theHallParkAcademy newsletter Issue 2 - December 2014

This has been an exceptionally busy half term at Hall Park . I am particularly pleased to report that our extra-curricular programme has really taken off this term. There is now an extensive range of activities for students to engage with including sport, performing arts, academic support and charity work to name a few. I would be surprised if students couldn’t find something of interest to them and I would like to encourage students to sign up for at least one activity, if they haven’t already done so. Obviously, these events wouldn’t take place without the hard work and commitment from staff and I would like to thank them for taking the time to enrich student’s experiences at this school. As we approach the Christmas break, expectations of our students in Year 11, 12 and 13 to keep focused on their studies remains constant. The mock exam period begins in earnest in January and it is important that students prepare fully for these if they are to achieve their best. Mrs. Miles leaves at the end of this term to start a new post in the English department at School in . On behalf of the staff and students at Hall Park Academy, I wish her the very best of luck for the future.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Mrs. Stephanie Dyce Headteacher www.hallparkacademy.org.uk www.twitter.com/hallparkacademy Message from the Chair of Governors It is always a pleasure to bring our parents, students and supporters up to date via our Newsletter. More so now as the last two years have brought much change at Hall Park Academy. So, firstly, thank you for supporting us during some pretty turbulent times. Changes are inevitable in education, but as a Governor here for the last ten years, I believe that the most important change in that time has seen Eastwood Comprehensive School become Hall Park Academy. A place of learning independent of Local Authority control, but in strong partnership with a highly respected Academy Trust: Redhill. Throughout this period of transformation, Governors’ priority has been to improve the standards of teaching and learning, the two critical activities of any school or academy. And I believe we have delivered on that priority and much more besides. Indeed, whilst ensuring that the changes had no negative effect on our students, the changes have brought much needed improvements. We need only look back to this year’s GCSE results. Most schools in our local area, and beyond, suffered a setback in results, achieving fewer higher grades than in previous years. Yet, our Headteacher, Senior Leadership Team and staff helped students deliver a set of results in which we should all be proud. No deterioration in higher grade achievement as in other schools, but instead a consolidation, building on the improvements and achievements of last year. A further development in school saw the introduction of a new House system, giving students and staff alike a different sense of belonging and competition, as well as encouraging them to support, help and look out for each other. It is impossible in a short review of the year to pick out specific changes to celebrate when so much has happened, but a final change that brought a sense of real satisfaction and pleasure has been in the appearance of our school and our students. The launch of Hall Park as an Academy generated extra funding that enabled us to design and introduce a new uniform, one that has been commended by many local residents as well as those of us connected with Hall Park. The uniform also seems to have engendered a sense of pride amongst students as evidenced by the many favourable comments about improved standards of behaviour on our streets. And that same funding also enabled us to modernise much of our school’s physical fabric, e.g. Reception, the Library, and the external appearance of our main buildings. In closing, Governors wish you a Happy Christmas and hope that you enjoy the break that this brings. Year seven visit to Twickenham Ten year seven students found themselves on the world stage on Saturday 8th November as they performed a guard of honour for the England and New Zealand Rugby teams in front of a crowd of over 82,000 and millions worldwide. The students also competed in Rugby games on the Twickenham pitch before the game as well as being taken around the changing rooms and pitch on a tour. The school was picked for this opportunity by the RFU (Rugby Football Union) due to their excellent engagement in the ‘All Schools’ programme which aims to increase participation in Rugby in England. Rugby has taken off at Hall Park Academy with the students competing in tournaments at Ilkeston Rugby Club and numbers of sometimes 30 attending training every week. The school continues to build Rugby participation in school through continuing to deliver Rugby in lessons while also offering a range of extra-curricular opportunities for all students. Rugby in School Year Eight The team beat Bramcote School, and lost to Kirk Hallam school. Stand out performances came from Callum Harbon (strong ball carrying), Anthony Pulford (tackling machine), Callum Fletcher (all round tackling and ball carrying) and Jack Sanders (captain, organiser of attack and defence and skilful performance). Year Nine The team beat Alderman White and Bramcote, drew with St Johns and lost to a strong Kirk Hallam Side. Lewis Harbon and Rhys Maddock provided some muscle in attack and defence and Elliot Bott and Cory Wren provided a lot of pace and guile on the outside! Year Eleven Joe Griffiths was the standout attacking player for the team as he scored many of the teams tries. In defence the teams all worked together with some great hits by Joel Summerfield and Callum Burton.The lads lost to a strong Kirk Hallam side and drew with Bramcote school. Sport around school Year seven and eight girl’s football The year eight girl’s football team played their first game on Tuesday 25th November against Carlton le Willows Academy, a team renowned for being very strong. With only 10 players the girls held their own as best they could, coming in 6-0 down at half time. With a few tactical changes and morale boosting team talks, the girls upped their game but sadly lost 12-0. Our star performers were Abbie Staples (year seven) on the attack, who nearly scored on her debut in Hall Park colours and Ellie Smith in defence, who played in the ilk of Tony Adams and did her best to prevent the constant pressure. Leadership Academy Four pupils from year ten GCSE PE have been selected to represent the school at a Leadership Academy that encompasses a range of sports and activities that these Leaders can deliver to primary school pupils in the local area. Handball and multi- skills are the two activities to have been completed so far, both at , with Jack Bird and Hannah Crouch excelling at the quick feet/thinking tasks. PE Kit Information All pupils should be in shorts and t-shirts for indoor lessons. For outdoor lessons pupils can also wear the specified long sleeved rugby shirt. Pupils will be informed on the day of their PE lesson if they are able to wear plain black track suit trousers. This will be at the teachers discretion, therefore it is expected that the pupils bring shorts to all lessons avoiding incorrect kit being worn. Both the long sleeved top and track suit trousers can be purchased direct from the ‘Just Schoolwear” shop in Bulwell or via their website: http://www.just-schoolwear.co.uk/ Interhouse Football Tournament On a cold, wet autumn night, 79 pupils came and represented their house in what turned out to be the first epic inter house event. Boys and girls alike were all pumped up for the Football. We had goals galore in the KS3 boy’s tournament with Erewash winning by scoring only 1 goal more than Astle. The girl’s competition was as interesting as the boys - Collier girls put up good fights in the KS4 competition but the Erewash/Lawrence Team was crowned champions. The KS4 team for the boys was easily won by Team Astle playing some cracking football and finally the KS3 girls was also won by Collier. Please see the overall results below!

