Royal Visit Inspires Somersfield Academy Students

March 18, 2011 — Prince Edward met with a handful of young people embarking on their Bronze expedition. Sixteen Somersfield Academy students finished their award expedition on Ports Island earlier this month and are in the process of completing the volunteering criteria. This included 15-year-olds Leah Amaral and Savannah Stubbs, who sang and played piano respectively in honour of the royal visit. Fourteen-year-old Catherine Daniels said she hadn’t met any celebrities yet and was excited for the experience. “I think he is pretty nice, that is what I expect for someone of his stature,” she said moments before seeing Prince Edward.

Somersfield Academy is the newest school to adopt the D of E programme, according to school head Jim Christopher. He said his students had taken part in the valuable self-development programme for the past two years, compared to other schools with a well-established history with the scheme. Prince Edward met with 460 students from ages three to 16 at the Devonshire school yesterday afternoon.

Excerpt from article, “‘Walk a few inches taller’, Prince tells Gold Award winners by Nadia Arandjelovic, published in The Royal Gazette