Earl of Wessex visits schools opened by his father
The Earl of Wessex has visited two schools opened by his father and spoken to students about the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 計画／陰謀.
Staff from Christ’s College and Pond Meadow schools in Guildford, Surrey, 解任するd memories of Philip’s visit in 2009.
Edward also watched students from Christ’s College 成し遂げる a short piece from Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the theatre, which was opened in the duke’s 指名する.
The earl, a trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 計画／陰謀, met David Cunningham, teacher of physics and DofE Leader, along with Year 9 students who are just 乗る，着手するing on their bronze DofE.
Edward joined students as they 論証するd CPR and cooking on a trangia in 準備 for their 探検隊／遠征隊 later this year.
He also met with three members of staff who met Philip when he visited the school during the 開始 of Christ’s College and Pond Meadow schools in 2009.
Chrissie Thompson, 長，率いる of art, said: “ We are a small school, and we felt very 特権d and lucky that the Duke of Edinburgh （機の）カム to open Christ’s College and spent such a lot of time with students, engaging with them and showing 本物の 利益／興味 in what they were doing.”
Lesley Sandiford, assistant 主要な／長／主犯, said: “When the Duke of Edinburgh visited there was of course lots of organisation and 計画（する）s for the visit, but the duke managed to find a の近くにd door and 設立する students who weren’t 推定する／予想するing to 会合，会う him that day!
“They loved how he interacted with them and 特に how 利益／興味d he was in them.”
Christ’s College 主要な／長／主犯, Sarah Hatch, said: “We were delighted to welcome HRH The Earl of Wessex to Christ’s College today and to 株 and 反映する on the Duke of Edinburgh’s visit on June 23 2009 when he opened our school.
“The students were really pleased to speak to the earl, 反映するing on their experience of the pandemic and school life 同様に as their DofE activities and what the Award has meant to them in the past year.”
