House News

Careers day

26 July, 2017

We held a careers day for all the students, who dressed up in the uniforms of the career they would like to do in the future. The day was a great success and was even reported in the local papers.

The school is starting to take shape

4 September, 2016

In September Lara and Andrew visited Ghana and had the opportunit to visit the the building site. They were delighted to see that progress is slowly being made.

Graduation day

11 August, 2016

On the 11th Augut At Annas celebrated its 3nd graduation, the students wore official graduation hats and gowns and recieved certificates to commemorate their hard work.

Happy birthday Eme

5 August, 2016

We celebrated Eme's birthday by throwing her a party with a beautiful iced cake. Everyone had a really great time.

We won a computer!

26 July, 2016

St Anna’s Academy won the I.C.T Quiz competition and we were given a desktop computer and a certificate. Paul was a major component in the winning team! Congratulations to all involved.

Building of the new school starts

1 June, 2016

We have started to build and have our fingers crossed that before long we will be able to open a new school for between 250-300 children. The school will be part fee paying and part scholarship, based on who is most in need. Eventually it will cover its own running costs and the costs of St Anna’s home, meaning we will be able to financially take a step back.

The Academy will cost at least £120,000 to build and so it will be some time until its finished but we very much looking forward to opening its doors and we are always open to any suggestions or help in completing the school.

A huge thank you to Dan and Will who completed a charity rowing race across the Atlantic, and kindly donatated their sponsorship money to St Anna's, making the build of the school a possibility.

The new school is on its way

1 September, 2014

After a lot of hard work, we finally reached our fundraising target and were able to buy the land on which to build the new school. The new school is on the outskirts of Winneba and a ten-minute walk from the main home.
 

The classroom gets a make over

1 June, 2013

Thanks to some fantastic volunteers our class room recently got lick of paint. Thank you Rory and Purdy Fitzherbert.

February, 2013

23 February, 2013

Having never taken any family member to St Anna's since it was a building site, taking Ivan (my younger brother) and Steph Wetherell (a wonderful friend) was a complete treat!

Ivan was able to see and meet all 160 children that now come to St Anna's Academy which seems to be the ever increasing school within our very small plot and home, this including turning the kitchen into a classroom on a daily basis! We saw in action the slightly robin hood like set up, where it is part fee paying and means tested, and due to the exceptional teaching quality (controlled by Emelia, the fantastic Ghanaian lady in charge out there), all children from different back grounds do come, and those that are from the more wealthy back grounds are very happy to help those less fortunate.

We also met the news members of the team Paco, Blessing and Constance, who seem to spend most of their time at St Anna's. Paco's grandfather looks after him at the weekends, but during the week it's all too much, so he has become a member of our ever increasing family. Blessing was placed in St Anna's care by social services as she was sadly abandoned as a baby, and Constance again seems to have moved in for the weeks.
It really re-motivated us to keep striving for the ultimate goal of St Anna's becoming financially independent.

St Anna's minimum costs are still £12,000 a year, this helps the home and the school to function as well as it can, but the dream is slowly becoming a reality with small fundraising events, (and big ones, Atlantic Row 2013!) to buy another plot of land, then build a school that accommodates 250-300 children, which will then cover the costs of itself and the home, whilst providing an education for those less fortunate.
 

Lara and family visit the school

23 February, 2013

Having never taken any family member to St Anna's since it was a building site, taking Ivan (my younger brother) and Steph Wetherell (a wonderful friend) was a complete treat!
Ivan met all 160 children that now come to St Anna's Academy, which seems to be an ever-growing school within our very small plot and home. To accommodate all the students the kitchen is turned into a classroom on a daily basis! We saw in action the slightly Robin Hood set up, where it is part fee paying and means tested. In addition, due to the exceptional teaching quality, controlled by Emelia, the fantastic Ghanaian lady in charge out there, children from all different backgrounds do come, and those that are from wealthier backgrounds are very happy to help those less fortunate.
We also met the new members of the team Paco, Blessing and Constance, who seem to spend most of their time at St Anna's. Paco's grandfather looks after him at the weekends, but during the week it's all too much and so he has become a member of our ever-increasing family. Blessing was placed in St Anna's care by social services as she was sadly abandoned as a baby, and Constance again seems to have moved in for the week days.
It really re-motivated us to keep striving towards the ultimate goal of St Anna's becoming financially independent.
St Anna's minimum costs are still £12,000 a year, this helps the home and the school to function as well as it can, but the dream is slowly becoming a reality with small fundraising events, (and big ones, Atlantic Row 2013!) to buy another plot of land, then build a school that accommodates 250-300 children. Eventually the revenue from the school fees will cover the costs of running the school and the home, whilst providing an education for those less fortunate.