Year 7/8/9 Boys Year 7/8/9 Girls Year 10/11 Boys Year 10/11 Girls

Erewash 1st Erewash 1st Collier 1st Astle 1st Lawrence

2nd Astle 2nd Astle 2nd Collier 2nd Astle

3rd Collier 3rd 3rd Lawrence 3rd Collier

4th Lawrence 4th 4th 4th

House Points Overall Position

Astle 13 1st

Collier 11 2nd

Erewash 8 3rd

Lawrence 7 4th Netball After a successful start to the year, Hall Park’s newly formed Netball team has gone from strength to strength. After some tough training in very cold conditions the girls have improved in all aspects of the game. Alice Pinnock and Abbie Staples are becoming a good team when shooting, Sarah Leonard and Millie Maccaulay are proving to be a tough defence. In centre court Courtney Wrenn, Kaylee Mountford and Hannah Lakritz are passing the ball really well down the court. We have had some more members join the team and matches have now been arranged for year seven, eight, nine and ten girls. In recent weeks we have played against Joseph Whittiker and Christ the King. Both matches took place here at Hall Park and the girls put in to action their improved skills. Abbie showed some excellent movement into the circle allowing her to score several goals. Courtney continuously moved into space to help both the attack and defence reduce the chances of the opposition. Our next fixtures are:

Monday 24th November (Yr 7/8) Away: Redhill Wednesday 17th December (Yr 9/10) Away: George Spencer (tournament) Tuesday 6th January (Yr 7/8) - Away: All Saints Monday 19th January (Yr 7/8) Away: Joesph Whittiker Tuesday 3rd February (Yr 9) Away: All Saints

