The award winning 'Blue Cube Building' at Mounts Bay School, Cornwall will be officially opened at a special ceremony at 6.30pm on Wednesday, June 18.

The Blue Cube Building - a flexible performing arts space - was designed by students as part of the 'joinedupdesignforschools' initiative run by the charity, the Sorrell Foundation. This unique scheme joins 'client teams' of pupils from the schools involved, with the UK’s leading design practices to provide solutions for practical improvements in schools.


The Mounts Bay students worked with architect Phin Manasseh to draw up the design, and then helped to secure some of the £650,000 funding by presenting their ideas to Government Ministers at Westminster and to local Councillors and school Governors. Builders J and E Regan have constructed the building.

The opening ceremony, which will be attended by more than 100 guests, including representatives of the Sorrell Foundation, is designed as a celebration of the project and the involvement of students.

It will include a variety of dance, drama and musical performances by students, who will also be showing a number of their own films.

Headteacher Sara Davey said: "The new building will help to transform learning at Mounts Bay School. With our new Applied Learning status we are developing new and exciting learning opportunities for all students. Leading the way is the new Creative and Media Diploma which will be based in the Blue Cube."

(JM)