International Partnerships

Pupils at CLSG are from a range of social and cultural backgrounds. The international dimension in our curriculum and partnership offering are
planned to recognise and make use of this. Following an annual audit of international activities, teachers from every curriculum subject develop activities with an international dimension for every year group and we offer a range of opportunities for international partnership, enabling our pupils to develop a wider understanding on the world.

CLSG has permitted a member of staff to take a sabbatical to go and work with a school in Colombo to support them and plan collaborative activities.
• Our Global Perspectives programme is planned so there is an international dimension in the PSHCE programme in every year group. Where possible, we
try to enrich these activities by collaborating with partner schools overseas.
• Staff appreciate the importance of the international curriculum and are interested in developing activities. Staff attended an eTwinning conference in Armenia and then implemented collaborative activities with a school in Italy. Others
have attended a workshop at school to learn how powerful eTwinning can be.
• We have expanded our curriculum exchanges to include Australia, Argentina, Canada and New Zealand. Pupils learn the same subjects while at the
school. On their return they disseminate their learning with other students and teachers.
• Whole school events with an international focus happen each year celebrating UN days, such as Women and Girls in STEM. We have long established
partnerships with European schools, involving language and cultural exchanges. Pupils in 2019/20 visited Canada, Buenos Aires and Australia; CLSG pupils in Melbourne created short films on global climate issues, sharing expertise with our international partner schools.
• Pupils in the sixth form took part in the European Youth Parliament debating competition, with three
CLSG pupils selected to go to the international session in Austria.
• Pupils learned about the D’Hondt system of proportional representation in relation to the European elections, through our whole school
assembly programme
• Visiting teachers from schools overseas take part in workshops to share teaching and learning
experiences; most recently we hosted teachers from China, Iceland and Denmark.

 

Charity Appeal - Street Child
Charity and fundraising are a critical part of school life at CLSG. Our pupils have an acute sense of social responsibility and use their time and resource constructively and collaboratively to fundraise for their valued causes. We have a long-standing relationship with Street Child, a charity which focuses on the 125 million school-age children across the world who are currently out of education. Street Child works in 14 countries, including Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Uganda, combatting educational injustice at a local and meaningful level. Student fundraising was curtailed during C19, but now that we have returned to school, pupils have resumed their efforts and, led by the Sixth Form Mission Committee, will continue this academic year. CLSG is proud to report that over the course of our ten-year partnership with Street Child, CLSG has raised £206,615.71 for this important cause thanks to the hard work and dedication of our pupils.

Impact:
“Street Child is incredibly proud of our partnership with City of London School for Girls which continues to go from strength to strength. Our shared educational values, passion and commitment have enabled a real impact for children in some of the toughest parts of the world.”
Tom Dannatt
Street Child CEO & Founder