Good Causes & Changing Lives

By School & College Guest Editors on 27 October 2021

Languages United students took part in the annual Wear it Pink fundraiser in order to support Breast Cancer Awareness month. This event coincided with the school’s fifteenth anniversary celebrations.Wear it Pink is hosted by the charity Breast Cancer Now, and encourages people to wear pink to raise…

By School & College Guest Editors on 20 February 2020

A winter group from Ecuador studying at Converse International School of Languages has recently had the opportunity to volunteer at Father Joe's Village, preparing and serving food to the homeless. It was an invaluable experience for the students, allowing them to develop their social awareness to…

By School & College Guest Editors on 20 January 2020

The International Travel College of New Zealand has (once again) generously donated to several charities at the end of 2019. For many people, Christmas is a wonderful time of year – a time of family, friends, food, and celebration. But, for many others, Christmas can be a challenging time. At…

By School & College Guest Editors on 15 January 2020

Wimbledon School of English (WSE) is pleased to announce that in 2019, they raised over £2400 for different charities throughout the year. The Thunder Foundation were once again their chosen charity, where the school sponsors Rufus, a child from the slums of Nairobi. WSE will be sponsoring Rufus’…

By School & College Guest Editors on 22 November 2019

The international students at ATC Winchester recently welcomed FirstBite to the school for a cookery workshop and heard about the local community projects the not-for-profit social enterprise runs using surplus food to tackle food poverty and food waste. FirstBite co-founder Debbie Lockwood…

By School & College Guest Editors on 22 November 2019

For summer 2020, Discovery Summer is offsetting carbon emissions on all flights in and out of the UK for all residential students. They are also working closely with their host centres towards reducing waste, eliminating single use plastic and improving recycling. Managing Director, Jane Merrick…