Campaign Update

The Fundraising Campaign

The SciTec Capital Campaign was launched in September 2003 and has met with huge support from many different sources, including the Worshipful Company of Grocers, pupils, parents, staff and Governors

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past and present. An amount of £8.6 million has so far been raised towards our first phase target of £11.5 million and we are working hard to reach our goal with your help.

The campaign was boosted by a series of SciTec regional receptions held across the UK in 2005. The Headmaster and the Development Team continue to work hard to raise awareness about SciTec on home ground and around the world. We extend our grateful thanks to all our donors who have helped make the SciTec vision a reality.

If you would like to support the campaign you can download a gift form from www.oundlesociety.org or call the development team on Tel. 01832 277293 or email: foundation@oundleschool.org.uk.

Remember to keep updated with the SciTec development as it happens by logging on to the SciTec website at www.oundlescitec.org.uk

SciTec Moves Ahead

After several years of planning and development Oundle SciTec now moves on to its next exciting phase.

The School announced in March 2005 that it will proceed with the construction of Phase 1 of the project. This comprises sixteen laboratories for Chemistry and Biology, a generous provision of circulation and display space and the connection of SciTec to the existing Needham Physics building. SciTec will be a world class facility, possibly unparalleled in any other British public school and will place Oundle at the forefront of science teaching both nationally and internationally.

The total cost of Phase 1 is £11.5 million, to which the School has contributed £1 million. Currently we have donations or pledges for half the balance from a large number of contributors, amongst which are a small number of very generous individual donors and the Worshipful Company of Grocers, which has confirmed its donation of £2.4 million for Phase 1. We are extremely grateful for these donations.

There still remains a gap between money raised and the total cost of Phase 1 of the project. The Governors have considered the implications of this carefully and are satisfied that the School is in a position to make suitable arrangements to cover the shortfall on an interim basis. Our vigorous programme of fundraising will be continued and we are confident, as the SciTec project nears the building stage, that our approaches to parents, Old Oundelians and other friends of Oundle, will reap significant further donations.