IMMERSE AND INSPIRE New project to encourage character and leadership
Boarding has been an integral part of College life for over 160 years, providing a comfortable homely environment for boys, as well as opportunities to develop their character and leadership skills.
Soon all Year 10 boys at Christ’s College will have the chance to experience life in a boarding House and, at the same time, take part in an innovative new programme called Immerse and Inspire. This exciting four-week programme will be trialled with a group of Year 10 boys in Term 3, before becoming a part of leadership and service activities for all Year 10s in 2018. It will give all boys the opportunity to experience living on campus for
Inspire is about helping to nurture the potential of each boy. “Our mission at Christ’s College is each boy at his best and this is another way of realising that. We want to encourage boys to make the right decisions in life and to be making them for the right reasons, to do the right thing even when no one is watching them. That is what character is all about. We are excited about this programme and
four weeks. Dayboys and boarders from different Houses will live together in Jacobs House, while still being part of their respective Houses during the day. Evening workshops will focus on different topics, such as study skills, relationships, positive education, service and leadership. Director of Boarding and The Centre for Character & Leadership Darrell Thatcher says Immerse and
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