Friday 2^nd July saw the Swindon Academy celebrating the official opening of it’s new building with a spectacular Opening Ceremony.   VIP’s and guests were invited to attend this special day and share the performances with students and staff.  Special guests included Mr Takagi, Senior Managing Director of Honda Motor Company and President of Honda Motors Europe.  Baroness Greenfield, Professor of Pharmacology at Oxford University, Mr Ken Keir, Executive Vice President of Honda Motor Europe, the Lord         Lieutenant of Wiltshire, the Mayor and Mayoress of Swindon and Sir Ewan Harper, Chief Executive of   Swindon Academy’s sponsor ULT

Two Opening Ceremonies were held during the day, the first was for students in years 2 – 6.  Students from the Alton Close site were brought down to the Beech Avenue site to be part of the celebrations.  What an amazing show they saw!  Students delivered a superb vaulting performance, choreographed by themselves and performed with incredibly energy, enthusiasm and accuracy.  Gasps from the staff, guests and students could be heard as the vaulters wowed everyone with their skills.

The occasion was also the platform for the first performance of the Swindon Academy song.  Teachers and students performed the new song, Fire of Inspiration, along with all the primary students who had spent weeks learning it.

However, the event was not over yet!!!  The special guest of honour was Asimo, the humanoid robot who appears in Honda’s television adverts.  It was incredibly exciting and emotional to see Asimo display his skills, carrying a tray of drinks, shaking hands, running around the stage and climbing stairways.  Students said “he is so human, it’s like he is really a little boy!” he was cheered, applauded and loved by all – this moment will be remembered very fondly by all the students.

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