CHARITY AND FUNDRASING This year’s Chapel Charity was
the Midlands Orphanage & Care Centre in Colenso, South Africa , for which well over £3,500 was raised to help purchase water treatment equipment. Alongside this, the College community rallied behind the Blue Sky Bursaries Appeal , which aims to fund up to 40 fully-funded, means- tested bursary places by 2028. The inaugural Giving Day was a major success, featuring mascot creations, House chants, tug-of-war and an evening jazz concert. Thanks to the efforts of pupils, staff, ambassadors and donors, the campaign raised around £400,000 . Throughout the year, Houses supported a wide range of causes. Reeves raised funds for Prostate Cancer UK , Wargrave raised over £7,500 for the RNLI Eastbourne through their 24-hour Rowathon and House Concert, and Blackwater supported St Project through a Colour Run, and a similar amount again for the Chaseley Trust through their Revue and Cake Sale. Nugent cycled 436km in a 24- hour Bikathon for the Little Princess Trust , Pennell supported Oddballs , a testicular cancer charity, and Powell raised funds for the CoCo’s Foundation , supporting orphans in South Africa and Uganda. School House completed 6 full Ironmans to raise £2,861 for African Orphans and art4kids , while Gonville supported the Red Cross in Ukraine . Individual efforts were also notable. Dexter Bell led a team raising money for SUDC (Sudden Unexpected Death in Children) , and Steve Townsend , the College’s Head Porter, organised a Line Dancing fundraiser for the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance . Wilfrid’s Hospice with a Christmas Revue and Candy Cane fundraiser. Watt raised over £1,700 for the JPK
COMMUNITY ENGAGMENT AND S@S Over 100 members of the Lower Sixth and more than 20 pupils from Year 11 took part in the College’s Service at School (S@S) programme each term. Pupils supported the Coastal Schools Partnership by mentoring younger pupils in maths, French and literacy, helping them prepare for GCSEs. Others worked with residents at the Chaseley Trust , engaging in social and craft activities and physiotherapy programmes. The Wednesday Club continued to welcome local elderly residents for bingo, quizzes and afternoon tea, while the Green Team carried out beach cleans and expanded the College’s recycling programme. A new cricket service initiative saw Year 11 and 12 pupils develop coaching skills by creating training videos and leading sessions for Year 7 and 8 girls at Willingdon School , helping to inspire the next generation of local cricketers.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD The DofE programme continued to thrive, with over 2,497 hours of volunteering recorded this year - a Silver , and 1 Bronze . Several pupils attended the Buckingham Palace Garden Party to receive their awards and meet the Duke of Edinburgh . Emilia Dixon and Harinee Satish were selected for the DofE Young Leaders Programme . Expeditions took pupils across the Ashdown Forest , Wootton Bassett and the Brecon Beacons and the College was also honoured to welcome Martin Houghton-Brown , Secretary General of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation , to the Headmaster’s Garden Barbecue. social value equivalent of more than £22,000 . Seventy pupils completed awards: 22 Gold , 47
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