KAA Intrepidus Trust
Kensington Aldridge Academy Enrichments Appeal
Two thirds of children at our school live in poverty and many of the existing challenges they face have been exacerbated during lockdown, including access to educational opportunities. Your donations will fund a rich range of educational enrichments in arts, life skills, mentoring & sports.
It ran from 12:00 PM, 1 December 2020 to 12:00 PM, 8 December 2020
Registered Charity in England and Wales (1175920)
Match funded Campaign target
£25,000
Amount raised
£39,750
Donations
33
Championed by The Childhood Trust
Location
United Kingdom
Campaign overview
Aims
Where's the money going?
Impact & reporting
"What I would like to say is thank you to everyone who has made this happen. I really appreciate it because I know how to swim now."
— Carrie, Year 7, who took part in KIT-funded swimming tuition
"She is an indispensable source of support, encouraging you to do things that are necessary, but might make you slightly uncomfortable - for me it was organising meetings, and making contact with pastoral support around my college at Oxford."
— Taylor, KAA Alumnus, now at Oxford University, who has been mentored with funding from KIT
"Some people don’t have breakfast at home, so they are able to at school. I like being a breakfast buddy because I like to help and it makes me feel happy. Also students can have conversations with their mentors and teachers before school. I get to talk to my mentor – Mr Walsh.”
— Ahmad, Year 8, who attends the school breakfast club funded by KIT
"My son was receiving detentions almost daily. This was doubly difficult given he is in top set for all subjects. He was acting out at home. (His) inclusion in Jamie's Farm was a real turning point and he came back full of stories about his experience and really happy and proud of himself."
— Parent of student who attended Jamie's Farm residential, funded by KIT
Situation
The school serves a low-income community whose children do not benefit from the kinds of educational enrichment opportunities enjoyed by their more privileged peers. Moreover, the school community has experienced an extremely challenging period: in 2017 the Grenfell fire took the lives of five of our students, displacing many others and leaving the school without a building for over a year. This has been compounded by the recent lockdown which has been very difficult for many of our students.
Solution
We broaden horizons, raise aspirations and nurture key life skills through the provision of a diverse range of educational enrichments that would otherwise be out of bounds to both our students and the school budget. These include sports, arts, life skills and academic enrichments, particularly targeted at the most vulnerable. We are also responding to needs arising out of school closure due to Covid-19, which has included summer activities and extra support for vulnerable students.
