Vauvert (@villedevauvert) lovers of words get together for a most poetic event: the “Poésie et Chansons” festival Organised by the association Les Poètes des Hautes Terres this event gathers together the enthusiasts who love traditional and popular French poetry for poetry and audio-visual shows You can meet poets there who defend the beauty of the French language and who tell and illustrate their works during poetry walks on the lavender-filled plateau Some readings of extracts from works by old and contemporary Provencal poets will excite your imagination Talented singers and musicians honour the great 20th century “chanteurs à texte” singers in a series of homages Edith Piaf and Barbara have alreadybeen celebrated whether you are just amateurs or passionate save the date of the not-to-be-missed fair of the Châteauneuf-du-Pape designation wines where over 100 estates are just waiting for you to taste them Connoisseurs won’t miss a chance to unearth future gems that they will later exhibit in their wine cellars Themed workshops organised during Masterclasses will help you to discover the different wines and all their characteristics A stop off at the marché gastronomique will have gourmets’ taste buds quivering as they search for good local products oysters from Cancale and even the Truffle from the Ventoux the delicacies from the Sites Remarquables du Goût are beckoning have a good time and sit down at one of the tables to continue your tasting Une publication partagée par Les Printemps de Châteauneuf (@printemps.chateauneuf.du.pape) Une publication partagée par Festival Avec Le Temps (@festival.avecletemps) Time for young talents at the festival Avec le Temps for a new edition which promises great discoveries and focuses on a modern and multi-faceted French-speaking stage Come and get your fill of good vibes and music during this travelling festival which offers concerts in twelve different places L’Impératrice to groove with and the rock’n’nroll of the new Fire world Chatterton and even the folk lullabies of Melissa Laveau Les Printemps du Monde are back for a new edition where music and the cultural heritage are the stars Unforgettable concert evenings in the green setting of Correns the first “all organic” village An event which was able to take shape with the help of Le Chantier a place of creation devoted to new traditional music & world music and which offers residences voice workshop and cultural actions all year round Escape into the Var to dance and party during this festival which is intense from the first coffee in the morning to the midnight dance showings and exhibitions to allow you to open your mind to new cultural horizons Une publication partagée par Le Chantier_Musiques du Monde (@le_chantier_centre_de_creation) Adrian Paul, who has been the Deputy Head at Forest Primary for the last nine years, has been chosen for the top job. He has more than 25 years of experience teaching at primary schools, and says he's looking forward to getting started at Vauvert: "I am delighted to have been appointed as Headteacher at Vauvert Primary School and am looking forward to working with the entire school community over the coming months and years. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming during the interview process that spending time there was a pleasure. I will miss Forest Primary immensely when I leave. I have loved working with the children, their families and the staff and know just what a special place it is." The school says parents and carers will have the chance to meet Mr Paul sometime during the summer term before he starts properly. Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen, the President of the Education, Sport and Culture Committee, says it's a fantastic opportunity for him and the school: "Adrian has proven himself as an excellent Deputy Headteacher during the last decade and is widely respected amongst his peers. Ensuring staff are developed into leadership positions as part of local succession planning is a key part of our Education Strategy, to invest in leadership and development, so the Committee was delighted that Adrian’s appointment as the new Headteacher of Vauvert Primary was yet another example of this. I am sure the Forest Primary School community will miss Adrian greatly but this is a fantastic opportunity for him and the school." She also thanked Vauvert's outgoing headteacher, Tim Walters: "I would like to express my thanks to Mr Walters for all of his efforts at Vauvert over the years and wish him the very best for the future." Volume 5 - 2014 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2014.00198 This article is part of the Research TopicImmune Interactions during the Reproductive CycleView all 16 articles In several years after its discovery in the placenta the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class Ib protein HLA-G has proven to have distinctive functions and an unforeseen and possibly important role in reproduction HLA-G is characterized mainly by its low polymorphism and restricted tissue distribution in non-pathological conditions its expression pattern is primarily limited to extravillous cytotrophoblast cells at the maternal-fetal interface during pregnancy almost the same protein is expressed by virtually all individuals It is these unique features that make HLA-G differ from its highly polymorphic HLA class Ia counterparts and involves interactions with a wide range of immune cells As the expression of HLA-G primarily is limited to gestation this has given rise to the hypothesis that HLA-G plays an important role in the immunological tolerance of the fetus by the mother it might not be surprising that polymorphisms in the HLA-G gene have been linked to reproductive failure and pre-eclampsia