Fun Times at Aloha College The students at Aloha College have been busy bees, taking part in a wide range of activities in addition to the core curriculum. The College Hall was recently transformed into 1950s Skid Row NY, as students from older years performed the musical Little Shop Of Horrors. Aloha also recently celebrated its annual Book Week, featuring the Junior and Senior book fairs and a well-attended visit from famous footballer-turned-children’s author, Dan Freedman, who spoke on the pleasures of writing. Additionally, the Junior School library hosted a session in which Senior School pupils read to younger students. Chess was another big activity, with Key Stage 3 students taking part in a chess tournament organised by the Sports Department of the Marbella Town Hall. The winners will represent Aloha College against other schools in the next Inter-School Chess Tournament, which will take place at the Palacio de Congresos in Marbella this month.
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Charity Lunch for the Vicente Ferrer Foundation Vicente Ferrer, Founder of a charity dedicated to improving the living conditions of the impoverished in Andhra Pradesh, may have passed away, but his wife, Anna (of English origin), is continuing his legacy, dedicating her heart and soul to the people of India. Anna gave local journalists and friends a real treat on her recent visit to Marbella, attending a lunch that raised €3.000 for the Foundation. She spoke of her love for her husband and her future plans, which include battling violence against women, extending the Foundation’s work to more areas in India and establish orphanages for children with AIDS.
g For further information, www.fundacionvicenteferrer.org
Busy Days at the British School of Marbella Students from the British School of Marbella joined hundreds of schools around the world recently to celebrate World Spelling, Maths and Science Days, taking time off their regular timetables to take part in a bevy of competitions, games and experiments. The competitions were created to spark the children’s interest in core curriculum subjects. g C/ Jacinto Benavente s/n,
Marbella. Tel: 952 779 264. www.bsm.org.es
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