Island Survivors

“This course has made a massive impact on my life towards how I think about things. I loved the feeling of independence and responsibility and the fact that the skills I learnt could be used later in life.”
“Amazing! Informing, detailed, realistic, imaginative… WOW!”

Students from Henrietta Barnett School

“It made me think and question more about bigger issues which I haven’t really thought about before”
“It makes you think about life and leadership. It makes you think like an adult and become responsive to opinions and question.”

Students from Hodge Hill Sports and Enterprise College

“The course was mind-blowing, terrific and fun.”
“I learned that when I speak, people listen.”

Students from Preston Manor High School

“I feel more confident to stand up and voice my opinion to a large group of people.”
“This course has made a difference to me because I thought that politics was boring but at the end we were told that we’d be doing politics, and I loved it!”

Students from Lyndhurst School

“It’s made me think about asking better questions and thinking about different possible outcomes.”

Student from St Bernards Catholic Grammar School

“I enjoyed getting up to lead a conversation. I really didn’t think I’d be able to do it but I felt really good when I did.”

Pocklington School

“Fun, involving, makes you think about important issues and helps you learn to make decisions.”

Student from Marlwood School

“It was fun and useful from practical things to thinking and good for debating skills.”
“Brilliant! It has helped me develop as a person.”
“The day was great because we had to think for ourselves.”

Students from St Edwards School, Cheltenham

“It’s made me think more about the difficulties in decision making the government has to face.”
“An interesting, thought-provoking day that has made me think about what our society lacks and how we depend on property and material objects.”

Students from Leeds Grammar School

“The course has actually made a difference to me because I have learned to be more confident to say what I think, just like other people were today.”

Student from Skegness Grammar School

“I found the debate about the minorities most interesting because I feel quite strongly about this topic and today I got the chance to voice my opinion with others challenging and this is the only real chance I’ve had to do this.”
“I enjoyed the fact that we were given the power to call and run our own meetings, to debate about our course of action, instead of the group debates being run by adults.”

Students from St Birinus School

“It made me use skills I have never used before.”
“Very fun and energetic and I’ve learnt about everything going on around me which I never used to consider.”

Students from St Gregory’s Science College

“It has helped me to see what you can really do in just 6 hours!”
“Phenomenal! A.K.A. Excellent!”

Students from Carr Hill High School

“Very different and exciting. I would definitely do it again and recommend it.”

Student from Queen Mary’s High School

“The freedom we were given was interesting and very different from what usually happens at school.”

Student from Parmiters School

“It made me see that I am good at things I didn’t know I was good at before.”

Student from Freeman College