Societies at Christs hospital are what bring community and unity at school. University -style societies are held and run by students of different background and groups. In total there are 19 societies including the Muslim students’ association, young careers society , Christian union and more! This lent term, there has been a recent addition to societies being the CH economics, finance and business society or commonly known as ‘CHEFBS’

‘CHEFBS’ was founded and currently run by 5 students in year 12 : Obafemi Olusanya (president) , Mouhamadou Diop (president) , Isaac Hewton (vice-president) , Razaq Mohamed (vice-president) and Israel Ehindero (marketing director) .

The 5 decided to create the society because of their long-founded interest in the area and to explore the subject further, even outside of the classroom. Having all taken economics A-level, the leaders took this as an opportunity to introduce the subjects to the younger year groups in order for them to understand what types of topics they would be looking at when choosing their a level choices 

Prior to making the society, all leaders had found common ground in finding economics a level enjoyable

Obafemi commented "We all agreed that we should make it a community that we can all speak about different topics and current affairs"

When asked if all had always been interested in Economics, finance and business Isaac added "Before going into A level, I did not really know what I wanted to do. Economics was an option that I took just to see what it was like and I ended up really enjoying it! The finance and business aspect, though we do not have a lot of experience, has been really interesting to explore"

Driven by their passion for economics finance and business, all members hope to take on an economics based university degree or degree apprenticeship. Some career aspirations includes wealth management, Consulting and Media business/entertainment business. 

CHEFBS' aim to increase the interest in the subjects and creating a positive impact within the school. The society also aims to help students in terms of getting work experience and preparing them for future applications whether that be work experience apprenticeships and university 

From having lessons, extra curriculars, to clubs and other school commitments, running a society could be very difficult. Leaders of CHEFBS were asked how they balance running a society and other school commitments but also what they have learnt from it. 

Isaac replied "Sometimes it takes a bit of trial and error. Sometimes you do get some late works or you fall behind a bit but it is a learning curve in which you can learn how to prioritise different commitments and ensuring that I can put a hundred percent effort into everything"

Obafemi, who is a member of the CH band commented "I think that I have been able to adapt to it quite well, considering that I do a lot of music at school, which takes up a lot of time. It has taught me more organisation and time management skills"

Mouhamadou also added "Running a society is very demanding but you don’t really feel it because we focus more on having fun and it is a challenge we are happy to overcome"

With quite a large built membership, CHEFBS still hope to grow more. In the future, the leaders would hope that students can take away something valuable from what they say and what they share, which in their eyes, would mean a lot. Christ's hospital school is proud of the independence and leadership of these amazing students and hope to seem them shine in the future!