Charity Work

The girls elect charity representatives within each year group who are then responsible for co-ordinating the chosen charity project of their year group.

A wealth of charities are supported throughout the year. The work undertaken by the girls is seen as a valuable part of the life skills programme helping them to understand world issues and care for others.

The charities we have supported this term are:

British Heart Foundation - 7th December 2007 - Santa Conga in aid of British Heart Foundation - total raised £1572.00.

An indication of what the spirit of Christmas is about as 100 girls and staff participated in a huge Conga and raised over £1,000 for the British Heart Foundation– just one of the charities the girls have raised money for during the term.

WWF: The school has adopted a Panda named Zhie Xiong and a Tiger called Malu Potti. £76.00

African Choir Appeal: Our hearts warmed to the delightful group of African children who visited us in late September. Their singing gave, both the girls participating in joint workshops with them and those listening to their performance, a great deal of pleasure. £ 308.00 was raised to support their project back home, which is to build an orphanage in their village and help improve their education.

Jeans for Genes: Jeans for Genes is a national appeal where everyone across the UK is asked to throw out the usual dress rules, jump into their jeans and donate £1 at schools to help children with genetic disorders. Jeans for Genes Day 2007 was held on Friday 5th October. Money raised: £319

Harvest Festival: This year our Harvest Festival was particularly enjoyable and colourful. Members of the sixth form led a thought-provoking assembly, raising our awareness of the wide issues of the countryside. The Harvest boxes, created by each form and based on the theme of farmyards and farm animals, were so stunning that it was difficult to choose an outright winner. In the end everyone was rewarded and the tins and produce inside the boxes donated to the Canterbury Project in Bradford.

The British Legion: Each year the school supports The British Legion – Poppy Appeal

Hill top Cottages: At Christmas time the girls collect money within their forms to buy gifts and cards for residents at Hill Top cottages – a local care centre.

Other charites the school has supported are:

Readathon £424.00
Fashion Show £589.00
South African School £1212.00
Fair-trade £533.00
6th Form Charity Week £1198.00
Kidney Research £62.00
Comic Relief £188.00
World Cancer Research £11.00
Sri Lanka £315.00
Uganda EDUC £500.00
South African Choir £308.00
Macmillan Coffee £131.00

Children in Need

This year the girls adopted the theme ‘Join the Fun of the Fair with Pudsey Bear’ for Children in Need.  The atrium was a hive of activity throughout the day as each year group set up their stalls which ranged from ‘Guess the number of sweets in a jar’ to games of skittles and a cake stall.  The chocolate fountain and Pudsey nail painting were particularly successful amongst the girls!  We raised over £560.45, beating last year’s total, so well done everyone!