Walk to Jamaica Challenge

The Junior Leadership Team (JLT) organised an ambitious Walk to Jamaica challenge to raise funds in support of communities affected by the recent hurricane. As always, the Barking Abbey School community rose to the occasion, and after a determined final push, we reached our target with just 10 minutes to spare!

The challenge took place on Tuesday 7th July at the Longbridge Campus and Wednesday 8th July at the Sandringham Campus. During one hour of the school day, students walked as many laps of the school field as possible. At the end of each session, students recorded the number of laps they had completed, with the totals combined across both campuses.

Staff also played their part by completing additional laps whenever they could, including during non-teaching periods. Their fantastic support helped us achieve our collective goal of 4,722 miles – the equivalent distance from Barking Abbey to Jamaica. In total, the school community covered an impressive 4,852.75 miles, exceeding our target by just over 130 miles.

A huge thank you to everyone who took part and contributed to this incredible team effort. Your enthusiasm, determination and community spirit made this challenge a great success.

If you would still like to support the appeal, donations can be made via our JustGiving page.