Sky Sports - Living For Sports Programme This is the third year we have signed up to be part of the Sky Living for Sports Programme. We have had some great benefits from being part of this scheme including visits from Maria Bertelli in 2013-14 (England Volleyball Player) and Leon Baptist (Commonwealth Games 200m Champion). This year we have been very lucky to be allocated Andrew Bridge as our Athlete Mentor. Andrew is a basketball player and is the most successful basketball player in England. He will be working with a selected group of year seven/eight pupils on Thursday 11th December and other pupils who take PE as an option will have the opportunity to work with Andrew and discuss his experiences. Andrew has also agreed to present the awards at our Sport Celebration Evening which is the peak of the PE departments year in July. We look forward to working with him and allowing pupils to gain an insight into professional sport. Hall Park Factor After an intense week of auditions and decision making, the heat was definitely on for the finalists of Hall Park Factor. We knew we’d have a hard job to decide between some fantastic talent. Each House had two contestants through to the finals; one from KS3 and another from KS4/5 so there was all to play for. Furthermore, all houses were well represented by the audience, with around 80 students stopping behind to watch it on what was a very rainy, dark Friday evening.

We were all wowed by fantastic guitar playing, engaging takes on very well known songs, lovely duets and even a spot of Cantonese singing However, we knew a decision had to be made. After some discussion, third place was awarded to Jade Lawson and Rebecca Hall for their fantastic duet of ‘Price Tag’, second place was awarded to Ellie Hall for her superb solo of ‘Back to Black’, however first place was stolen by Tom Read who sang his heart out and really wowed the crowd with Safe and Sound. We were all stunned - where has he been hiding that voice? He’s definitely one to watch!

The standards have certainly been set by this years performers and we look forward to working with them all on a variety of shows and concerts in the near future. We’d just like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all who auditioned. We had a very tough time making the decisions about who to put through; Hall Park Academy certainly has a lot of talent to offer. An insight into Year eight A year after walking through the Hall Park Academy gates for the first time, our year eight pupils now find themselves no longer the youngest in the school. We wanted to know how it’s been in their first term.

What are the differences between starting year seven and starting year eight? “I have more of an understanding of the school and how things work.” “In year seven, you find it harder to find your way around school, but now I find my way around very easily.” “I feel a lot more confident than I did at the start of year seven.” “The work is a lot more challenging. I like this.”

How does being in vertical tutor groups differ from last year’s horizontal system? “Meeting different people from outside of my year group.” “It feels a little confusing, but it’s also nice to meet other people in other years.” “You get to meet people that you wouldn’t normally speak to.”

What advice have you given to any year seven pupils? “Do your best in lessons.” “I have told the year sevens in my tutor group to make sure they concentrate in lessons, and told them of the consequences if they don’t do their best.” “Work hard all day, every day and do your best.” “I told them that they will be nervous at the start of year seven, but as you go on you will make friends and feel more and more confident” How do you feel about starting your GCSEs next year? “Ok because I will be doing a lot more of the subjects that I enjoy doing.” “A little nervous. I know it will be hard work but as long as I keep on top of it, I know I will be ok.” “Nervous. I feel that I need to work harder in my lessons so I have a good chance of getting a higher level”

What is the best thing about coming to Hall Park Academy? “I get to see my friends every day.” “The mixed tutor groups make it a lot more fun.” “Making friends and meeting new people.” “You are pushed to do your best”

Thank you to students from ECH, AHN, LDH,EPS and EFC for their answers. Lest we forget... This year marks the 100 year anniversary since the start of the First World War. Our pupils, along with members of Eastwood’s community paid their own tributes at the Memorial garden and then at the Almshouses on Mansfield road. Our Head Girl Beth Foster was on hand to read out a poem reflecting on the War, whilst other pupils laid small wooden poppies.

