Opinion31st August 2016
The sky鈥檚 the limit for high-flying Evelyn Grace Academy student Tiana Thompson, who is hoping her GCSEs will start her on a path to studying aeronautical engineering at university. Tiana earned As in maths, history and English and an A* in art and design.
Tiana says: 鈥淲hen I was younger, I travelled around a lot with my family, so I鈥檝e always been fascinated by planes and how they work. When I fly now, I love sitting near the wings to watch the hydraulic equipment.
鈥淚鈥檇 love to study aeronautical engineering at Cambridge or Imperial 鈥 they鈥檙e both amazing universities and they鈥檒l help me achieve the very best.鈥
Tiana says that Evelyn Grace Academy has been integral in helping her achieve her goals: 鈥淭he teachers here absolutely want the best for each of us, they care and they work hard to make sure we realise our potential.鈥
Still, it wasn鈥檛 just the academic life of the school that Tiana will take away: 鈥淭he opportunities here have been absolutely amazing. We鈥檝e gone to theatres to see the plays we were studying performed and I went to a university-level maths seminar, which was great, because I love maths.
鈥淲e did a project with the Jamaican National Bank capturing local perspectives in Brixton on camera and in the end, our work was displayed in the new Birmingham library.鈥
Tiana says that she鈥檚 hoping that her GCSEs will not only help her achieve her goals, but also inspire others: 鈥淚 think people see me as a role model: I鈥檝e been really involved in the life of the school and I鈥檝e got family members who are coming up to their GCSEs as well, so I want to show them what鈥檚 possible.
She plans to stay at EGA for her A level studies.
鈥淢y time at EGA has been an amazing journey and a great experience.鈥