Mariners

MARINERS HOUSE - Be your best self

At the top of Mariners score used to be the Swann Inn. This is the famous inn where Oliver Cromwell stayed in 1643, during the English Civil War, when he visited the town to root out the Royalists. Cromwell eventually led the Parliamentarians to victory in the English Civil War. Whilst people today might debate whether he was a hero or a villain, he fought for the commonwealth to be free from rule by a tyrant, and for the independence of Parliament. Cromwell also encouraged people to worship freely and think according to their conscience, rather than by what was forced upon them.

These beliefs are reflected in our value ‘be your best self’. At East Point Academy we encourage pupils to think and act for themselves. It’s not easy to be and do your best at all times and when this doesn’t happen knowing to ask for help or to be humble can also be important ways to ‘be your best self’. To represent yourself in the best way possible is an important part of growing up and becoming an adult whether that be through the quality of your school work, the way you wear your uniform or the way you behave towards others.

Celebrating our local heroes is an important part of how we advocate for the community of Lowestoft, so who better to represent Mariners Score and our value to ‘be your best self’ than famous politician, Oliver Cromwell who strove for this as a person and for our country.

To represent our passion for STEM, pupils and staff of Mariners House voted for their inspirational STEM focus figure and chose the ground-breaking Marie Curie. Born in Poland but living in France for much of her life, Curie won two Novel Prizes in her lifetime, one for the work she completed with her husband before his tragic death. The second she won for her own research in a time when women were poorly represented in STEM. She was a world-renowned scientist, well-respected by her contemporaries, such as Einstein. Curie paved the way for women in STEM including her own daughters throughout a lifetime of challenges she always worked hard to be her best self and from this came many an accomplishment.