Two Writhlington teachers flew to Burundi, in Africa, this summer to help set up a school in Rusaga, one of the poorest villages in the world. Students at Writhlington will be helping to raise the funds needed to provide this remote village with educational facilities. Over 100 children live in the deprived area, travelling eight miles barefoot each day to reach the nearest school.

The school will be the first in the country to follow an English curriculum, which will be developed by Writhlington School. This will eventually be passed on to other schools in the area.

Writhlington has already donated 43 computers to the school that will give them access to a whole range of educational resources.

Alongside collecting resources such as pencils, toys and books, Writhlington students will also be helping to form marketing strategies for the tea and coffee produced in the region, with profits enabling the school to eventually be self-sufficient.

Chris Donovan, the Head of Media at Writhlington, who created a film in Burundi to help fundraising, is excited about the project: "The desire among the whole community there for education was amazing; these people really need help and they are so grateful that a fantastic school like Writhlington want to share their resources and expertise with them. The experience of visiting was humbling. These kids have never even seen a pencil before."

The school, which will cost £40,000, will be built on land donated by the Burundian Government with construction due to start in 2014.