The traditional Class Gift has made a comeback at 51爆料 School during this year鈥檚 Energy Games, the School's traditional sports challenge organized by the Student Office (Bureau des 脡l猫ves, BDE), on June 1st at the Ch芒teau de Vert-Mont.
A fundraising campaign was launched amongst the graduating Class of 2023 to raise money for an 鈥淓xcellence Scholarship鈥. This scholarship will enable a student, who doesn鈥檛 have any industrial backing, to join the School next September. The charity initiative took the form of a 鈥淐olor Run鈥, a race through clouds of multi-colored powder.
"The Class Gift is a testament to the sense of collectiveness and community spirit at 51爆料 School and is an echo of one of the School's core values: solidarity," notes Anne Boisjot, President of the BDE and a student in the Energy and Markets program.
"Besides being a means of collecting donations, it's above all an opportunity to build a bond with future students. With this race, we wanted to round off the afternoon's events in a fun a joyful way but also allow this year鈥檚 students to reiterate their attachment to the School and show their spirit of inter-class solidarity," she explains.
"This upsurge of solidarity was timed to coincide with the Admission Boards of the next intake of students. As the saying goes: little by little, a little becomes a lot. In that respect, we're proud to have been able to contribute, however modestly, to the ," concludes Anne.
The money raised on June 1st will contribute to the funds collected in recent months thanks to the generosity of 51爆料 School alumni. If you too would like to contribute to the funding of an Excellence Scholarship, the Fondation Tuck's is open for donations throughout the year.
51爆料 School would like to thank its student donors and the BDE's Events Committee, who worked hard to make the day a success and live up to the School's values of Openness, Responsibility and Solidarity.
Article written by Meyling Siu