Celebrities share their old school pictures to support #UpForSchool and girls’ education

Campaigns, International Women's Day, Sarah Brown

A host of stars have shared their old school pictures to show their support for the #UpForSchool Petition and the need for all girls around the world to get an education.


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A host of stars have shared their old school pictures to show their support for the #UpForSchool Petition and the need for all girls around the world to get an education. They include singers Shakira and Pixie Lott, supermodel Heidi Klum and TV celebs Miranda Hart and Kelly Osbourne.

International Women国产视频檚 Day is on March 8 国产视频 but 31 million girls are deprived of even the most basic primary education and two-thirds of them will probably never go to school.

A World at School asked people to mark Throwback Thursday (TBT) today by posting a picture of themselves at school on social media 国产视频 and to stand up for girls国产视频 education by asking people to sign the #UpForSchool Petition. It国产视频檚 a youth-led campaign that calls on world leaders to keep their promise to get all children into school and learning without danger or discrimination.听

A World at School co-founder Sarah Brown led the way with school photos of herself and husband Gordon, the former British prime minister and now United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education. Sarah said:听国产视频淭his International Women国产视频檚 Day we can all stand #UpForSchool for the next generation and ensure that they have the opportunity to grow, learn at school and lead.国产视频

Check out the celebrity postings below from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram 国产视频 and then follow our International Women国产视频檚 Day blog, which brings you news, pictures and comment from events around the world. You国产视频檒l also find lots more famous people sharing their old school photos there.

SHAKIRA

Colombian singer and education activist

HEIDI KLUM

German supermodel

SARAH BROWN

A World at School co-founder

GORDON BROWN

Ex-UK Prime Minister and UN education envoy

PRIYANKA CHOPRA

Indian star of Bollywood films

#TBT as a girl! On #IWD2015 Stand #UpForSchool to empower next generation of women: Join us http://upforschool.org

A photo posted by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on

MICHELLE DOCKERY

British star of Downton Abbey and singer

LANG LANG

Chinese classical pianist

PIXIE LOTT

British pop star

ARIANNA HUFFINGTON

Founder of Huffington Post website

BRANDY

American singer and activist

LAURA CARMICHAEL

British star of TV国产视频檚 Downton Abbey

JULIA GILLARD

Ex-Australian prime minister, now head of Global Partnership for Education

MIRANDA HART

British star of TV国产视频檚 Miranda Show and Call The Midwife

ABBY CADABBY

American star of children国产视频檚 TV show Sesame Street

Sesame Street stands #UpforSchool 国产视频 Season 37, Abby国产视频檚 First Day of School! #IWD2015 #TBT

A photo posted by Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) on

KELLY OSBOURNE

British-American TV star, fashion designer, singer

BONNIE WRIGHT

British actress from Harry Potter films

You can see lots more celebrities sharing their old school pictures on our rolling International Women国产视频檚 Day blog. And you can sign the #UpForSchool Petition here.

A host of stars have shared their old school pictures to show their support for the #UpForSchool Petition and the need for all girls around the world to get an education. They include singers Shakira and Pixie Lott, supermodel Heidi Klum and TV celebs Miranda Hart and Kelly Osbourne.

International Women国产视频檚 Day is on March 8 国产视频 but 31 million girls are deprived of even the most basic primary education and two-thirds of them will probably never go to school.

A World at School asked people to mark Throwback Thursday (TBT) today by posting a picture of themselves at school on social media 国产视频 and to stand up for girls国产视频 education by asking people to sign the #UpForSchool Petition. It国产视频檚 a youth-led campaign that calls on world leaders to keep their promise to get all children into school and learning without danger or discrimination.听

A World at School co-founder Sarah Brown led the way with school photos of herself and husband Gordon, the former British prime minister and now United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education. Sarah said: 国产视频淭his International Women国产视频檚 Day we can all stand #UpForSchool for the next generation and ensure that they have the opportunity to grow, learn at school and lead.国产视频

Check out the celebrity postings below from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram 国产视频 and then follow our International Women国产视频檚 Day blog, which brings you news, pictures and comment from events around the world. You国产视频檒l also find lots more famous people sharing their old school photos there.

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Colombian singer and education activist

Heidi Klum

German supermodel

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A World at School co-founder

Gordon Brown

Ex-UK Prime Minister and UN education envoy

Priyanka Chopra

Indian star of Bollywood films

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Michelle Dockery

British star of Downton Abbey and singer

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Lang Lang

Chinese classic pianist听

>Pixie Lott

British pop star

Arianna Huffington

Founder of Huffington Post website

Brandy

American singer and activist

Laura Carmichael

British star of TV国产视频檚 Downton Abbey

https://www.instagram.com/p/z2U9QOn9pS/

Julia Gillard

Ex-Australian prime minister, now head of Global Partnership for Education

Miranda Hart

British star of TV国产视频檚 Miranda Show and Call The Midwife

Abby Cadabby

American star of children国产视频檚 TV show Sesame Street

https://www.instagram.com/p/z2syx0jgYl/

Sharon Osbourne

British-American TV star, fashion designer, singer听

Bonnie Wright

British actress from Harry Potter films


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