we speculate that HLA-G might be involved in mechanisms in reproductive immunology even before conception because HLA-G can be detected in the genital tract and in the blood of non-pregnant women HLA-G expression has been found in the pre-implanted embryo we propose that a combined contribution from the mother and the embryo/fetus is likely to be important this review presents important aspects of HLA-G in relation to reproduction: from genetics to physiological effects from pregnancy and pregnancy complications to a short discussion on future possible means of preventative measures and therapy further studies are needed to confirm this An accumulating body of evidence suggests that HLA-G may be an important factor in reproduction even before conception. sHLA-G circulates in the blood of non-pregnant women (and in the blood of male donors), HLA-G is expressed in the female genital tract, and sHLA-G has been identified in seminal plasma (Figure 1) (12–16) The aim of the present review is to give an overview of important aspects of HLA-G in relation to reproduction: from genetics to physiological effects An important and central role of HLA-G in reproduction may be depicted from its wide distribution within the reproductive cycle and in seminal plasma prior to implantation and after fertilization in the blastocyst/embryo and in the placenta by the trophoblast cells The continuous expression of HLA-G in the reproductive cycle may in particular modulate local immune cells in the female reproductive system for immunological acceptance of the semi-allogenic embryo Most polymorphisms do not alter the protein sequence allow for a grouping in major allele groups: G*01:01:xx:xx polymorphisms that define these allele groups have probably no effect on the secondary structures of the heavy chains and the functional relevance of this nucleotide variability remains unclear 50 alleles and 16 allele groups representing an amino acid substitution have been described in the HLA-G gene sequence [WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System and the International Immunogenetics Information System (IMGT)/HLA Database] A schematic representation of the HLA-G gene Some of the most intensively studied gene polymorphisms in the 5′-upstream regulatory region and in the 3′-untranslated region An overview of the different HLA-G isoforms is included These different HLA-G haplotypes differ at the 14-bp ins/del and the +3196 polymorphic sites in the 3′UTR as well as in polymorphic sites in the 5′URR We propose that HLA-G might be involved in mechanisms in reproduction even before conception because HLA-G can be detected in the genital tract and in the blood of non-pregnant women Human leukocyte antigen-G is a key mediator of the tolerogenic loop arising from the crosstalk between immune cells in the placenta HLA-G promotes differentiation of DCs into tolerogenic DCs secreting IL-10 Tregs stimulate trophoblast cells to further upregulate expression of HLA-G HLA-G can be acquired by CD4+ T cells through trogocytosis increasing the pool of regulatory immune cells in the placenta Cytotoxic CD8+ T cells are inactivated and undergo apoptosis by binding of HLA-G to the CD8 co-receptor HLA-E presents HLA-G derived signal peptides and bind to the CD94/NKG2A receptors on uterine NK cells inhibiting cytotoxicity Soluble HLA-G from trophoblast cells accumulates in KIR2DL4+ endosomes in uterine NK cells which may result in active secretion of proangiogenic and proinflammatory cytokines The blastocyst implants into the uterine wall and the fetal-derived extravillous trophoblast cells invade the decidua and are involved in the remodeling of the spiral arteries. The maternal blood flow and tissue leukocytes are hence in direct contact with fetal trophoblast cells that express HLA-G (2, 65) Still, it seems to be controversial, whether or not the soluble HLA-G5 and -G6 isoforms are secreted by trophoblast cells (66). Nonetheless, first trimester trophoblast expresses HLA-G5 and -G6 mRNA transcripts (28). One study has suggested that the major sHLA-G isoform in maternal serum should be HLA-G6 (or soluble HLA-G2) only consisting of heavy chains (67) to our knowledge these results have not been reproduced The acquirement of HLA-G by HLA-G-negative cells has been shown to be possible via trogocytosis. This mechanism is characterized by the transfer of surface molecules from one cell to another through cell–cell contact. Activated CD4+ and CD8+ T cells can acquire HLA-G from antigen-presenting cells (APCs) through this mechanism and thus contribute to an immune suppressive milieu without expressing HLA-G themselves, but only temporarily displaying it (71) further studies are certainly needed to clarify the possible interactions between HLA-G and KIR2DL4 Cell–cell interactions between leukocytes and trophoblast cells mediated by HLA-G and its above-mentioned receptors are of great interest in order to understand the immune regulation at the feto-maternal interface (Figure 3) several studies have tried to elucidate the strict immune regulation taking place at this anatomical site A range of different studies indicate that HLA-G might have a central position in the immune regulation at conception and during pregnancy in the decidua are important contributors to the tolerogenic milieu in pregnancy and several studies have described such cells and their implications in healthy and in complicated pregnancies Some of the described cell types have overlapping features the NK cells are by far the most abundant cells in the uterus Gregori et al. have shown that a specialized tolerogenic type of DCs is accumulating in the human decidua during pregnancy. These cells express HLA-G and are named DC-10 because they secrete high amounts