On Friday, February 14, Saint Valentine’s Day, we were honoured to receive a visit from Silvia Flórez, the founder and president of Vipeika. What would have been a routine visit to catch up turned into an exciting announcement: the confirmation of the beginning of construction for our Nursery in Turkana, Kenya. In May 2025, Richmond Park Nursery Kenya will start to become a reality. The Richmond community should be immensely proud of this initiative, which we embarked on over two years ago and have been supporting with regular donations. The nursery is expected to open its doors by the end of 2025, and we are thrilled to see two of our major projects progressing simultaneously: our Sixth Form Centre in Madrid and the Richmond Nursery in Kenya.

This nursery school aims to provide daily tuition and meals to over 120 children and their families. This beautiful collaboration between global partners and the Kenyan government has already resulted in more than 20 schools and over 3,000 students, some of whom have reached university.

In addition to financial contributions and raising awareness among our students, Richmond Park Nursery Kenya will offer fantastic opportunities to fulfil some of the CAS (Community Service) requirements of our IB program. Sending our IB students to Africa will be a unique, life-changing experience.

Once again, we extend our heartfelt thanks to Silvia and the Vipeika Foundation for helping make these dreams a reality. We are excited to announce that Vipeika will play a significant role in our next Family Day on 14 June 2025.