Challenge Team Tour Update & Itinerary – Spring 2008.

[The Bouwers]

Challenge Team's itinerary for the rest of the tour:

[edited to remove old dates]

Friday 29th Feb – Coton Centre, Tamworth, Staffs

Monday 3rd March – St Albans and St Benedicts Schools, Ipswich
Tuesday 4th – Stanground College, Peterborough
Wednesday 5th – St Neotts Community College, Cambs
Thursday 6th – Wood Green School, Oxon
Friday 7th – Kings of Wessex, Cheddar
Saturday 8th March – 7.30 pm at St Barnabas Church, Kingfisher Drive, Eastbourne

Monday 10th – Cardinal Vaughan School, West London]
Tuesday 11th – Coloma Convent, Croydon
Wednesday 12th – St Philomena’s and Holy Cross Schools, Croydon
Thursday 13th – Richard Challoner, New Malden, Surrey and John Fisher, Purley
Friday 14th – Bishop Challoner, Shortlands, Kent

Thursday 27th – Richard Challoner & Wallington County Grammar, Croydon


PRAY FOR CHALLENGE TEAM
as they tour schools talking about saving sex until marriage
PRESENTERS: REBECCA, MARTIN & CLARE
TEAM LEADER: DEBS
DRIVER: PETE
Pray for safe travel, good health, effective presentations, with lasting impact.

[The Bouwers]

Hi All, another update from the team... they've done really well so far and I thought I'd share some of the feedback we've had in from Teachers and pupils...

From Teachers
I thought the challenge Team were particularly strong this year and that they handled the pupils extremely well. They were confident and clear. The students seemed to enjoy it and all the feedback I had was positive.
Eastbourne College.

Very worthwhile presentation. All students were engaged. The presenters held an excellent rapport with the group and involved many without embarrassing anyone.
Catholic High, Worthing.

We felt it was good to explain to the students that there is an alternative lifestyle choice; students found it “funny” and “enjoyable”.
Helenswood Upper School, Hastings.

I thought it was excellent; it was aimed well at the children, not in a “we’re right, you’re wrong” way, but for them to consider. Showed good understanding of the children and situation. Pupil comments ranged from “a good laugh” to “interesting point of view”. They enjoyed it and thought it was a good balance [to our PSHE curriculum]
Angmering School

I thought the presentation was very good. It was pitched at the right level and kept the students engaged for the whole session – not easy on a Friday afternoon. A very important message to get across to our youngsters, so much of what they see and hear is the opposite.
St Cuthbert Mayne School, Torquay.

Interesting, informative and well structured.
St Edmunds, Portsmouth

The performance was great and staff and pupils enjoyed it. This is the third time we have had a team visit and each time it has been excellent. It is very informative but also visual and imaginative. I thought the dice and the tape particularly memorable and effective.
Comments from pupils: Informative; Good activities; Funny, interesting, kept your interest; Not just a boring talk; Wasn’t what they had expected
Kings School, Southampton



From Students (spelling and grammar un-edited!)
I recently had an assembly by the "challenge team" at my school, and i really found it inspriational. I really respect you people for doing what you are doing, how you respect your virginity and seem to cherish it. As a teenager im currently in a world where it is the single goal to "get laid" as it is commonly said. For a while i too was among the crowd of people who sought soley after the prospect of sex. Until i heard what you had to say. It really changed my view on sex, virginity, marriage, and even girls! I really thank you for this, and as much as i doubt that it will be possible for me to keep my virginity until my day of marriage mainly because of the sheer collasal amount of pressure on me to to lose it, i do hope that i can follow in your footsteps as much as teenagely possible.

You came to my school last week to do a show on sex (save sex). I thought it was really good and interesting, thank you.

You did a presentation in my school just the other day which was very informative and made me think a lot

i really enjoyed your talk today,it was wonderful! :)

Hiya i seen a group on the isle of man at [my school] i thought i was really good, the message got to us really easy.

hiya my names emma i was in the skwl u dne the lesson in today i though it was really fun and funny i was amazed at how much i didnt no