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Students making a difference in the community Over the last two terms, students have been enthusiastically involved with several community initiatives and raising awareness for local causes. In Term 1, the Junior School held a Pancake Day in light of Shrove Tuesday and raised $702 for UnitingCare. Middle School students also joined the cause, raising an additional $433 to support those disadvantaged within our community. It was wonderful to see the Year 8 students organising a roster to make and serve pancakes for their peers. The Junior School has held several fundraisers and awareness days since, including ‘a touch of fluoro’ to raise money for the CFA and BlazeAid, and dressing up for Cultural Diversity Week. There is no doubting the significance of the students’ efforts, raising much needed funds to support those affected by the bushfires that recently impacted Victoria and New South Wales.
The Sustainability Committee has also been working hard in its mission to educate the Clarendon community on the importance of sustainable practices and behaviours. Students have been utilising their fortnightly assemblies to raise awareness and share information with their peers and teachers, and recently replaced all landfill bins in the Senior School with homemade organic bins. The Committee has also collected soft plastics across the school and has coordinated a transfer drive to deliver to supermarkets for recycling. This initiative, like most of our innovative sustainability projects, is completely student-driven. The Middle School now has its own Sustainability Committee to embed
the messages, initiatives and behaviours of sustainability in all areas of the school. The students’ passion and commitment towards shifting mindsets within the school and the wider community are admirable, and are certainly making a difference. Clarendon is extremely proud of its students who aspire to make a difference within the community, not only through raising funds but creating awareness.
Top Charles Chandler, Annabelle Moloney, Imke Brouwer and Jen Bourke serving pancakes on Pancake Day Above The Junior School students celebrating Cultural Diversity Week
