Textbooks for Africa

Posted: 14/10/2016

IB students have been collecting old text books as part of Creativity, Activity and Service and following an extensive search have filled twenty boxes.

Miss Louise Hunter, Head of Creativity, Activity and Service said “All of the students involved in this project were really motivated to collect as many books as possible. Many subjects had curriculum changes for GCSE and A Level this academic year, so a vast amount of text books were not needed anymore. Therefore, students decided to do a whole school collection to give the books to Schools Aid, who will send the books to Africa to support the advancement of education in Africa and help young people in disadvantaged communities. Prep and Senior School teachers were happy to see books going to a really good cause. The students were positive, organised and happy with the outcome of the project “.

The International Baccalaureate is a globally recognised qualification studied in over 120 countries. The IB Diploma contains 6 groups: Language, Second Language, Individuals and Societies, Experimental Sciences, Mathematics, The Arts. These programmes of study develop the intellectual, personal, emotional and social skills needed to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalising world. The IB has a reputation for high standards of teaching, pedagogical leadership and student achievement.