Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School raise £80,000 for children’s charity

Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School (RPPS), the co-educational, independent school based in Hammersmith, London, has raised an enormous £80,000 for the children’s charity, Over The Wall.

The school began its partnership with the charity back in 2017, and since then pupils, parents and teachers have collectively organised summer fayres, dress up days, parent parties, entrepreneurial school projects, outdoor challenges, sponsored runs, a 10k bike ride, skydives and much more.

Over The Wall, based in Havant, Hampshire, is the provider of free residential camps for children with serious illnesses across the UK.

RPPS has built its fundraising activities into various areas of the school curriculum over the last two years and has also created items such as ‘discovery boxes’ for Over The Wall campers to use whilst at camp, as well as composed camp songs for the children to sing.

The charity- originally founded by the Hollywood legend, Paul Newman- is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and will bring more children to camp in 2019 than ever before.

Kevin Mathieson, Chief Executive of Over The Wall, said, “We are incredibly grateful to have been RPPS’ chosen charity and wish to thank all of the children, parents and staff for their amazing efforts. This money will enable us to provide even more places at camp for children with serious illness.”