of IL-10. DC-10 can induce type 1 regulatory T (Tr1) cells, which are characterized by their cytokine profile – secretion of IL-10 and TGF-β among others (73, 85) In mice, it has been shown that the overall CD4+CD25+ suppressive T cell pool increases during pregnancy, that a third of the CD4+CD25+ T cells in the pregnant uterus express FoxP3, and that depletion of CD25+ T cells results in gestation failure (88) An increasing amount of studies acknowledge that the etiology of various pregnancy complications is based on the unique immunogenetic combinations of the mother and the father. Paternal immunogenetic factors may indeed contribute to the risk of development of pre-eclampsia. One study shows that the paternal HLA-G G*01:06 contribution significantly increases risk for pre-eclampsia in multigravidas, who do not carry this allele (100) It can be speculated that synthetic sHLA-G analogs might find a place in the treatment of certain pregnancy-related disorders such as pre-eclampsia and assisted reproduction a better fundamental understanding of the pathophysiology in these disorders is needed before proceeding to such enterprises Also, in in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, the measurement of sHLA-G in the embryo culture medium can be used as a marker for improving successful assisted reproductive technology, by choosing the fertilized oocytes with highest potential, as sHLA-G positive culture medium correlates with pregnancy success (10, 58, 106) More studies are needed to elucidate the precise roles and the importance of these different sources of HLA-G in relation to uncomplicated pregnancies and in pre-eclampsia in recurrent miscarriage and in assisted reproduction especially with respect to the control of HLA-G expression involving HLA-G gene polymorphisms together with molecular and cellular immune interactions The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest Support for this work was generously provided by grants from the Region Zealand Health Sciences Research Foundation †Line Lynge Nilsson and Snezana Djurisic have contributed equally to this work Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher 94% of researchers rate our articles as excellent or goodLearn more about the work of our research integrity team to safeguard the quality of each article we publish Chartreuse liqueur faces a stock shortage in France and the United States but consumers will have to be patient as producers have no interest in yielding to market demands The liqueur has been crafted by the secluded monks for 500 years in a nearly 1,000 year-old monastery in the Chartreuse mountains in the French Alps Made from 130 different varieties of plants An all-time-high 1.2 million litres were produced in 2022 300,000 of which were shipped to the United States Read more: Meet the sibling distillers making liqueurs from French Alpine plants Despite increased demand for the green liqueur the monks refused to vie for economic growth and prosperity “La Chartreuse refuses the race for infinite growth” in a statement last April following the surge in activity which is at odds with monasterial life The company pulled the plug on a recent frenzy around its liqueur It has accepted some interviews in French newspapers over recent weeks and has been featured extensively over the last few years most notably in The New York Times in 2020 “Chartreuse Distribution is a singular company working for a religious order Its main mission is to protect monks who pray for humanity in the silence of their monasteries,” said the company in a statement to The Connexion The company declined an interview with The Connexion in an effort to protect the monks and return slowly to silence Read more: French crème de cassis producers stop Chinese firm using Dijon name However odd such a communication campaign may seem in our interconnected and global economy it has actually been the greatest marketing asset behind the liqueur’s successes since 1605 That was when Parisian monks from the Vauvert Chartreuse were given the recipe of the liqueur – then only known by apothecaries – by the duke of Estrées It was so complex that the first bottles/product were not made until 1737 by Jérôme Maubec It took 30 years of experimentation before he was able to get a drinkable liqueur out of the many plants required for its composition The original recipe reaches 70 percent proof Years of state persecution during and after the French Revolution (which eventually forced monks into exile in 1903 - most took refuge in Spain) and the destruction of the distillery following subsidence in 1935 contributed to restricting the liqueur to a small audience of consumers The income of the Monastère de la Grande Chartreuse (Isère) is estimated to be nearly €75 million a wine and Chartreuse expert and merchant for 20 years said his Chartreuse business has never been so successful as now His clientele is split between connoisseurs and professional resellers with both rarity and bottling setting the price While bottles produced in the 1970s cost between €150 to €500 those produced before 1878 can be sold for up to €20,000 Chartreuse now produces Chartreuse Verte (55°) and Chartreuse Jaune (43°) – called V.E.P – and a myriad of limited editions for particular events or Chartreuse-flavoured herbal tea It mechanically triggers price speculation “It is less and less popular but more and more in demand Even collectors think it is getting too expensive,” he added “The liqueur is more and more elitist,” concluded Mr de Clouet Chartreuse Distribution told The Connexion it was planning an event in Paris for November expecting a new wave of media frenzy from the press “We prefer not to reveal any more,” it said €48-a-bottle French truffle gin is hit