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CHILDREN HELPING LESS FORTUNATE CHILDREN OVERSEAS

Pupils and staff at Windlesham House School will be playing their part in making a difference as they take part in their fourth annual World Awareness Week.

Starting on Monday 25th January, the week will feature a range of special events and speakers visiting the school in Washington, West Sussex.

They include speakers from Links International, Stop The Traffik and Spurgeons, an organisation that creates opportunities for vulnerable children.

It starts with ‘Make A Difference Day’ on Monday 25th January where pupils and staff will be dressing in Indian style clothing. Minimal Meals Day will be on Tuesday 26th January with an Indian theme and the week culminates with a talk by Paul Sanderson MBE, Director of The CRED Foundation, from Littlehampton. Funds raised will go to education projects helping vulnerable children in India.

Paul regularly leads trips for our pupils to schools and community projects in developing nations. In 2008, a group from Windlesham visited the slums of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and another team will be venturing to India this October to visit education projects and hand over our fundraising.

Justin Blake, a teacher at Windlesham House School, co-ordinates World Awareness Week each year. He said: “This gives our pupils a fantastic opportunity to learn about life around the world and the major issues of our time from global poverty and natural disasters to climate change and how we can all play a part in helping to make a difference.”

“This comes at an extremely poignant time when the world is coming together to help those in need in Haiti following its devastating earthquake.”