Never give up On November 20th, LDW hosted the weekly house assembly. The theme was based around the idea of “never giving up”. As well as preparing their own PowerPoint presentation, they were joined by Invictus Games gold medallist Luke Wigman. Luke went on to explain about an accident he suffered whilst serving in Afghanistan and how he never gave up, going on to win his gold medal. This was inspiring to all, especially as Luke was once a student at Hall Park Academy. D.H. Lawrence Drama! Year 10 Performing Arts GCSE students were treated to a rehearsed reading by professional actors of ‘The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd’ by D.H. Lawrence in September at Nottingham University. The play is part of the D.H. Lawrence Festival and formed part of the links the school has with both the university and D.H. Lawrence heritage. The reading was followed by a discussion of Lawrence’s playwriting by screenwriter William Ivory (Made in Dagenham), playwright Stephen Lowe and James Moran, author of ‘The Theatre of D.H. Lawrence’ due to be published in 2015. The students took part in a workshop with Nottingham University in July rehearsing extracts from the play. The drama department is currently collaborating with the University as part of a 3 year project entitled ‘Place, Performance and Language in D. H. Lawrence’s Eastwood Plays’. The project aims to bring Lawrence’s Eastwood plays to the attention of new academic and non- academic audiences, and to draw out the importance of Eastwood and its people to Lawrence’s early development as a writer. The Great Collier Bake-off The Collier Student Leadership Team devised, organised and ran this inter-tutor competition for Collier house which challenged each Collier tutor group to create a baking display with a certain amount of cakes, cupcake and biscuits which kept to a theme and had a display around it. Mr. Caldwell, Mr. Shenton and Mr. Sherlock were happy to judge this competition (I wonder why?!) and gave marks out of ten for cakes, biscuits and the overall theme/display. The winners were CKE, with CPF coming second and CEW third. All cakes were then sold off to the rest of the school to raise money for the house charities (Hope for Justice and Teenage Cancer trust). There was also a raffle, ‘guess the sweets in the jar’ and ‘beat the teacher in table tennis’ to raise further money. Over 170 people attended the event at lunchtime and over £70 was raised for the house charities. Living a healthier life On Wednesday 12th November, the usually quiet and studious Languages Hall was transformed into a busy thriving marketplace. The Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) event forms part of our on-going commitment to deliver a well-balanced curriculum at Hall Park Academy. The whole of year nine spent the afternoon learning how to make “Healthy Lifestyle Choices.” There were interactive workshops, where students learned about the dangers of smoking, drugs and alcohol as well as information on how to form and maintain healthy relationships. The L-Hall itself hosted information stands from 16 different outside agencies including; Broxtowe Borough Council, School Nurse and Change 4 Life. There were goody bags and even the opportunity for the students to make fruit smoothies using only fresh fruit and “pedal power!” The students may have been off timetable but the learning did not stop. All of the students were encouraged to listen and ask the professionals questions. They were all required to discover the answers to a 20 question quiz. The outside agencies were impressed with our students and they commented on how smart, polite and inquisitive our students are. Well done year nine! Twist and Shout!!! On a cold November night, our sixth form musicians organised and performed in an out of school performance under the guidance of Mr. Longbottom. The concert entitled “Twist and Shout” was held at the Library Bar here in Eastwood and was well received by all who attended. As well as performing the Beatles’ classic that the concert was named after, they covered many other well know rock and pop hits from the 50’s all the way up to the present day.

The Big Draw The Big Draw is the biggest drawing festival, which runs from 1st October to 2nd November across the UK and twenty other countries. Approximately 280,000 people joined in over 1000 events. The campaign has one aim: to get everyone drawing regardless of their artistic ability, and to put the fun back into drawing. Hall Park Academy staff and students joined in our very first Big Draw event. Everyone created a fifteen minute post-it-note drawing on this year’s theme ‘It’s Our World’. Well done to the winner of the Post-It-Note drawing: Ellis McKane and Mrs Plant from Lawrence house who were awarded 10 points for the best artistic effect and most creative. Year seven visit to Kingswood Nearly 40 year seven pupils along with five members of staff set off to spend three days at the Kingswood Activity Camp in Staffordshire. The students experienced activities such as the zip wire, orienteering, quad biking, team challenges and many more. The centre commented that they students were extremely well behaved and had engaged well in all of the activities The students really came together both in and out of the activities, with new friendships being made and great physical, emotional and social developments being seen throughout the trip The students have given great positive feedback on the trip that they say was ‘awesome’, ‘amazing’, ‘challenging’ and ‘quality’! Their tired faces on the bus home showed that the students (and staff!) had given their all.

