Our first 3Es (embed, enrich, extend) time involves an inter-Village basketball competition
Everyone gets involved under the watchful eye of Ms Brown
The students responded very well to the new, exciting, lunch option !
Queuing for the barbeques
Sausages, salads, potatoes - spolit for choice !
Students create their "MePod" in Art and Design
They enjoy the team approach and the chance to get messy
Our competence-based curriculum involves a good deal of hands-on, active learning
Getting to know you in the playground
Structured play at breaktimes
View towards our temporary school
The Academy main building is taking shape
View across the playground towards exit - Academy main building in background
We look corporate, we feel corporate 
Even XL is too tight for Mr Hammond
Into the weekend after 2 busy days
Decorations in the kitchen hit a new peak
Parents stream into the hall to hear an address and have a tour of the school 
Getting used to the new playground
Mmmm - this hot chocolate's not bad ....
The first assembly
Registering students on arrival
Anxious parents give a last goodbye
It was a fine day for a new beginning
Parents and children were greeted by staff on arrival
Our first arrivals at 8am !
All ready to go - bring on the kids !
Aghast at being told that the poster was only 89 degrees to the horizontal, Ms Ngatia makes the necessary clockwise rotation ...
Eager parents and students made a "dry run" for the journey !
Rob deducted correctly that it said "learning objectives" above his head.
We tried out the use of "Headbanz" as an engaging lesson starter
Oasis Community Learning team arrived to provide some well-received input 
Hungry staff acclaim Francoise's first offering
The Restaurant Ecole team before the first lunch.
John introduces the Academy ethos to the staff
For the first time - then we were thirty !
First morning shout and Paul provides the biscuits on account of Spurs drawing 3-3. 
3 Enfield students joined 6 colleagues from the 2 Grimsby Academies in visiting London to make a presentation to Education minister Lord Adonis. In this photograph you can see us on the London Eye. 
Kemi, Mario and Emily
In front of the newly-unveiled statue of Nelson Mandela
Presenting a momento to Lord Adonis on the occasion of the opening of all 3 Academies.
Outside Downing Street
Eating pizza at OCL Headquarters. 
