Back To Arise For A Very Special Occasion! (Part 3) A Very Special Event
17th November 2017
Saturday, 28th October – the chosen day for the official opening and celebration of five years of operation of Arise School – proved a brilliant occasion. It was a very special event. Pupils and staff, over 400 members of the local community, including parents, guardians, invited dignitaries and others who have supported the school locally, […]
Back To Arise For A Very Special Occasion! (Part 2)A Very Special Welcome
10th November 2017
On Friday 27th October, the snow covered peak of Mt Kilimanjaro lifted itself above the cloud as we walked with our visitors from our accommodation to the school. We were, of course, accompanied by Barnaby Bear and his companion, still to be named! (see last week’s blog). It was the day prior to the […]
Back To Arise For A Very Special Occasion! (Part 2)A Very Special Welcome
10th November 2017
On Friday 27th October, the snow covered peak of Mt Kilimanjaro lifted itself above the cloud as we walked with our visitors from our accommodation to the school. We were, of course, accompanied by Barnaby Bear and his companion, still to be named! (see last week’s blog). It was the day prior to the […]
Back To Arise For A Very Special Occasion! (Part 1)
3rd November 2017
Last week, we returned to Arise School with a number of our ACE supporters to celebrate a very special occasion. Amazingly, at the end of the school year in early December, Arise School will have been operational for five full years! The group included the Headteacher of Cronton C of E Primary School. Over the […]
ACE Fun Quiz Raises Over £1,180 Towards Well Appeal
26th October 2017
Tickets had been sold, numerous raffle prizes wrapped and enough sandwiches made to feed an army! Last Saturday, nearly 100 people turned out for our ACE Fun Quiz in aid of the Well Appeal. Raffle tickets – £1 a strip or six strips for £5 – sold like hot cakes. All that wrapping seemed justified! […]
Wacky Hair Fun Run In Aid of ACE!
20th October 2017
Last week, we were invited into Rainford C of E Primary School and presented with a cheque for an amazing £933 which the children had raised for our ACE “Buy a Block” appeal! Following a presentation that we did to them a while ago about the work of ACE and Arise School, the Rainford School […]
“Mr Nick” Boosts Technology at Arise!
13th October 2017
It was only in January this year that electricity was finally installed at the school. Immediately following that, two of our ACE volunteers spent time there installing the first couple of laptops and beginning to train the teachers in computer skills. Since then, two local volunteers have done a brilliant job continuing to train the […]
The “Feel Good Factor”!
6th October 2017
In just under three weeks we will be back at Arise School. This time, it will be for a very special occasion. When school finishes at the end of November, Arise School will have been open for five full years. The time has flown! In order to mark this, on Saturday 28th October, a celebration […]
Cronton Primary School Comes Up Trumps Again!
29th September 2017
In the last three years, the children of Cronton C of E Primary School have done a fantastic job of raising money for ACE. This week we were invited back into school and, by way of an update, told the children “Hemed’s Story” about one of the poorest families to benefit from the ACE Sponsorship […]
Cronton Primary School Comes Up Trumps Again!
29th September 2017
In the last three years, the children of Cronton C of E Primary School have done a fantastic job of raising money for ACE. This week we were invited back into school and, by way of an update, told the children “Hemed’s Story” about one of the poorest families to benefit from the ACE Sponsorship […]
