ACS Hillingdon Lower School Student Council, run by youngsters aged 9-10, has won the International Student Award, presented by the Council of International Schools, for a third consecutive year.

The award recognises their work promoting global citizenship and international awareness.

Student council officers work with those in younger years to plan fund-raising projects such as Spirit Week, where staff and students dressed up to support Comic Relief and the Wildlife Aid Foundation.

They also raised funds for those affected by the recent earthquake in Nepal.

They created a display of the Nepal flag and everyone in school was encouraged to wear the colours of the flag to school to show support.

Each time students made a donation, they placed a paper cut-out person on the Nepal flag, to demonstrate how they came together to make a difference.