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School for Everyone

The École pour Tous (School for Everyone) Association was set up in 2002 with the aim of achieving literacy for all in Burkina Faso. It is, therefore, just like the Ouaga Association, supported by BNP Paribas employee Alain Agostini, which received a “Helping Hand” from the BNP Paribas Foundation.
The two associations work together to enable [...]

BlogTV: Camping “Green” with GoodPlanet Junior

An essential part of sustainable development is raising awareness among, and teaching good habits to, future generations. With this in mind, GoodPlanet Junior, a GoodPlanet program, has organised a green-friendly summer camp for kids.
What kinds of activities are organised to help pass on environmentally-friendly messages? What ideas are addressed? And most importantly: what do the [...]

Spain – “Land of three religions”

Approaching the subject from the angle of “Spain – Land of three religions”, the students prepared all year long for a trip that allowed them explore the cultural heritage of the country and the influences of Muslim, Christian and Jewish religious art. [...]

In Support of Promising Bulgarian Students

In Bulgaria, The St. Cyril and St. Methodius International Foundation exists “To build upon an intellectual capacity, securing access to the best academic centres on an international level for young and capable Bulgarians, who are needed to meet the challenges of transition, as well as for the integration of Bulgaria into Europe and the world.”

True [...]

Learning the tools of the trade

For the last three years BNP Paribas Securities Services has sponsored the Stock Market Challenge events in both Dundee and Glasgow. These events see S3 pupils (aged 13-15) spend the day working in teams of five to trade in shares and foreign currency by analysing information from the stock market. The project not only teaches [...]

Volunteers Turn Out to Help “Mathletes”

On Saturday, May 22, BNP Paribas North America once again sponsored the 5th annual AMS Pi5NY Math Tournament; the largest in-person math tournament in the U.S. With a turnout of over 750 students from all five of New York’s boroughs, the event was a roaring success!
The tournament, held at the Armory, one of the premier [...]

Project Why: an educational environment for the children of New Delhi

During Sustainable Development Week, which ran from 1st to 7th April 2010, Cortal Consors and B*capital established a partnership with the Franco-Indian association Enfances Indiennes (Children of India) with the aim of collecting clothes, school equipment and toiletries for children living in the slums of New Delhi.
These donations will be flown out to New Delhi [...]

The program Odyssée Jeunes is in full swing!

Four months after the launch of the program, 82 school trips in 10 different countries have been funded. That adds up to over 3,200 students experiencing the knowledge the world has to offer outside of the classroom! Each trip brings a sense of culture, learning, knowledge as in the following two educational trips

The Jean Jaurès Montfermeil middle school provides students with opportunities to act and express themselves freely; to let go and show their artistic side. In their drama classes, the goal is not just to memorize a text, but to get involved in a group project, work with others, and work with one’s imagination. [...]

OLPC: Not a computer, but an educational project

L’Atelier devoted the whole of Wednesday 4 February to an association whose objective is to ensure access to education for all children from 6 to 12 years old in emerging countries: One Laptop per Child (OLPC) [...]