Blogs and News - St George's School For Girls, Edinburgh
In the final days of our trip, when we were back in Kathmandu, we went to a place called the ‘Local Women’s Handicraft’ it was an organisation set up by a former child-labourer - Nasreen. She did not know how old she was, but guessed that she was in her early twenties. Girls’ births are not recorded in her native rural village, nor are girls allowed to go to school. They’re also forced to get married, often when they’re still children themselves. At age 9 or 10, Nasreen ate, slept, and worked 12-15 hours a day in a cramped sweatshop, receiving less than $2 per shift. She was lucky. She was able to escape the sweatshop and forced marriage thanks to a kind stranger who educated and encouraged her. Around the age of 16, she founded the Local Women’s Handicrafts (LWH), a Fairtrade sewing enterprise in Kathmandu.
She employs, and empowers, disadvantaged women and provides them with an opportunity for a better life. She provides paid training in clothing and jewellery design and an opportunity to sell their products. Over 100 women have been trained, many of whom have escaped forced and abusive marriages. LWH women also provide health kits, reusable sanitary supplies and medical help for rural women. They distribute handmade backpacks with school supplies to impoverished children, make reusable shopping bags to reduce plastic, and provide disaster relief in times of crisis.
For us, this experience highlighted the importance of an education, especially for women in Nepal, and brought home how fortunate we are. Education can liberate women (in Nepal) and allows them to make something of themselves without having to be dependent on anyone.
Charlotte (Lower 6)
January
Looking to the Future: e-learning at St George’s
Primary 1 Learn the 'ng' Digraph
Primary 3 Rainforest Explorers
U6 Enrichment Programme – 13 January 2021
U6 Enrichment Programme - 20 January 2021
February
Start of Spring Term in Nursery
St George’s School & Shree Bhagawati Basic School, Nepal
P1 learn the ‘ou’ and ‘wh’ digraphs
A Change to the Entry Age to St George's Nursery
Final School Kilometre Challenge Results
Anna James Virtual Author Visit
Preventing Mental Health Problems in Children: Webinar with Dr Aric Sigman
Careers Newsletter February 2021
March
U6 Enrichment Programme - 17 February 2021
U6 Enrichment Programme - Cooking on a Student Budget
Shree Bhagawati Basic School Fundraising - £1000 raised!
Primary 2: Spring Walk and More!
Neurodiversity - It Takes all Kinds of Different Minds
Distance Learning... 8000 Miles Away!
Primary 3’s First Week Back at School
#BeYou House Challenge in Junior School
St George's School Extends Provision for Boys in Younger Primary Years
U6 Enrichment Programme - Blood Transfusion Service
U6 Enrichment Programme - Mercy Corps
The Great St George's Bake Off
Celebrating Red Nose Day in Junior School
April
May
Learning about the Digestive System
U6 Enrichment - Looking Ahead to June
Update from Shree Bhagawati School, Nepal
Join us at Scotland's Virtual Boarding Schools Fair
Houldsworth's Weekend, 8 & 9 May
P2 investigate ‘Can seeds germinate without any soil?’
A Day in the Life of a Victorian School Girl
June
Careers Newsletter - June 2021
Women of the Future Conference
St George’s School, Edinburgh Model UN Conference
Highland Dancing for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Sport Leaders and Judy Murray Team up to Coach Junior School Students
Houldsworth Weekend 19 & 20 June
Primary 3 Visit Murrayfield Church
Reduced Nursery Fees from August 2021
Senior Netball v George Watson’s College
P4 Tennis Activities with Judy Murray
Netball Scotland launches Academic Partnership with St George’s School
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