WEBSITE designers from Mill Chase Community School were called in by the government at the end of last week to give their advice on the design on the next generation websites for school pupils and teachers.
Year 11 students Kirsten Green and Georgina Heatley, who are currently sitting their GCSE exams, were invited to a designers seminar at the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) as a result of their work earlier in the year to produce a website for the school's human rights group.
The site - http://www.virtue.nu/hr2000">www.virtue.nu/hr2000 - contains a wealth of information about the work of the human rights group at the school over the past two years and has links into other sites connected to this theme.
The site received rave reviews and scores of hits when first launched in December 2000.
The DfEE got to hear about the site and invited the two young designers to join in the seminar.
The Bordon aces were joined by young people from seven other schools from across the UK, teachers and professional site designers.
They looked at a new site that the government is producing to launch its new citizenship curriculum after the election.
The young designers provided valuable criticism about the importance of getting the site exactly right before the launch, stressing the need for graphics, exciting colour, video and sound.
Kirsten Green said: "I felt that the seminar was very important as it gave young people the chance to express their views on something intended for them.
"The whole day proved very successful and I am sure that the website will be a great success."