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Pupils give ideas for Cressex School rebuild

10:25pm Monday 28th April 2008

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A SPACE for pupils to enjoy poetry and yoga are among the garden designs by pupils for the rebuild of Cressex School.

Pupils were this week shown detailed plans for the new school's grounds after being asked to put forward their ideas.

All year seven pupils were asked to design gardens for the new High Wycombe school, set to open in January 2010.

They saw the fruit of their labours on Monday as the learning-themed plans by landscape design firm fira were unveiled in the school hall.

Pupils visiting the English and humanities space will be welcomed into a poetry area' and mosaic of the planets.

Meanwhile, the maths garden will feature geometric shaped seats' and a code breaking wall'.

A habitat zone will offer a yoga area' and shelter made of willow while the science and geography area will include an earth sculpture volcano' and life-sized sundial.

Finally the horticulture garden will include a greenhouse-style dome, tunnel and composting facility.

Tom Hammill, head of citizenship at the Holmer Lane school, said: "The students have got really involved in it, they have come up with some great designs.

"They have shown a great deal of creativity - they have really thought outside the box."

All year seven pupils were asked to take part as they would be at the school when the rebuild was completed, he said.

"They will be able to really take ownership of it," said Mr Hammill.

Hasnath Bashir, 11, who helped design the horticulture garden, said: "The gardens are a bit plain at the moment. I have really enjoyed the project.

"We wanted bright flowers. The main thing we wanted was a greenhouse - we really pushed for that."

Fira director Sue Radley said:"There are lots of ideas that we would probably have never thought of and it has challenged us to put those into practice."

The £31m rebuild is part of the Government's Building Schools for the Future programme which will rebuild or renovate every secondary school in England.

The plans will need to be approved by Buckinghamshire County Council.


Your Say YourBucks Free Press

Steve, Totteridge Hill says...
7:51am Tue 29 Apr 08

Open spaces for bonfires?

Keep it Simple, High Wycombe says...
9:12am Tue 29 Apr 08

Steve, I was a fan of your witty banter, but this is getting a bit boring, perhaps you need another target to 'fire'your imagination!!!!

HWMAN, High Wycombe says...
9:16am Tue 29 Apr 08

The Pupils at Cressex School, are on the whole well behaved and great kids. They cause no more trouble then the goody-goodies at the RGS or the Girls High School. They just get the bad press. Also they has been no evidence to say the recent fires, were the act's of the Pupils.

Big Right, Wycombe says...
10:11am Tue 29 Apr 08

Tom Hammill, head of citizenship


Explain your job Thomas because it sounds fluffy and pointless

Mutley, High Wycombe says...
10:36am Tue 29 Apr 08

the science and geography area will include an earth sculpture volcano' and life-sized sundial.


Just how big is a life-sized sundial?

smokey, high wycombe says...
1:17pm Tue 29 Apr 08

HWMAN wrote:
The Pupils at Cressex School, are on the whole well behaved and great kids. They cause no more trouble then the goody-goodies at the RGS or the Girls High School. They just get the bad press. Also they has been no evidence to say the recent fires, were the act's of the Pupils.
so why attack the kids at the Grammar schools?
Sour grapes perhaps?

Steve, Totteridge Hill says...
1:26pm Tue 29 Apr 08

Keep it Simple wrote:
Steve, I was a fan of your witty banter, but this is getting a bit boring, perhaps you need another target to 'fire'your imagination!!!!
I could do a bit about the water features being cursed?(get it fire / water)

Cut me to the quick to think I might be boring...hang on a minute... I am!

Woe is me...I think not.

Maybe I could become a lion tamer?

Ho hum.

*Username, High Wycombe says...
12:28pm Wed 30 Apr 08

HWMAN wrote:
The Pupils at Cressex School, are on the whole well behaved and great kids. They cause no more trouble then the goody-goodies at the RGS or the Girls High School. They just get the bad press. Also they has been no evidence to say the recent fires, were the act's of the Pupils.
I get on the bus with Cressex kids everyday...they spit everywhere, swear and just basically loud...like they own the street.

Whereas the Wycombe High, I don't see the girls spitting on the street, they are loud but usually just through excitement.

And with Cressex why do they have teachers looking for them between 8.30-8.45 on the streets or at One Stop....I don't see that happening at any other local schools!

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