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Playing for Success Presentation (December 2009)

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

The Riverside Stadium’s Hardwick Suite hosted our termly PfS Celebration of achievement event on Thursday 10th December.
More than 100 students, teachers and family members turned out to see young people who’ve been involved with the Playing for Success and Double Club projects over the last school term. Australian international and upcoming Boro star Rhys Williams was on hand to present certificates and prizes out to the pupils of the latest Playing for Success project for their efforts. Pupils were given special prizes for outstanding work including cinema tickets, a match day experience, i-pod shuffles and even a signed away shirt.

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More support for our film project

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Our film project has received even more backing from Boro superstar Adam Johnson. He took the time out from one of our Playing for Success sessions with students from St. Joseph’s to lend his support to our campaign.

Adam Johnson with Adam Heward and Tony Coleman

Adam Johnson with Adam Heward and Tony Coleman

During the session he answered questions, posed for pictures and signed autographs before students from Trinity College and Kings Manor arrived to carry out some scientific experiments.

They wanted to find out if playing video games had a physiological effect on the gamer. Strapping themselves into heart rate monitors they played on Guitar Hero and even challenged Adam to a game of FIFA 10 on the Xbox 360. The match was Middlesbrough Vs. Newcastle with Adam representing Boro of course. The game was full of twists and turns and the heart rate recordings reflected this. First the Boro took the lead but Newcastle came back to equalise. Then a corner from Adam’s in game likeness led to a towering David Wheater header to win the match and send Adam’s opponents heart rates soaring.

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Adam Johnson (PfS Visit)

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Boro’s tricky left winger, Adam Johnson attended the MFC Study Support Centre to answer questions from the pupils of St. Joseph’s school.

Adam with students from St. Joseph's

Adam with students from St. Joseph's

This was a special treat for the pupils who have been part of the Playing for Success project at the centre, working on their literacy skills. ‘Jinky’ talks about making his Boro debut, playing in Europe and life in the Championship as well as the personal qualities that have helped him become successful.

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Centre Activities – Press Room (March 2009)

Friday, March 20th, 2009

You could be forgiven for thinking that students from Teesside’s primary schools were in the Riverside’s Press Room during their visits this week. They were in fact in the Study Support Centre’s TV Studio in front of a green screen with the Press Room superimposed in the background.

The students took on the roles of either the Boro Manager or a player and Scoop Daily, a sports journalist asking tough questions.

These videos will be embedded the student’s own unique web site that they have been producing during their time on our Playing for Success project.

Take a look at some of the student’s efforts.

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Mobile Bullies

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Mobile Bullies is a film made in partnership with students from a year six class from St. Joseph’s school in Middlesbrough with Middlesbrough Football Club’s Playing for Success project and the help of Middlesbrough Media Zone.

Lizzie is a young girl who is alone. Nobody wants to know Lizzie and her ‘friend’ Chloe has made sure of this. Too afraid to tell her teacher or her parents, Lizze finds herself with nowhere to turn. Even her life at home is ruined by text messages and phone calls. However, a chance encounter, early one morning reveals more than she could have ever expected to know.

The film was premiered in front of a full house at Cineworld in Middlesbrough and was later shown at the Odeon in London’s Leicester Square where it was nominated in the ‘Best Drama’ category of the First Light Movies awards.

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