Visit to the Holocaust Centre On Wednesday 26th November,12 of our Post 16 Students were invited to the Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre at Newark to take part in a workshop on Nazi racial ideology with Mrs. Black and Ms. Kaur. The students were excellent throughout the day and took a lot from the experience. We listened to a Holocaust survivor’s experiences and we were able to talk to a Professor of History about the “Hitler Myth”. Overall, the students enjoyed the experience and this will help them too with their A2 coursework. Year eight visit to the R.E Conference A group of year eight pupils attended a R.E. Conference with Ms. Kaur and Mr. Hatton. This took place on Thursday 13th November and it was held at Nottingham Forest Football Ground. Pupils gained an insight about what R.E. involves by participating in GCSE R.E. taster activities and interacting with pupils from other schools. They thoroughly enjoyed their experience; they were interactive, well behaved and excellent contributors. Furthermore pupils have been inspired by the conference to become young ambassadors, which is an opportunity for them to work together to develop a plan to promote GCSE R.E. at Hall Park Academy. They have decided to launch ‘Discov’ RE’ Club on Tuesday lunch times, supervised by Ms. Kaur in H1, which will involve various activities and debates. Some comments made by year eight pupils were: “I enjoyed attending the R. E. Conference at Nottingham Forest Ground because I liked debating with other schools.” Elle Smith “I enjoyed debating and to work as part of a team at the conference”. Joe Reeve “I got to meet new people in the same position as me. I was also able to listen to some inspirational speeches from other schools and organisations.” Jack Sanders “The R.E. Conference made me realise that R.E. isn’t all about God and I enjoyed the debate.” Grace Langley Staying safe online The Pintsize Theatre Company visited us this term to educate year ten pupils on staying safe online. Utilising gritty scenarios, and interactive workshops, they placed the students in shoes of the victims. Using these hard hitting scenes, they showed to both staff and students some of the dangers involved and gave advice on how to stay safe online. Who stole Rudolph’s nose? On Monday 1st December, year six pupils from six local primary schools got into the festive spirit in a Forensic Science transition day. Brinsley, Brookhill Leys, Lynncroft and Priory pupils arrived early in the morning to become the experts and solve the mystery of “Who stole Rudolph’s nose?” and save Christmas. They carried out five different practical experiments from flame tests to chromatography all to find out which of the suspects had committed the crime. By the end of their session, all groups had come to the same conclusion; Little Jimmy had stolen the nose as a souvenir. By working this out, Rudolph could have his nose back and Christmas was saved! In the afternoon, children from Greasley Beauvale and Springbank joined in the fun finding out for themselves that little Jimmy had indeed ‘done it’! The children from all six schools had a great time working in science, describing the day as ‘amazing’ ‘interesting’ and ‘really, really fun’ and they particularly enjoyed learning about flame colours. Their effort, attitude and behaviour was exemplary and we were all impressed with how well they worked together – we look forward to welcoming them all in September. Special thanks go to our year 8 STEM helpers, Callum Harbon, Sam Humphries, Lucy Crompton, Jodie Kidger, Jaiden Thompson, Mia Ufton, Callum Sproson and Abbie Sweet who were outstanding on the day; leading some of the practical experiments, showing pupils around and generally being shining examples of Hall Park Students. Four of our year 13 forensic students, Katie Wormall, Sophie Jones, Sophie Barnett and Becky Lawler were also on hand to guide the primary pupils through the challenge. Overall a great day was had and we’re already looking forward to next year’s Festive Science transition day! S.T.E.M (science, technology, engineering and maths) Inspired by Mercedes dominance of F1 this year the STEM group have finally tested their seven speed gear box and drive chain. The results were very impressive, with seamless gear changes and potentially lightning fast speeds. It’s all starting to look good for their Greenpower racing debut next year. The big question being discussed amongst the team is who will be the next Lewis Hamilton? Having tested the drive system, with impressive results, the team have moved on to the two remaining tasks. Fitting the bodywork for the car has begun with the floor pan being riveted into place and installation of the electronics is well underway. By the time this newsletter comes out the pupils will have made and installed the dash board that will display speed, motor temperature and have a three LED shift light system allowing the pupils to shift gear at the most efficient speeds.

