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Climbing Mount Everest … one step at a time

- 18 June 2018 -

Pupils and friends of Sibford School took on the Everest Step Challenge to raise funds for a new climbing wall.

Sibford school Everest Step Challenge participants

Pictured: Pupils complete the final steps in style. They were also supported by parents, friends and old scholars.

The Everest Step Challenge

For one week, at the start of PE lessons, pupils took part in the one minute Everest Step Challenge. They used it as part of their warm ups.

On Saturday 16 June, at the school’s annual Open Day, they reached the top! The school successfully completed the 58,070 steps required to cover 8,848 metres. So, they covered all the distance needed to scale the height of Mount Everest. All their hard work paid off and the team involved in the challenge were very happy with their team efforts.

The sponsored Everest Step Challenge is just one event in their school fundraising. The school has also undertaken lots of events to help fund a new climbing wall.

Message from the head

Sibford Head Toby Spence said: “We are very excited about the climbing wall which will be coming to Sibford in September 2018. We are very fortunate that our parent association is jointly funding this exciting venture alongside school funds.

“However, the Everest Challenge was a chance for the whole school community to get involved with the fund raising. Successfully completing 58,070 steps in just a week was no mean feat. We entered Saturday with 1,936 steps still to complete but we made it. Thanks to support from parents, friends and even old scholars, we were able to reach the summit of Everest during our Open Day celebrations.”

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