Commit to Change
The world's local bank- USA – Higher education support for students
- France – HSBC Education Foundation
- Korea – Island Watch for a Future Generation
- Malaysia – Reading and Writing Programme
- UK – Thriftwood school
- New Zealand – The Gifted Kids Programme
- China – Rural teacher training course
- UK – Kielder Challenge
- Singapore – Youth Excellence Initiative
- Australia – HSBCkids
- UK and Korea – Outward Bound
- USA – Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- Global – Future First: Investing in our children
- UK – On-line mathematics
- South Africa – Disadvantaged schools
- Brazil – HSBC Solidarity Institute
- USA – Jumpstart
- Thailand – HSBC children's book
- UK – Tall Ships Youth Trust
- China and Hong Kong – Mainland/Hong Kong Exchange Programme in Special Education
- Malta and the UK – Eco-Schools
- UK – HSBC scholars
- India – Madhapur Mandal school
- UK – School governors
- Hong Kong, China, and Brazil – Zippy's Friends
- USA and UK – Teach for America/Teach First
- Canada – York University scholarship fund
- UK – Sailing Academies
- China – Soaring under the sun
- China – HSBC China Charity Federation Fund
UK – Governor's experience
‘A general zeal for education ...... breadth of view, business habits ..... administrative ability and the power of working harmoniously with others ..... tact, interest in schoolwork, a sympathy for the teachers and the scholars ..... residence in reasonable proximity to the school.’
Qualities needed for ‘School Manager’ Royal Commission 1888
‘Rush Croft School is located in Chingford, London - a relatively underprivileged, multicultural area. The school has a high proportion of children with learning difficulties and is a specialist school with a focus on sports. Rush Croft belongs to the HSBC Family of Schools in the UK supported by the HSBC Global Education Trust.’
‘As the HSBC sponsor governor at Rush Croft, I am closely involved in two major areas of focus for the school:
- ‘Developing higher standards of numeracy and financial awareness: Deserving Rush Croft students now have access to the Kumon (roll over to definition: Kumon offers after-school study programmes to help children fulfil their potential in maths and English and increase self-confidence) way of learning mathematics, supported financially by HSBC bursaries. The school will soon have an HSBC school branch completely managed, marketed and used by the students. This project will be supported by the Chingford branch of HSBC.’
- ‘Encouragement of participation in outdoor and community programmes: In 2006, £5000 was presented to the school to support students in their endeavour to attain higher levels of achievement in the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The bank has also delivered presentations to Year 11 (age 17) students on careers in banking at annual careers fairs.’
‘In the short time that I have been a school governor, I have come to understand the real meaning and value of literacy. In a narrow sense it is about promoting the ability to read and write in the prescribed language to statutory guidelines. In Rush Croft, however, I notice something more.’
‘When I presented the outline concept of the school branch, which would be run by the students for the students in the school, they were excited and said it would be great because they would learn something new; it would look good on their CV when they went to look for a job and it would give them something different to talk about with friends. They were talking about creating teams based on a wider range of criteria than just `mates’. It was something they wanted to aspire to. This spirit is a tribute to the staff at Rush Croft who strive to promote ideas and programmes that encourage this thinking. Hence, the success of the HSBC-supported Duke of Edinburgh Award programmes.’
‘Literacy is really about engaging with life at different levels, about acquiring skills, opening your mind to cultures, developing values that can compete for advantage in a global world – not always the outcome of just a formal education process, but almost always the outcome of a stimulating environment at home and in school. I feel proud to be a school governor at Rush Croft School.’
Sarajit Mitra, HSBC employee