Christmas dancers!! On Tuesday 25th November the Academy Dance Company, ‘Bring the Bass’ were invited to perform in Eastwood high street for the annual Eastwood Xmas Light Switch On. With a new piece of choreography created by professional artist Gaz Woodward, the group impressed the large crowd that had formed with their hip hop and street dance skills. The group have recently entered a number of local, regional and national Dance competitions so we look forward to many more performance opportunities in the New Year and wish ‘Bring the Bass’ good luck! If anyone is interested in joining ‘Bring the Bass’ Dance Company the group rehearses every Monday 3:15pm - 4.45pm in the Dance studio, please see Miss. Clarkson for more details. Life behind bars! We were very lucky this half term to offer our students the opportunity to attend the Life Behind Bars trip. Students had a very early start and the coach ride was used productively to construct questions that they could ask the ex-prisoners. This one day conference was all about life within a world that is, for most, a mystery. As crime continues to be a high profile issue with over 90,000 prisoners behind bars, students discussed and interacted with the speakers who had served time in prison for various crimes. They developed a deeper understanding of the Penal System and questioned “Does Prison work and what happens after prisoners are released back into society?” Students found the discussions powerful and enriching, challenging their thoughts and stereotypes. “We were all so stereotypical at the start, labelling people with a crime before we knew what they had actually done.” Daisy Smith. “It was interesting to hear the prisoners’ thoughts on the effectiveness of rehabilitation” Annalise Marsden. “The trip was fascinating and showed insight into what prison life is really like” Kieron Hollox. During the morning session students initially discussed their ideal prison setting and how prisoners should be treated; they debated whether or not they would provide offending behaviour courses, education as part of their reform, televisions in their cells, recreational facilities and visits with their family. The most fascinating part of the day comprised of students being divided up into groups, allowing them the opportunity to discuss issues in more depth with the speakers in a more informal setting. The launch of ‘Studio 16’ December saw the opening of our new school gallery, ‘Studio 16’ and the first exhibition of many to come. A big thank you goes out to all the art students’ who have worked extremely hard this term, to make the exhibition a huge success. We were extremely privileged to have Susan Coles (president of NSEAD) to officially open the gallery, she even turned down an invitation to the Tate Modern in London to be with us! Everyone is welcome to come and view the artwork at any time. Haunted Halloween in the Hall Park Library! Way back in October, there were plenty of spooky goings-on in the Library to celebrate Halloween! First we were joined by local storyteller Mike Payton who spooked the year sevens with terrifying tales of the undead from around the world. Mike also held a workshop for some of the year eight students, where we created our own scary story and learned of Mike’s sneaky method for memorizing stories. We were also visited by local author Brian Porter, who told us all about the magical world of his Molly Perkins book series, and showed students how to model his characters in plasticine. We all left with our very own creation to keep and are looking forward to reading Brian’s books which are now available to loan in the Library.

Our school library is open from 8:00am until 4:00pm (3:30pm on Fridays) including break time and lunch time. Sixth Form Remembrance Day This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War and it was an honour for our Sixth Form and year 11 House Captains to be invited to the Cemetery to lay crosses on the graves of First World War veterans with John Restorick of The Royal British Legion. Our commemoration continued at the war memorial in Centenary Fields and at the Almshouses with local dignitaries on 11 November. Sixth Form dressed very smartly for the day as a further mark of respect. Recruitment Year 11 students have been introduced to the Sixth Form via the annual Taster Day. They not only opted for A Level subjects and attended A level lessons, they heard talks from Nottingham Trent University and National Citizen Service. A small number of students tasted college for the day at NCN. Feedback was positive as usual and our Recruitment Evening on 19 November provided further information to parents about Post-16 options. Football The Sixth Form students were beaten on sudden death penalties by Bramcote in the cup recently. Students played a pleasing fluent style reminiscent of Arsenal at their best. Coach, Ben Crouch was justifiably proud of the team. Enrichment Year 12 and 13 students recently heard about electoral services from Broxtowe Borough Council and the importance of voting in elections and democracy. Several year 13 students will vote in next year’s General Election and all students are now eligible to register to vote ready for when they turn 18! Careers Year 13 students applying to University are busy finishing their applications and personal statements. The deadline for applications is 19 December! Those year 13 students not applying to university were invited to have a 30 minute careers interview with Iona Colvin recently with actions to follow up in order to move their preparation for apprenticeships forward. Year 12 students had a presentation from the Nottingham Trent University outreach team researching Higher Education. They commented that 95% of the jobs year 12 will eventually take have not been invented yet such is the changing nature of the world of work. Young Enterprise We have started the Young Enterprise Company programme this term and are currently developing a business model to work with. Next newsletter should see some significant developments - more news as it happens! Camps International We have four students raising money in order to take part in the Camps International programme culminating in a four week expedition to Tanzania to help improve the lives of village people in remote areas.