Crystal Palace players Wilfried Zaha and Leeta Rutherford joined Palace for Life Foundation at Harris City Academy Crystal Palace to listen to presentations on social issues from pupils.
The pair had taken time out to visit the school and listen to compelling pitches from the 14 and 15-year-olds who have come up with social action projects as part of the Premier League Inspires programme.
Zaha, who was raised in Croydon and attended school locally, said: “I’m glad to be able to get involved. When I was growing up we didn’t have these programmes covering so many different things so I’m happy the club is pushing to make a change in my community and trying to make a difference; it’s great to see.