b'THE ELLESMERIAN immersive insight into the global issues being tackled by conservationThe ultimate family tennis experience, visitors were able to have and sustainability projects in Wales through activities such as coastala go at games such as pickleball as well as a wealth of other walks, coast craft, a boat safari, a visit to a bug farm, and coasteering. Itgames, including a competition to see who had the fastest serve, was a great opportunity throughout to look ahead to what is in storebeat the coach, and have a go on the interactive multiwall with87for you at Ellesmere over the next two years. This trip is run for us by athe winner taking home some holiday vouchers. Students and local company, Flooglebinder, the UKs 1st travel company to become astaff from the College helped youngsters get involved in a wealth of Certified B Corporation.activities from mini-plays and media skills to maths puzzles, creative fun, and fitness testing!The Shrewsbury Clubs managing director, Dave Courteen, said he was excited to offer guests something different and interactive to do in between matches. The Family Fanzone Day was one of the most highly anticipated events of the whole week, he said. Not only was it on semi-finals day, but it gave tennis fans of all ages a chance to test their skills and get involved. We hoped these activities would give aspiring younger players a chance to showcase their skills and meet some stars ranked in the top 100 in the world, all while having fun with their family and friends!The day offered families the chance to watch world-class tennis and join in all the off-court activities. Stephen Welti, Director of Tennis at Ellesmere College, said: We were delighted to co-sponsor the Family Fanzone Day with Opus4. There were a lot of fun activities with staff and students from the College, and we really enjoyed taking part in what was a wonderful weeks tennis.Lower School Nativity PlayAs part of the Family Fanzone Day, families were able to sample some The Lower School held a heart-warming nativity play, featuring thelocal street food fish and chips from local gourmet specialists, Fish Heads.talents of our young students. With colourful costumes and enthusiastic performances, the play brought the story of the birth of Jesus to life. It was a delightful way for our school community to come together andSenior School UKMT Maths Challengecelebrate the spirit of the holiday season.Senior School mathematicians at Ellesmere College have once again been celebrating a fabulous set of results with one of the highest scores WT100 ever recorded in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge - held on Tuesday 4th October.Everyone from budding young tennis stars through to youngsters who had never held a racket had the chance to meet players and learn new skills as part of the ITF World Tennis Tour on the Family Fanzone Day at The Shrewsbury Club on Saturday, November 5.The tournament, which saw leading British and international stars compete, took place at The Shrewsbury Club in November. However, on Saturday, November 5, it was the turn of local youngsters at Ellesmere College and Opus-4 hosted a Family Fanzone Day.Ellesmere is always a keen participant in the country-wide challenges along with the Maths Kangaroo and Olympiad Challenges too.The results this year once again demonstrated the level of commitment and excellence in maths at the school with the most outstanding achievement by Year 10 student Natt Kritchanarat who scored 99 and won not only a Gold, but Best in School!'