COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS AWARD

One of the key aims for the Community Champions Award was to emphasise the importance of civic duty by rewarding students for their contribution and to encourage them to stay active members of society beyond their secondary education.

The presentations delivered by all four of the finalist schools were extremely impressive. Achievements ranged from raising vast amounts of money for local and international charitable causes, running IT classes for the elderly, visiting residents in care homes, interfaith activities and sponsoring the entire running of a school in East Africa. The judges really did have a tough decision to make. Whilst the judges deliberated, guests mingled and the young students from the schools took this as an opportunity to get to know one and other.

The judges all spoke about how impressed they were with all of the students, their presentations and how difficult it was to choose an eventual winner. They were truly awed by how much of a difference these young students were making to the lives of their local and international communities. It was nothing short of remarkable.