Aumund Foundation – Education and Training

Bridge House School

Bridge House School, South Africa

Project location: South Africa

Internet: www.bridgehouse.org

Funding since 2020

Project: Round Square scholarships for children from vulnerable backgrounds

Headmaster David Clark could hardly believe his eyes when he saw an email from “Aumund Foundation” in his inbox in September 2020; a message from a German foundation actively looking for suitable schools for its new Round Square scholarship programme. His reply was sent the same day, “Thank you for your email – what an unexpected surprise! You are correct, Bridge House is a Round Square school with a scholarship programme that actively targets underprivileged children in our community. We would certainly be interested in being part of the Aumund Foundation programme.” Four years later we are supporting ten students at Bridge House School, and we were able to meet most of them during our trip to South Africa in February 2024.

We were impressed to see how naturally the Round Square IDEALS are played out here.

David Clark jumped at the chance to lead us round the campus and to tell us more about the history and the philosophy of Bridge House. In assembly, when he took the opportunity of our visit to remember our Founder, we were literally speechless. How rewarding it is to realise that Franz-Walter Aumund’s commitment to opening doors to educational opportunities is so greatly appreciated.