Category: Charity Events
Supporting ELHAP: Pankhurst House Art and Fundraising Initiative
Week eight of the summer term saw the whole school coming together for art workshops and raising money for ELHAP, the Pankhurst House charity of 2026. Every child designed and created their own unique feather, decorating it with colourful artwork for the younger years and positive messages for the older, with their hopes for the…
Celebrating the vibrant festival of Vaisakhi
Avon House celebrated Vaisakhi with a day of learning, celebration, and community spirit. The event began with a whole-school assembly led by parents and pupils, who shared the meaning of Vaisakhi. We were delighted to welcome guest speaker Mr Uptej Singh, whose insights deepened pupils’ understanding of the festival’s significance in Sikh history. Pupils also…
Churchill Charity Day
We celebrated Churchill’s Charity Event, which beautifully coincided with the vibrant festival of Holi – the festival of colour! Our children have worked incredibly hard to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation, a truly worthy cause that grants life-changing wishes to children living with critical illnesses. We are so proud of their efforts and generosity. The day…
Charity Knitted Toy Sale
Avon House School was filled with community spirit this week as pupils, staff, and families came together for a special Charity Knitted Toy Sale. The beautiful handmade toys were lovingly crafted and donated by an 83-year-old local resident. This talented and generous lady is the mother of one of our valued kitchen staff members, and…
School Council Members Deliver Advent Calendar Donations to Epping Forest Foodbank
Three members of our School Council proudly delivered this year’s Advent Calendar donations to the Epping Forest Foodbank. During their visit, the students were given a guided tour of the facility, where they learned first-hand how food donations are carefully sorted, packed, and distributed to support local families in need. The visit offered a valuable…
Inspiring Pupil Fundraising
Our pupils Huxley and Aubrey did a sponsored walk last year and raised over £1000 to save several acres of Rainforest with the World Land Trust. Steve Backshall is one of the figureheads of the charity and he was at the 02 doing Deadly 60 live last week. The World Land Trust had selected Aubrey…
Soccer Aid 2025
Avon House’s 2025 Soccer Aid event was a scoring success, made even better by the beautiful weather! Children across the school took part in a range of football-themed events, including high-energy rounds of 3-a-side tournaments and closely contested penalty shoot-outs. Prep school pupils (Years 4, 5 and 6) were treated to an exciting surprise, which…
House News
The second half of the Spring Term has seen every member of Cavell, Churchill, Morris and Pankhurst play their part in Inter-House events. We kicked off with pancake races at The Woodford Wells with everyone ‘berry’ keen to ‘rise to the occasion’ and show off their ‘skillet’ in flipping. The day was beautiful sunshine and…
40 Tubs for The Monkhams Pub
Sustainability Council would like to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who supported their confectionery tub collection, on behalf of Greene King’s Tub2Pub campaign, over the first half of the Spring Term. Today, our Sustainability Council members delivered over 40 tubs for recycling to The Monkhams Pub in Buckhurst Hill. The Tub2Pub initiative not…
£700 Raised for the RSPB
RRS Council has been supporting the ever-popular RSPB Badge Sale over the past few weeks, which marks their third year of running this initiative. Through the sale of these badges, they raised awareness about the importance of protecting wildlife in the UK. This project links to the UNCRC Articles 29 and 24, which highlight the…
