Community Service and Charities
Year 5 Christmas Community Action Project n Year 5 completed their annual Community Action Project, ‘‘Caring at Christmas’. The boys learnt about the difficulties that can be experienced by older people, particularly concerning loneliness, and how this can be exacerbated at Christmas. To support older people in our local community, Year 5 raised money for the charity Link Age Southwark. A few weeks ago, the boys were set a Santa’s Little Helper sponsorship challenge. They completed odd jobs and chores around their homes in return for a small donation. We were amazed by how well the boys responded to this challenge. They vacuumed, made beds, cooked breakfasts and dinners, took the rubbish out, raked leaves, amongst many, many other helpful tasks! The boys also spent time and care making and writing thoughtful Christmas cards to the residents of the Dulwich Almshouse In the Summer term the boys gave the residents a concert at the old college. Year 5 showed empathy, maturity and a sense of responsibility for their local community during this project, and they raised over £470 for Link Age Southwark too.
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