Community Connections

Andrew Lane Prize for Service

In February, Mr Nick Schildberger (1997), the President of the Old Camberwell Grammarians’ Association (OCGA), addressed the Senior School Assembly where he was pleased to announce the new Andrew Lane Prize for Service to the Camberwell Grammar Community.

This award is named after Andrew Lane (1979), an active past student who embraces the ethos of the OCGA, has been involved in a wide range of OCGA events, was the Treasurer for more than 20 years, and who was made an Honorary Life Member in November 2011.

The prize will be awarded annually to a student in Year 9 and Year 10 for their service to the School community through displaying the School values of Learning, Respect, Integrity, Courage, and Optimism.

Courage to Care

In February, Courage to Care visited the School to talk to all of our Year 8 classes about the importance of not being a bystander but an upstander through lessons relating to the Holocaust.

Courage to Care has been around since 1992 and delivers its program to over 140,000 students in Victoria. we were joined by the incredible Ken, who told his breathtaking story of how he survived the Holocaust because of the kindness in people’s hearts. It was these people who chose to hide him and his family in their safe house, risking their lives to save others. After this, students were split into groups where they tackled issues such as racism, discrimination, antisemitism, and prejudice. It was a memorable event, filled with meaningful lessons and morals which we can all apply to our lives.

Once again, thank you to the Courage to Care team for such an interesting and thought-provoking experience.

Tom Weickhardt (Year 8)