North Lanarkshire Council Learning and Leisure Services and The City of Glasgow College are delighted to announce that the Design Enterprise Challenge, a project that delivers creativity, innovation and opportunity for students within North Lanarkshire secondary schools, has been granted the Inspire mark by the London 2012 Inspire Programme.
The Design Enterprise Challenge has been a valuable feature of North Lanarkshire Enterprise and Art and Design programme for a number of years.  Teams of Art and Design and Business Education students from secondary schools all over North Lanarkshire are given the opportunity to compete against each other using the facilities and expertise of the City of Glasgow College to produce and market a creative outcome.
Over the years, teams have been tasked with diverse challenges.  This session the students will be working on an exciting new project themed around the Olympic values of respect, excellence and friendship and the Paralympic values of courage, determination, inspiration and equality.
The London 2012 Inspire programme recognises innovative and exceptional projects that are directly inspired by the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Seb Coe, Chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games said: “The Inspire programme is ensuring the legacy of the 2012 Games starts now as projects like the Design Enterprise Challenge are enabling young people in North Lanarkshire to make positive life changes”.