as a liqueur France is once again the world’s largest producer of wine Five things they don’t tell you about getting tipsy in France The new measure is expected to be rolled out in 2025 Cow’s milk cheeses dominate as winter comes to an end Every month we outline good film and TV series to improve your language Wallace has never been particularly famous in France but his cult status and place in the 20th-century canon make it surprising that it has taken this long for his seminal work to hit French shelves After Wallace’s novel was published in 1996 literary agent Anna Jarota shopped the book around well-established French publishers shied away from the novel’s untraditional form a woman named Marion Mazauric launched her own small publishing house Mazauric’s plan was to make Wallace a household name in the French literary world: She would first release some of his short stories and essays. In 2005, Au Diable Vauvert put out translations of Brief Interviews With Hideous Men and A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again But it wasn’t easy to nail down a translator for Wallace’s 1,000-plus-page experimental novel. Infinite Jest has been translated in Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese, and those endeavors, too, have proved difficult. As Amanda DeMarco wrote in Publishing Perspectives after the German translation was published a few years ago “Infinite Jest poses some special problems in translation; a massive text its pages are riddled with acronyms and American pop-culture references characters with idiosyncratic styles of speech and a vocabulary that ranges from lettered to colloquial to technical to arcane.” while Mazauric was suffering from health problems a software glitch left the publishing house unable to prove that it was still working on the Infinite Jest translation one of the big publishers that had passed on Infinite Jest back in the ’90s who is the French editor of Jonathan Franzen hadn’t liked David Foster Wallace when he first read him but he was finally convinced to read Infinite Jest by Franzen and Jeffrey Eugenides is that it’s a readable literary experience,” Cohen told Lecoq “Wallace succeeded at capturing the sound of an entire generation.” Eight teams of Year 6 students presented a prototype of the product they intend to mass produce to sell at the school fayre in hopes that the Dragons would meet or exceed their proposed funding amount The money raised will be used to fund the four day off-island trip the year group go on each year KPMG staff have been working with the children to learn about product and loss and how to price a product before it is put on the market KPMG partner Linda Johnson said: ‘We’ve seen incredible confidence and their maths has impressed me a lot ‘They’ve presented strategy and marketing strategy and how much profit they hope to make During literacy lessons the children have also been learning how to structure and write a report and have been developing their presentation skills presented a small gift-wrapped hot chocolate package that his team had called The Hot Choc Twelve We thought about doing a bauble with sachets but it was too expensive We’re just going to go in and do our presentation We did a lot of experimenting to get the final product Learning about the world of work and developing enterprise skills are key aspects of the new Guernsey Big Picture Curriculum and financial literacy is now being taught to all children of primary school age Year 6 students last year made £1,500 from selling their products at the school disco was presenting eco-friendly reindeer food with her peers to the panel ‘We used to sprinkle reindeer food on the lawn and it would bring joy to us but oats are bad for the animals and if you leave it in the garden the animals are going to eat it.’ Her group had initially asked for funding of £40 but had been offered twice that after impressing panel members with addition of adding a song to the introduction of their product You are in: Guernsey > Places > Places Features > Vauvert School Open Day Former pupil and now BBC journalist Ben Chapple went along to see what was happening to celebrate the school's centenary Having had a sneak preview of the main display before the doors opened to the public it was great to see the response of islanders to the school's appeal for information about the school's history photos and newspaper cuttings sit alongside trophies plans for the school and even a copy of the original Billet D'Etat (States members' report) which agreed the purchase of the current site Caius Bearder from year 5 and Willow Bearder from year 3 said it was great to have some of their dad's exercise books on display Caius said his father had once "set off fire crackers in the back of the classroom" Among the displays was one about the school during the Occupation and Ruth Walsh (nee Marquis) who was in the Infants at the time said that the school was used as a flour store but even those that passed us didn't talk to us She remembers German officials coming into classes to see what they were being taught: "We were told not to be scared but obviously we were apprehensive They stayed for 10-15 minutes and then went to the next class." Ruth said she really enjoyed school but has one unsettling memory which is from the first year of Juniors as a lot of evacuees came back to the island with accents "which meant it was hard to understand them" Another former pupil and former States Deputy Ron Le Moignan remembered waiting in a queue outside the headmaster's office for a caning and the boys who came out saying whether the head was in a vicious mood or not He also spoke about how nice and modern the school was compared to his days of square desks and blotting paper is Mrs Bourgaize