Just a few examples of the other ways that our pupils, staff and OAs shared their time and talents include: Combatting “Holiday Hunger” in Southwark: Young OAs Alec Bannister OA (2005-16) and Cam Henderson OA (2011-16) led staff, pupils and OAs to raise more than £5,000 in support of “Kitchen Social”, part of the Mayor’s Fund for London, to provide healthy recipe boxes to children in Southwark during the school holidays. Supporting Kampala’s Poorest Slum Areas: Upper School pupils competed in a one-hour fundraising lap challenge to support AFFCAD, a charity that aims to transform living conditions in Kampala’s poorest slum areas by empowering children, youth and women through education, health and economic empowerment programmes. Year 10 pupils ran an impressive 68 laps in one hour. Walking for Refugee Week: Pupils participated in a “Walk with Us” Strava challenge to raise funds and awareness for Refugee Week. Sue Mulholland, Director of Art and DT and Director of Free Learning, organised the challenge event: “For this year’s Refugee Week 2021, our pupils supported two incredible charities – Aegis Trust and Gua Africa – and I was delighted that the Gua Africa founder Emmanuel Jal and Aegis Trust CEO Dr James Smith joined us virtually to educate our community about the importance of working together to help refugees in need. Especially after several pandemic lockdowns, it was inspiring to see everyone wanting to connect with each other about such an important issue, and it made our Refugee Week theme (‘We cannot walk alone… walk with us’) all the more relevant.” Showcasing Shackleton: Typically, the College invites local primary schools to campus to visit the James Caird. Due to the pandemic, however, the College commissioned Hal Howe OA (2013- 20), a brilliant filmmaker, to create an original film about Sir Ernest Shackleton. The College then shared this film with local schools.
Since 1619 when Edward Alleyn founded Dulwich College as “God’s Gift,” the College has been committed to serving our wider community. As a result, Community Action is a core
feature of a modern Dulwich education. Due to restrictions, the College’s normal Community Action programme was suspended, but despite this, the College continued to encourage the sharing of time and talents for the betterment of community. The Revd. Tim Buckler, who heads up our Charity and Community Action outreach, stated:
“I was immensely proud that so many in our community were proactive in their desire to put our motto ‘raising awareness and promoting involvement’ into practice and in so doing played their part in bringing hope and light in a time of fear and sadness. An example of this was an initiative called ‘light by letters’ wherein pupils and staff wrote and posted letters and cards of encouragement to those who they thought might be struggling with loneliness. It was terrific to receive many reports of delighted recipients.”
Despite Covid restrictions, pupils and staff found innovative ways to serve the wider community. Service activities included: tutoring at local schools, combatting holiday hunger in Southwark and competing in an athletics lap challenge.
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