Estrellas Brillantes language club award

That this House congratulates Rachel Peebles of Eaglesham on the success of her Spanish Language Club, Estrellas Brilliantes, in achieving the prestigious Franchisee of the Year award at the Club Hub National Children’s Activity Awards 2021 which were independently judged by a panel of experts from the children’s activity field; notes that the award was attained because of the quality of her teaching, innovation, passion for her work, and growth of her business; recognises that Rachel and Estrellas Brilliantes teaches Spanish to children from babies and toddlers to teenagers using La Jolie Ronde programme; appreciates that Rachel moved her lessons to Zoom during the covid-19 pandemic period to ensure they remained accessible to the local community; understands that in addition to her language lessons, her charity work was also commended by award judges; applauds the support Rachel gives alongside other local volunteers to a Ugandan Charity called Change Tomorrow who support education with practical support including classrooms, uniforms and workbooks, and a Bolivian charity called Fundación Totaí which provides low cost, quality health care in the community, and sports and education programmes for children; and wishes Estrellas Brilliantes, Change Tomorrow and Fundación Totaí every continued success.