Honda’s slogan ‘the power of dreams’ became a reality with the official opening of its £34 million state-of-the-art school.
Swindon Academy pupils, who waited two years for the new facilities in Beech Avenue, Pinehurst, were visited by representatives from school sponsor Honda including its most advanced humanoid robot Asimo.
Principal Jan Shadick said to her pupils: “It’s not just buildings that make a place special, it’s the people in them that do that and you are what makes Swindon Academy special and a place I want to come to every day.
“The building reflects us, it’s a positive can-do, unique building and it has that feel to it just like you do.”
The academy, which caters for children aged 0-19, first opened in September 2007 as a replacement for Pinehurst Infants, Pinehurst Junior and Headlands Schools and building work on the new site began in May 2008.
Students moved into the building, which is run by the United Learning Trust (ULT) and sponsored by the car manufacturer, just before Christmas last year.
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