Working with Anglicare Living our School motto

St George’s Anglican Grammar School, WA

Students at St George’s Anglican Grammar School seek to live the school motto of ‘Wisdom, Grace, Service’. Every year, a new group of Anglicare Ambassadors bear witness to the idea of service by participating in a variety of service-learning activities working closely with Anglicare WA.

These can range from collecting hygiene packs for the homeless, donating non-perishable goods to Foodbank WA through their work with St George’s Cathedral or being involved in the Optus Stadium Sleepout which raises much needed funds for the Street Connect Bus which support youth homelessness in Perth.

As a vertical school located in the heart of the CBD, St George’s students experience the plight of homelessness on their way in and around the city. The drive to support others is a constant focus for all students, not only the Anglican Ambassadors, and this year we will be raising money by ‘wearing hoodies for the homeless’ to raise funds and awareness of those suffering from homelessness.

The concept of service will expand further this year with eight students joining an Anglican School Commission (ASC) system service learning trip to All Saints Anglican School in Samoa.

In preparation for this trip, the students are creating literacy dice to help them in their work with the students in the classrooms of All Saints Anglican School, Samoa. Cut from large pieces of foam, the dice have been labelled with key literacy question words. Our hope is that these tools will support the students’ learning and will complement the strong focus on literacy already in existence within the school. We also hope to build conversations, connections and help make learning fun.

Commitment to Community

Canberra Grammar School, ACT

Canberra Grammar School has continued its long-standing support for the Anglicare Pantry Appeal, which seeks to assist families and individuals in need by collecting non-perishable food and essential living items.

As a Whole School Appeal, the drive unites the Tutor Groups, Houses, and classes, with more than 5000 items donated each year. The collected items are loaded onto school buses and trailers and delivered to a large warehouse at St John’s Reid, where the School’s Service Council helps volunteers stack the shelves before the items are distributed to those in need.

The generous support of our students is inspiring, and we look forward to positively impacting our local community this winter. We know more community members will require our help and encouragement with the weather getting colder. We hope our continued involvement in the Anglicare Pantry Appeal will inspire others to join us in making a difference.

The School’s involvement in the Pantry Appeal reflects the school’s values of community and service.