or as I knew her Miss Watson who has spent her whole career at the school and has seen a number of changes including class sizes going down and more technology being used in the classroom Speaking about the introduction of computers and smart boards Mrs Bourgaize said "It was tricky when they first came in but now I would struggle without it." But she is not alone in having been associated with the school for more than 30 years as several former teachers operate as supply teachers while others come in once a week to help children with individual reading or other lessons When I asked her whether this milestone in the school's history made her think about retiring Mrs Bourgaize said The day I get up and don't want to come in to teach is the day to give it up." "I am amazed by the number who have turned out to have a look round the school I know I'm interested in its history but its great to see other people are as well," she added Read more about the centenary celebrations: last updated: 17/02/2009 at 12:26created: 13/02/2009 Help playing audio/video Previous arrangements needed updating after the review began and Education has now released information on which secondary schools the incoming Year 6 students will go to Destination secondary schools will remain the same as they were in 2019 and 2020 for all but one of the island’s primary schools Pupils at Vauvert Primary will now feed into the Grammar School from 2021 Education decided to make the change to allow for a more even distribution of students across the four secondary school sites to ensure class sizes did not run over capacity at one school while another had a very small year group Parents were written to earlier in the week explaining the update and they will still be able to submit a request if they wish their child to attend a secondary school other than the one linked to their primary school to You need to be logged in to comment. 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Children in Years 3 and 4 organised a number of stalls and raised £470 Year 4 teacher Katie Cox said it was an amazing amount The children have been learning about the effects of palm oil production on tropical forests and the animals that live there ‘They watched the Greenpeace/Iceland advert that came out and at the end it says 25 orang-utans are killed every day,’ Mrs Cox said who has done volunteer work with orang-utans in Borneo Year 3 teacher Karlie Bichard said what she was surprised to learn was that orang-utans are not born with the knowledge of how to climb trees – it is something they learn from their mothers so if killed the young orphans do not learn how to fend for themselves Year 3 teachers Danielle Neville and Becky Mackay Year 4 teacher Mia O’Hara and learning support assistants Carol Wray and Sarah Palmer worked with the children to put on the day Mrs Cox said it was the children who had asked to adopt an orang-utan ‘The children got really passionate about it they’ve been leading the learning,’ she said pin the orang-utan baby to its mother and feed the orang-utan Mrs Bichard said that to help with financial literacy the children had all been given the budget of £1 to create and advertise their stalls ‘It’s important to help because 25 of them die every day and it’s not fair if we were treated like that we wouldn’t find it fair,’ she said Phoebe said she had liked the talk from Ms Sarre ‘When I’m older I’d like to go to Borneo and help the orang-utans,’ she said ‘We were only allowed to spend a pound and we used our PE equipment,’ said Phoebe with Blu Tack costing 5p per blob plus costs to print posters Cynthia said they also had to decide what prizes to use ‘We started off choosing which game we wanted and then decided on sweets for a prize.’ The children have also written to companies such as Ferrero to ask it about why it uses palm oil and received a response about the company sustainably sourcing the oil Mrs Bichard said it was not just the children who were passionate about helping the cause seeing these young orphan orang-utans is so sad The children will be adopting an orang-utan based at Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Borneo Mrs Cox said the large sum raised means they can sponsor two orang-utans Nine teams of Year 6 pupils had been working hard developing their products to pitch to the potential investors from seven different local organisations Their prototype products were shown to the panel yesterday before asking for an investment to make them in bulk and sell at their spring disco Any money raised from the sale of the items will then go towards funding some of the costs for a Year 6 trip to Jersey Deputy head Mary Robertshaw said it was all part of the Big Picture Curriculum ‘Interacting with the people of the world of work is a big part of the Bailiwick curriculum,’ she said ‘There is a lot of skills that they learn here ‘The children are using maths and presenting skills learning how to design a product and their literacy skills are dramatically improved It is also teaches them financial literacy Mrs Robertshaw added: ‘It is quite a nerve-racking thing for a 10-year-old to do ‘Once they are out of the room they are so excited and proud of themselves but then the hard work starts and they need to start making the product.’ This is the third time Vauvert has held the Dragons’ Den event previously raising more than £4,000 from sales of the items The panel are asked to invest between £25 and £60 to allow the teams to buy the stock to make more of the product but investors can give more if they particularly like the idea A team called Soappence pitched an idea for soap to the panel made up of companies including Barclays Christopher Anderson from Carey Olsen was very impressed ‘This is my third Dragons’ Den and I have never seen a group come in selling soap before,’ he said I think there is far too much sugar in products and one of your strongest messages could be that you are not a sugar-related item.’ Soappence ended up with more than £120 of investment from the eager panel I’ve had to stay up late redoing some of the maths,’ he said ‘It all really started when I saw a five-minute craft video of people making soap I thought that was really cool and that we could do that for Dragons’ Den.’ Morgan added that he felt really confident with his idea when speaking to the panel The University Challenge-style event saw more than 20 teams take part across three age groups at St James This year’s theme was Your World and looked at how people positively and negatively impact the world lifted the shield for the Year 6 part of the competition after a busy morning during which they had to tackle an array of questions who was celebrating his birthday yesterday ‘The hardest round was art and literature,’ he said The group felt they did best in the maths round they first had to compete in a school quiz they had to face the 14 teams from different schools at St James just beating their closest rival by one point In the afternoon six Year 8 teams took on the challenge Elizabeth College and Ladies’ College made it to the final Elizabeth College managed to beat Ladies’ College in the final decider In the late afternoon three teams took part in the post-16 challenge The Year 8 and Post-16 teams this year faced a new challenge with teams having to test their coding skills using software called Trinket The teams had to use the software to replicate a complex shape The winning teams will be travelling to Jersey for an inter-island final on 21 November so people unable to travel will be able to watch The educational quiz was funded by the Ana Leaf Foundation Whether you’ve been making your rounds at the shows this week or simply been enjoying the fun from the comfort of your Instagram feed we can all agree that New York Fashion Week 2017 has been an exciting excuse to celebrate all things stylish and stunning why not toast to your favorite fashion icons with a 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Join Haute Black and unlock access to the world's most prestigious luxury events giving pupils the opportunity to work to a brief and develop an idea with the aim of eventually presenting it – crucial skills in the business community and modern life Deputy head teacher Nicki Wilbraham explained the rules ‘Each group is allocated approximately 10 minutes to make their pitch They will ask for a quantity of money to buy the stock for their product ‘The dragons can then discuss the pitch and decide whether to invest as a group or whether there is a sole investor who will back the product our aim is for the children to experience a little of what it is like to work to a brief and present and develop an idea as professionals would have to – vital life skills Raising funds for their Jersey trip is a huge bonus too.’ Every year the children go on a four-day trip off-island and all children are encouraged to take part The school tries to subsidise the cost as much as possible learning about the world of work and developing enterprise skills is strongly recommended Vauvert has brought in the help of KPMG’s Linda Johnson and her team who have been working with the children tracking profit and loss This is supplemented further by numeracy and literacy lessons focusing on how to write a report and develop presentation skills Presenting their Santa’s Sack business model managed to secure investment beyond their expectations ‘We were very nervous before going in,’ said Hollie Millie agreed: ‘As soon as you got in there and they said hello it was all right Monty added: ‘My dad was actually in there.’ Nirav said: ‘We managed to get £10 more than we asked for We asked for £50 and we ended up getting £60 because there were three dragons that split the cost.’ ‘I handed out the bags to each of the dragons so they could have look like they do on TV,’ said Jake Nirav added: ‘One them said they were really into the product Students from Vauvert Primary School in Guernsey have made Bermuda-themed posters to decorate the team’s hotel as they continue to compete at the Island Games The effort put into the posters is clear from the obvious studying done by the children, with the posters highlighting facts about the island, including that we collect rain on roofs, our population, capital city, and more. You can view all our coverage of the Island Games here and our ongoing live updates here. the Bermuda Island Games Association chairman with Vauvert Primary School teacher Jerry Thomas with the Bermuda-themed posters at the team hotel: Category: All, Sports Together they won the Prix d’Amérique Races ZEturf Qualif # 1 – Prix de Bretagne in 2020 then finished sixth in the Prix d’Amérique Legend Race and second in the Prix de Paris Marathon Race Or was he going to be at Cokstile‘s sulky again The native of Turin gave his answer in the Paris-Turf newspaper last Sunday He has decided to drive Cokstile in the next races of the Prix d’Amerique Races competition because I love Diable de Vauvert …” He will therefore drive it on Sunday January 16 in Qualif # 6 – Prix de Belgique and two weeks later in the Prix d’Amerique Legend Race will be associated with Diable de Vauvert next Sunday in Qualif # 6 You are in: Guernsey > Places > Places Features > 100 years of schooling Vauvert School in St Peter Port celebrates 100 years of education in February 2009 which is located on the slopes down to St Peter Port Opened in 1909 the school has seen many of the towns youngsters pass through its halls from ages five to eleven Though the date