SERVICE PROJECTS AND CHARITY PARTNERSHIPS How our Houses are serving the community
One individual can’t make a wealth of difference, but a whole school can. That’s what College boys are learning as through their Houses they fulfil service projects and charity partnerships which are making a real impact in Christchurch.
Assistant Principal – Community Engagement and Special Projects Neil Porter says slowly and surely the school is building or rebuilding engagement with various groups within the wider community. The concept of service is being deliberately inculcated within the fabric of the school, so every boy can learn its value and the joy it brings, as well as gaining an
understanding of the situations faced by some members of the community. “By the end of the year each House will have at least one charity they support,” says Neil. “It may mean they collect annually for it on its collection day, or they fundraise for it by organising an event.”
In July Harper House held a wig day, with every boy wearing a wig to raise money and build recognition and support for the Child Cancer Foundation; School House is collecting for Aviva, one of College’s identified student-led charities this year; Jacobs House has a long- standing relationship with Anglican Care; and Richards House is forging a relationship with the City Mission,
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