One tenant at Island School that we value so much is the act of giving back to the community. For the longest time, we have fulfilled this value of ours through the various charity weeks we hold annually. Just this month (Feburary), Einstein and Nansen house both held their charity weeks.
Earlier this month, Einstein held a love filled charity week with events to support their partner charity, Katja House. Katja House was a foundation started over 25 years ago when Island School students and teachers trekking in Nepal noticed the lack of opportunities for the typical Nepali school child. This prompted them to set up the Katja House charity to enhance the opportunities the acutely impoverished Nepali children had.
Today, Einstein house continues to support Katja house. During their charity week between the 11th and 14th of February, the house held plushie bake sales, a joint house night with Da Vinci house and Einsteins annual student favourite event : their valentines delivery service. Love was definitely in the air on February 14th with many students receiving roses, chocolates, letters and even serenades.
More recently, Nansen held their annual charity week supporting Baiwan and the IS trust. Baiwan similarly supports underprivileged children but supports those in rural China. Between the 24th and 28th, Nansen held a variety of events ranging from Karaoke in the courtyard, a house carnival to even biathlon events. Both events were vastly successful and will go on to continue to support those in our community.
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