above the door reads 1908 building delays led to the school opening the following year To celebrate the school will be holding an open day and exhibition on February 13 and are looking to hear from any past pupils about their memories of the school and add any documents they may have to the exhibition Deputy Head Teacher Paul Jones said that they have already collected quite a lot of items including a school photo from 1919 various stories of the school during the Occupation and a vinyl record made by the school in the 1960s Pupils Scott and Caius both said they thought the school "looked quite new" and it was "hard to think it was 100 years old" and Josie said the school has "brilliant teachers" and she is "quite excited" about the birthday If you have any items or stories to contribute you can contact Deputy Headteacher Mr James on 720419 or email office@vauvert.sch.gg last updated: 13/01/2009 at 11:31created: 13/01/2009 You are in: Guernsey > People > Your Stories > Charles Langlois goes back to school BBC Guernsey's Kay Langlois took her dad Charles back to school to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Vauvert School Charles outside the 'boys entrance' to the school Charles Langlois attended Vauvert School between 1929 and 1938 and remembers being summoned into class by the bell that still hangs over the school He said that if you were very good you might even have had the chance to pull the rope that rang the bell Back in the 1930s the school was divided in two with a boys' school and a girls' school and the pupils at each were never allowed to mix; even the playground was divided in two so even socially they were separated Charles said that everyday started with assembly with a prayer and a hymn or song before the register was taken and marked up on the board in the hall so they knew how many boys were there that day Back in his first classroom Charles said it was "completely different" now In his day it was decorated in dark colours with dark wooden desks not like now where the classrooms are bright and have examples of the pupils' work decorating the walls and hanging from the ceiling Charles looks at his era on the school timeline Even the pupils' clothes tended to be in dark colours Each class had around 36 pupils in the early 1930s with those students never leaving their seats or talking to the teacher or each other without permission for fear of being punished either with a clip round the ear or a caning In class the only teaching equipment was a pencil and paper for the children (or when they got older with an ink well in the desk) and an easel and chalk board for the teachers all the boys' work was written in their exercise books Charles remembered some of his teachers during his time at the school including Ms Guillemette Charles said he was "always happy" when he went to school and he enjoyed his time there last updated: 13/02/2009 at 13:47created: 12/02/2009 Five children from two winning teams were invited to the headquarters of Guernsey Electricity to receive a certificate and prize for their entries in the Bailiwick School Eco Challenge 2019 which included specialist crisp recycling bins The winning team for the nine to 12-year-old category from Amherst Primary School one that involved the use of steam to produce electricity and conserve coal and another using solar panels to help keep their swimming pool heated through the winter Rory said they had worked really hard to develop the ideas ‘We really enjoyed taking part and coming up with our ideas,’ he said ‘We thought up the idea for heating the swimming pool because during winter sometimes it doesn’t work and we use it less then ‘It’d be good to use solar panels during the summer months to generate electricity that we could give back to Guernsey Electricity in return for electricity during winter.’ The winning team for the six to eight-year-old category from Vauvert Primary School came up with an idea to use crisp packet recycling bins at their school ‘Our idea is to collect all the crisp packets from Key Stage 2 children and send them to be recycled,’ they said ‘We would like special crisp recycling bins to do this and send them to Terracycle UK ‘By doing this Vauvert will become more green.’ The two winning teams were given a tour of Guernsey Electricity’s control room as well as receiving £1,000 for their school to put towards an eco project of their choice The idea for the challenge came about as a result of the installation of the largest solar array in the Channel Islands at Guernsey Post’s headquarters the two companies set the competition up to encourage schools to be more sustainable Guernsey Electricity’s generation manager Jon Sexton said he was pleased with the ideas they had seen ‘It was really good to challenge children on how to make their school more sustainable,’ he said ‘It was great to see them get creative and engage in concepts that could actually work.’ commemorating the life and work of Jessie de Garis who pioneered the teaching of children with special educational needs in the island Former teachers Yvonne Hodder and Pauline Garthwaite had campaigned for Miss de Garis’ name to be remembered and at a special ceremony to unveil the plaque which saw her being appointed in 1948 as the head teacher of Floraville School for Handicapped Children in Vauvert but the school later moved to Valnord and paved the way for schools like Le Murier and Le Rondin today The plaque ensured that Miss de Garis’ work would not be forgotten and was a testament to her passion and her vision Mrs Hodder said it had taken about 18 months for the plaque application to be approved The plaques are made in the UK and while the States pays for them to be erected it is up to the nominators to pay for them Head of heritage services Helen Glencross said that this was the 15th blue plaque to be unveiled with two more were on the way later this year The unveiling itself was carried out by Bailiff Sir Richard McMahon He said that among the criteria for someone to be given a plaque was that they must have been dead for at least 20 years ‘It does enable us to recognise those people who were either born here or who have lived here a significant period of their lives With just over half of the blue plaques in Town it has meant that walking tours could be given of them all to tell people about the importance of these individuals to the Bailiwick community Among those attending the ceremony was Miss de Garis’ only surviving relative in Guernsey – her cousin Brenda Mayor ‘She would have been thrilled to bits by all this because she worked very hard.’ Le Rondin deputy head teacher Christine de Kock said she had been unaware of Miss de Garis’ contribution to SEN in Guernsey until learning of the blue plaque campaign ‘To think how she pioneered the school with five children and of where we are now ‘If it was not for Jessie de Garis we wouldn’t be here today.’ She said the children she had brought with her had been excited to find out what Miss de Garis had done One of them had described Floraville as ‘the first Le Rondin’ after a burst water main flooded its kitchens has run the Sitar restaurant on the corner of Victoria Street in St Peter Port since 1998 opened the door to the stairs to the cellar where the kitchens are and saw there was water coming up the stairs,’ he said Mr Ali said staff ran out and told the workmen outside what was happening ‘One of them said he’d hit a water main,’ said Mr Ali ‘The water was just flooding through the walls Mr Ali said he has seen workmen from Guernsey Water on site on Saturday There were no workers on the site yesterday with pneumatic drill still lying on top of broken up tarmac ‘The same stretch of road has been dug out four or five times in the last 12 months ‘I think this has led to the road being weakened which led to the water main getting damaged.’ The restaurant is now looking at being closed for an extended period for the kitchen to be refitted once insurance companies have agreed claims ‘We had a brand new fridge delivered in December we had to take it apart to get it down the stairs and on Saturday we had to take it apart to get it out Guernsey Water Operations Manager Jon Holt confirmed that one of the water mains in St Peter Port had burst in the early hours of Saturday morning ‘Our distribution team attended the site immediately to isolate the burst to prevent further damage and provided a temporary secondary means of supply to surrounding properties,’ he said ‘We are planning to reline approximately 60 metres of the main over the next week or so to ensure it doesn’t burst again.’ Mr Ali thanked islanders for all the messages he had received from loyal customers ‘We really appreciate everyone’s concern,’ he said ‘We can’t wait to be able to open our doors again and welcome everyone back.’ the founder of Guernsey’s first school for disabled children was the first headteacher of Floraville School that Yvonne Hodder and Pauline Garthwaite would like to see the plaque erected was education officer for special education between 1995-2005 and made the application despite never having actually met her predecessor ‘I worked with so many people who revered her ‘She was an icon for special needs education in Guernsey,’ she said and do the very best for the children of the island.’ The idea for a blue plaque came after Mrs Hodder visited a display on celebrated women in Guernsey at the Priaulx Library and realised Miss de Garis was not mentioned ‘I started talking to some of the staff about her legacy and it was actually one of them who suggested going after a blue plaque she wanted children to be in the mainstream of education wherever possible ‘It was seen as a backward step to work with the disadvantaged As well as starting the school at Floraville House she had taken the role of headteacher when the service moved to larger premises at Valnord School and was appointed Guernsey’s first full-time educational psychologist in 1976 The Guernsey Blue Plaque scheme recognises islanders who have made an important contribution to the Bailiwick and the wider world but only one of them is for a woman – Major Marie Ozanne who publicly protested about the treatment of prisoners of war during the occupation former headteacher of special educational needs schools Oakvale worked alongside Miss de Garis at the start of her career She described her as ‘an amazing person with vision and determination’ ‘She was absolutely committed to the welfare of the children,’ she said ‘She was totally compassionate but without a tinge of sentimentality Nothing stood in the way of the children’s welfare This week saw the handful of pupils making the daily journey to Guernsey to be taught at Vauvert school after Education took the decision to close the facility as part of a year-long 'trial' They had previously been educated by a single teacher on island for four days with them being taught at Vauvert the other day issues of socialising and children's educational development were brought up But Deputy David de Lisle brought a Requete to overturn the decision by Education President Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen He argued that the island's residents were against it "They depend on their school as the workforce have young children and they wish to have their youngsters schooled in Herm rather than that trip every day to Vauvert School Safeguarding issues were also raised with the possibility of weather and sea conditions meaning the evening boat back from Guernsey wouldn't run