Charity and Community at Kspace
In June 2007, after a brainstorming session focused on our community, Cspace was created.
Cspace is a school-wide effort to bring children, parents and staff together to support projects that will improve the lives of others who are less fortunate – or to make our community a better place.
Cspace is made up of all our Team, parents and children, and relies on the wonderful energy of our enthusiastic Kspace mums and dads. We are all working to educate our children to become good world citizens, caring about their community and the world they live in.
Kspace is a special grouping of families representing many countries and cultures, and together we have the potential to be a strong force within our local community and beyond to affect positive change.
Why ‘Cspace’?
“C” stands for:
Children – our children should be involved, aware and caring
Community – our families are part of a wider local and global community
Charity – we will contribute towards the well-being of those less fortunate
Citizen – our children will learn what it means to be good global citizens
Our Achievements
The Cspace Goal for 2007/2008 School Year was to work with ‘Room to Read’, a non-profit organization, to raise US$25,000 to build a pre-school in Sri Lanka! Did we achieve our Goal? YOU BET!! Via our yen Coin drive, gala dinner at the Ritz and many events, we not only provided funds to build one school, but TWO, as well as the publication of thousands of local language books for the children.
www.roomtoread.org
Following this we set out on a massive eco-drive, and expanded our school curriculum throughout to teach the children about our world and how we can assist progress on an individual basis. Our projects included supporting local farmers and organic produce suppliers, re-planting, and the creation of our own paper goods for use in class that year.
Following this we set out on a massive eco-drive, and expanded our school curriculum throughout to teach the children about our world and how we can assist progress on an individual basis. Our projects included supporting local farmers and organic produce suppliers, re-planting, and the creation of our own paper goods for use in class that year.
Cspace then turned its attention to animals and fundraising for ARK Animal Rescue. We sponsored our very own Kspace dog, Tippy, and involved the children in projects focused on animal care and responsibility. Soon after this came a project to plant fruit trees through the organization, Seeds For Africa.
www.seedsforafrica.org
The Philippine Christian Foundation was a concern that required massive assistance and in 2009 the Cspace community pulled out all stops. We surpassed our goal, and in fact doubled it! Our ‘Container Van’ now helps educate over 1,000 impoverished children, saving them from child labour and turning their ‘dumpsite dwellings’ into areas where there is hope.