en-gb http://www.yeardot.co.uk/whoweare-13/nicolette-ester.html ℗ & © 2009 So Television Year Dot: Nicolette Ester Channel 4 yeardot@channel4.co.uk Channel 4 Education Nicolette is one of fifteen young people taking part in Year Dot: a ground-breaking project from Channel 4. About to embark on what she hopes will be 'the first year of the rest of her life', Nicolette will be regularly updating her stories through blogs, messages and videos while we'll be following and filming her over the coming year to see how she gets along. 16 year old Nicolette is struggling with the thought of leaving her disabled father behind as she prepares to leave home for boarding school. Get her regular film updates here and join her story online at www.yeardot.co.uk http://feeds.yeardot.co.uk/YearDotNicoletteEster Channel 4 Education Uprooting her life as a full-time carer for her dad and moving to boarding school has changed Nicolette beyond recognition. She's grown and developed and embraced the teenager within. At the end of such a seminal year, how does she feel about all the change? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2009-09-23.mp4 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:00:00 Nicolette Ester, final films Channel 4 Education Nicolette's coming to the end of her first year at boarding school. After a rocky start, has she finally become a true Felstedian? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2009-06-11.mp4 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:25 Nicolette Ester, house, feast, song, Channel 4 Education After starting the Oxbridge programme at Felsted, Nicolette visits Cambridge to see if it’s the kind of place she’d like to study. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2009-04-22.mp4 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:29 Nicolette Ester, oxbridge Channel 4 Education After her programme is aired on Channel 4, Nicolette waits nervously for comments to come flooding in from you guys... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2009-03-27.mp4 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:03:25 Nicolette Ester, web chat Channel 4 Education With an academic scholarship under her belt and her A-levels well under way, Nicolette's starting to think about her university options... Could Oxford or Cambridge be a possibility for her? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2009-03-11.mp4 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:56 Nicolette Ester, Oxbridge society Channel 4 Education Nicolette has organised an art auction at her new school to raise money for The Tabor Centre, a charity close to her family's heart. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2009-01-29.mp4 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT 03:52 Nicolette Ester, art auction, dad, MS Channel 4 Education Nicolette visits her old school for the first time since leaving for boarding school. Has it made her pine for her old life or relish the new opportunities she's been given at Felsted? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2009-01-20.mp4 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT 00:00:00 Nicolette Ester, visits old school, felsted, Notley High Channel 4 Education After a difficult first term, Nicolette’s packed her bags for Christmas . While some head for the slopes she returns home to check on her Dad with a surprise announcement up her sleeve. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-12-31.mp4 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:03:09 Nicolette Ester, end, of, term, christmas, dad, home Channel 4 Education Nicolette's in high spirits for her school performance of Anything Goes and is feeling really positive about her new life at Felsted. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-12-23.mp4 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:04:17 Nicolette Ester, anything, goes, performance, naughty Channel 4 Education As opening night draws near, Nicolette's getting into the swing of things with some last minute rehearsals for the school production of Anything Goes http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-12-19.mp4 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:49 rehearsals, anything goes,Nicolette Ester,felsted,singing Channel 4 Education After Nicolette's much needed half term at home, settling back in to boarding school has been hard. The upheaval of starting a new school and getting to grips with a different way of life is still proving a challenge... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-12-03.mp4 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:03:49 Nicolette Ester, felsted, boarding school, settling in, homesick Channel 4 Education Nicolette leaves Felsted for the afternoon to spend some much needed time with her family and boyfriend... How will she feel seeing her father again, having handed over his care to her sister? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-11-04.mp4 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:00:00 Nicolette Ester, felsted, home Channel 4 Education Starting boarding school has meant many changes in Nicolette's life, including not being able to spend as much time as she'd like doing community work... While she's clearly still committed to local politics, making things happen from a distance is not always easy to do... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-10-28.mp4 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:01:28 Nicolette Ester Conference cancelled Channel 4 Education Nicolette takes some time out of her life at Felsted to dip in to her local youth politics. Her work with the Braintree District Council is extremely important to Nicolette and we join her as she meets with the Lib Dem Youth Minister to discuss her youth magazine, Fresh Voice. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-10-20.mp4 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:10 Nicolette Ester, fresh voice, houses of parliament, liberal democrat Channel 4 Education Nicolette is beginning to adjust to her new life at Felsted. She's been given the opportunity of a lifetime and is determined to make the most of it. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-09-30.mp4 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:03:07 Nicolette Ester, felsted, part 2 Channel 4 Education The time has come for Nicolette to say goodbye to her family and start her new life at Felsted. Her entire Year Dot experience has been leading up to this day and her life is about to change forever... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-09-24.mp4 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:04:33 felsted,home,boarding,school,start,Nicolette Ester, leaving Channel 4 Education Nicolette http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-09-.mp4 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:00:00 Nicolette Ester Channel 4 Education Nicolette picks up her long awaited GCSE results... Find out here if she's got the results she's worked so hard for... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-08-22.mp4 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:03:28 Nicolette Ester, gcse, results Channel 4 Education Nicolette heads off on holiday with her mum and sister. How will the family cope leaving her dad behind with the carers? http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-08-15.mp4 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:01:54 Nicolette Ester, holiday, dad Channel 4 Education Nicolette performs her last show with her Theatre Arts School. Find out here how she copes with the beginning of so many goodbyes... http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-08-08.mp4 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:41 nicolette Ester,holiday,dad,madeira,school,last,day,show Channel 4 Education Nicolette’s back from a break in Lincolnshire with her grandparents and is relaxing into the summer. Here she talks openly about how she's dealt with stress in the past by under eating. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/films/nicolette/year-dot-nicolette-ester-film-2008-07-15.mp4 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:00 Nicolette Ester, eating disorder Channel 4 Education Nicolette is instrumental in caring for her father, who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. With a new chapter in her life about to begin, she is excited about what lies ahead but anxious about leaving her family behind. http://media.yeardot.co.uk/video/year-dot-nicolette-ester-profile-short-2008-06-30.mp4 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:01 GMT 00:02:24 Year Dot, Channel 4 Education