Empowering the Next Generation

Life-changing bursaries at Lancing College

This past summer, Lancing College was honoured to welcome twenty-four Young Leaders from Eastside Young Leaders’ Academy - a longstanding partner of the College - to the EYLA/Lancing College Summer School for a taste of boarding school life.

This is our fourth year running the Summer School and it is a real highlight of the Lancing College calendar. EYLA is a founding partner in the success of Lancing’s highly regarded Foundationers programme, which offers children from challenging backgrounds the chance to benefit from an education that would otherwise be out of reach. EYLA’s mission is to nurture and develop the leadership potential, health and wellbeing of children and young people, especially Black and minority youth, empowering them to become the next generation of successful leaders.

Head Master, Mr. Dominic Oliver, has encouraged the summer programme from its inception four years ago: “I am always immensely impressed with the young leaders who join us each year for the Summer School; their energy and enthusiasm to learn and enjoy their time with us is truly inspiring. We have a strong and long-term relationship with Eastside and they are instrumental in our Foundationers programme, sharing our ambitions to widen opportunities for all.”

Talking about the programme at Lancing, Carol Murraine,

Scholarship Programme Director at EYLA, said: “Lancing College’s hospitality, guidance and support throughout the Summer School made it an unforgettable experience. It’s been an incredible journey of growth and learning and we couldn’t have asked for more.

Lancing College’s dedication to nurturing our young leaders is an inspiration.”

This academic year, we have 21 Foundationers in the College, of which 12 are EYLA students. These pupils are supported by our Lancing Foundationers Campaign, providing 110% bursaries funded by the College and our generous donors.

The Lancing Foundationers Campaign is central to Lancing’s educational vision. The programme shows the College’s long-term commitment to giving young people a chance to change their lives, lead and be change makers. The Lancing Foundationers Campaign provides them with an education that would otherwise be completely out of their reach and allows them to fully participate in all College activities.

Lancing College’s goal is to provide another 39 places over the next five years and in order to do this they aim to raise an additional £4.2 million to meet the overall target of £10.5 million. The College contributes 33% of total fundraising. The programme has gained a remarkable reputation over the past seven years and is now being used as a model for other schools.

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