Last month a school started work on the construction of additional classrooms in their own school, Kingswood House, while at the same time helped a charity to build schools in Sierra Leone. This was a classic example of showing the advantaged children in the school how to think of those less-fortunate than themselves. Since the school has spent over £1m on the classrooms as well as top of the line equipment and school furniture, it is now putting its efforts into fundraising for extra money for a new sports hall and a swimming pool.
Getting the kids involved in the fundraising drive is also an important educational lesson. Realizing that you really have to work hard for the things that you want is a lesson for life. At the same time, the school is working hard for one of its selected charities – the Lungi Sierra Leone Charity – and is trying to raise the money needed to build a primary and pre-school in the region. Thus Kingswood House is in the process of donating books, chairs, tables and computer equipment to the charity. Other charities Kingswood House is involved in include: Good Shepherd Homes (India) the Lunchbowl Network (Nairobi) and MERU (West Hill).