CHARITY & OUTREACH

Our students are very lucky to be given the opportunities they have - an amazing education and a safe, supportive environment. With this, we ask them to look beyond our comfortable bubble and commit to making a change - to making a difference. Whether that is fundraising for our partner schools in Malawi or teaching science and IT to local children - we can each find a way to make a difference.

OUR SCHOOL CHARITY 2024/25

GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL CHARITY

Our school charity for 2024/25 is Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. Every year, our students vote for our annual charity who we will raise money for through many different events and intitiatives over the academic year.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity stop at nothing to help give seriously ill children childhoods that are fuller, funner and longer. For the hundreds of children from all over the UK who are treated by Great Ormond Street Hospital every day, for children with rare or complex diseases everywhere, for this generation and all those to come. Because they believe no childhood should be lost to illness.

Great Ormond Street Hospital first opened its doors on Valentine’s Day in 1852 with just 10 beds. Now, it’s one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals and home to vital advancements in paediatric medicine and care.

This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to go above and beyond for seriously ill children. And they depend on you to make it happen. Thanks to incredible supporters, they’ve already helped to innovate better treatments, develop new cures and advance technology for the treatment of rare or complex childhood illnesses. But there’s so much more to do.

Together, we can give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhoods, possible.

Find out more about our history, impact and how you can get involved.

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OUR SCHOOL PARTNERS

MALAWI SCHOOLS TRUST

We have had a wonderful, collaborative partnership with schools in Malawi for over a decade.

The Frensham's partnership with schools in Malawi started in 2009 under the leadership of previous Head Andrew Fisher, when our charity efforts that year supported the All Saints School and the nearby AMAO Orphanage in Mtunthama, Malawi.

This partnership has continued ever since and it benefits our students just as much as those in Malawi. Staff and students organise and fund trips to Malawi every other year. This gives our students, and staff, the opportunity to see not only how different - and hard - life can be for young people in Africa but also that they can make a very real difference to other people’s lives. And if young people believe they can make a positive impact in the world, they’ll grow into adults who do.

Malawi Schools Trust was formed in 2019 to continue this work. Their main vision is that every child in Malawi should have an education. To attain this goal they will work carefully in partnership with local communities on projects that make this possible. One school at a time.

At Frensham Heights, we will continue to visit and support our partner schools in Malawi.

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MALAWI SCHOOLS TRUST

HAPPY SPACE

Happy Space is a preventative mental wellbeing organisation set up by a group of Old Frenshamians to protect, inspire and empower young people nationwide..

So many mental health issues are preventable with good wellbeing education. They're on a mission to get that education into curriculums nationwide. Their vision is a society free of mental health stigma where every young person has access to the basic toolkit they need to help look after their mental health in the transition to adulthood and beyond.

Through their guidebooks, toolkits ad lesson plans, they are helping educators reach out to children at key points to give them the support and knowledge to improve their mental health for years to come

HAPPY SPACE

OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMMES

One of the purposes of our broad curriculum is to give our students the opportunity to try lots of things and find where their passions lie. If we can then give them the opportunity to share their passions and interests with others while getting out into the community, that's even better.

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BORDON JUNIOR SCHOOL

Frensham Year 9 and 10 ICT students have been mentoring Year 5 children at Bordon Junior School. They are working with the children to learn coding using robots.

ROWLEDGE
SCHOOL

Frensham Sixth Formers are creating various workshops in Drama, Dance, Languages, Art, Outdoor Ed and Wellbeing to deliver to Reception through Year 6 children at Rowledge School.

GOSTREY
BRIGHTWELL

Every week some of our Years 7 and 8 students head to Gostrey Brightwells Social Centre to share activities and socialise with senior citizens in the community.

FARNHAM
ASSIST

Twice a month, we take a few students to host lunches and high teas with Farnham Assist. They help with serving and cleaning, but also socialise with the guests. We are looking at developing an entertainment aspect to these events.

FARNHAM HELP
FOR REFUGEES

Our school community works together to collect essential donations for Farnham Help for Refugees. Students are also involved in collecting, sorting and delivering the items to the charity.

FARNHAM TOWN
COUNCIL

Two of our Year 10 students performed at the Farnham Town Christmas Lights event in 2021. We hope our students will continue to be able to support such community events in the future.