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Welcome to the Change the World club
Welcome to the Change the World club
Natick, MA
Natick, MA
The Change the World Club is a highly motivated, student-run organization that was established at Natick High School in 2017 with the goal of supporting girls' education in Africa. We are a group of dedicated individuals who are committed to fundraising school tuition fees and establishing relationships with girls in the Gambia via pen pal exchanges and videos. Working closely with Starfish International, a Gambian school that focuses on girls' education, the Change the World Club is working hard to build connections with and support Gambian girls. We are working to establish an exchange program and have a group of Natick High School students traveling to the Gambia this summer. Our current efforts are dedicated to fundraising to send books to stock the library at Starfish International and to bring a group of Gambian girls to visit Natick High School.
The Change the World Club is a highly motivated, student-run organization that was established at Natick High School in 2017 with the goal of supporting girls' education in Africa. We are a group of dedicated individuals who are committed to fundraising school tuition fees and establishing relationships with girls in the Gambia via pen pal exchanges and videos. Working closely with Starfish International, a Gambian school that focuses on girls' education, the Change the World Club is working hard to build connections with and support Gambian girls. We are working to establish an exchange program and have a group of Natick High School students traveling to the Gambia this summer. Our current efforts are dedicated to fundraising to send books to stock the library at Starfish International and to bring a group of Gambian girls to visit Natick High School.
We meet on a weekly basis on Mondays after school in Mr. Mortara's room 345 from 2:30-3:30 pm.
We meet on a weekly basis on Mondays after school in Mr. Mortara's room 345 from 2:30-3:30 pm.
In July of 2019, 12 Natick High School students had the opportunity to go to The Gambia and be a part of the Starfish experience. They laughed, danced and cried together as they became our sisters. The Starfish Benefit Dinner donations will go towards bringing those Gambian sisters to the United States, to attend classes at Natick High School and trips in and around Boston as a way of returning the multicultural exchange while also reciprocating the unconditional love and immense hospitality we received from the Starfish students in The Gambia.
OUR First Exchange
OUR First Exchange
In July 2019, Natick High School ran an exchange trip to Starfish International, a school for girls in The Gambia, an English-speaking country in West Africa.
We traveled to The Gambia with a group of twelve students and five adults. We stayed in dorms with 12 of the top Starfish students, doing everything together for two and a half weeks. We taught and took classes; we spent a day in their homes with their families, helping with chores and sharing a meal; we learned songs, dances and poetry for their commencement; we danced, walked, ran, swam, played soccer and softball together; we engaged in meaningful discussions about education, race, poverty, family and sexuality. Most importantly, we became great friends with our Starfish sisters. We have profound respect for the values of hard work, compassion and perseverance that define Starfish.
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