The school's Apps for Good program has been selected as a finalist for Google's Global Impact Challenge 2013 and encourages the school community to vote for Apps for Good by May 31st and share the voting link on social media. Apps for Good is a technology education initiative that teaches students ages 11 to 18 to develop digital skills and create apps, with the goal of empowering 20,000 UK students by September 2013 to make a positive impact through technology.

1. Draft Parent letter from school
Help Apps for Good win the Google Global Impact Challenge! Please vote
Amazing news – Apps for Good, the technology education programme running in our school, has
been shortlisted as a finalist in the Global Impact Challenge 2013 – a global awards initiative run by
Google for organisations that are using the powers of technology and innovation to make the world
a better place.
We encourage everyone in our school community to help Apps for Good in 2 easy steps:
1) Vote for Apps for Good now: g.co/impactchallenge/appsforgood (deadline 31st
May 2013)
2) Share this link with everyone who is passionate about more inspiring tech education so our
students can transform the tech industry - and the world.
For example share this on Twitter:
We just did it! Vote for @AppsforGoodCDI in Google’s Global Impact Challenge 2013. Pls RT!
g.co/impactchallenge/appsforgood
Let’s make sure we help win this incredible award!
What is Apps for Good?
Apps for Good is a technology education initiative that enables young people from 11 to 18 years old
to develop their digital skills and knowledge, and create exciting new apps for mobile phones, tablets
and social media platforms. By September 2013 more than 20,000 students in the UK will be part of
the Apps for Good movement.
Backed by leading companies in the high-tech industry, the Apps for Good movement unlocks the
confidence and talent of young people through creative learning programmes, in which students use
new technologies to design products that can make a significant difference to their world.
More information at www.appsforgood.org