Young Champions
2012 Young Champion Award Winners
Dart Harbour has announced the winners of its Young Champion Awards 2012.
The Upper Primary winner was the Year 5 Class from Brixham Primary School, and the winner of the Secondary award was 12 year-old Dartmouth Academy student Cameron Webb.
Brixham were victorious thanks to their project about the Dart which took in all areas of the curriculum and saw children writing poetry, making musical instruments, learning Spanish, cooking Tudor biscuits and choreographing their own dances, amongst many other activities.
Thanks to the generosity of Greenway Ferries and the Dartmouth Steam Railway and Riverboat Company, the school began their project by taking advantage of the offer of free boat trips by Dart Harbour in the autumn.
The project was described as “astonishing in its breadth” by the judges, who also commented on the children’s “obvious engagement and enthusiasm” for the Dart.
Judge and Dart Harbour board member Sue Pudduck said: “The engagement, enthusiasm and range of work shown by Brixham was simply staggering.“
Winning class teacher Kerry Rushton said: ”As the Year 5 teacher I would say thank you so much to the Dart Harbour. The initial boat trip was a great starting point for the project and we are grateful to the ferry companies for making it possible.”
The winners will be presented with their awards at the Annual Meeting for Dart Harbour in December.
First Published August 2012 By The Dart