Service as Action

school goal 5: To awaken a consciousness of social justice

Service as Action at Marymount

Being a Marymount girl is more than learning in the classroom. The Middle School boasts a buzzing Service as Action program, and woven into the IB is the Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) programme. What have Marymount students and faculty been doing to stay creative, keep active and be of service to their community? Here are just some of the stories.

Faculty and seniors • On the last day on campus in March, students and faculty collected for our local food bank. Donations also included all perishables from the School kitchen. • Marymount donated every one of its safety goggles to Kingston Hospital. • In the Fab Lab, Marymount staff made over 500 visors for local NHS workers and carers. • Marymount is supporting families suffering financial hardship due to this crisis through the Marymount Hardship Recovery Fund (find out more on page 24). • The Physical Education department started the Marymount Marathon (42km) and Ultra Marathon (100km), encouraging the Marymount community to complete these distances during their exercise time in Term 3. Eight students and faculty completed the Marathon and a further 26 completed the Ultra Marathon. Congratulations! • Grade 12 supported other Marymount girls through their online studies. • Marymount delivered baskets of goodies, chocolate or vouchers to all staff and faculty to recognise their service and support them through their work at home.

Health and well-being • Two Grade 11 students made an Instagram account with helpful tips on how to spend your time at home. You can follow them on @tipsforquarantine. • Students committed to keeping healthy and active during lockdown. Yoga sessions via Zoom and daily walks helped them support each other in these efforts. • One student signed up for two interesting courses online: Food for Thought and

Nutrition and Well-being in order to learn more about the relationship between the food we eat and how it can impact our mood. • An intrepid Grade 6 student taught her neighbours dances from afar. • Students joined the London School Sports Association to take part in their Spring

Festival online, earning points for Marymount as they ‘competed’ from home. • One Grade 6 student started her own mini Starbucks shop for her neighbours and family to put a smile on their faces as they started the day!

Charity challenges • Many Marymount girls took part in the ‘555 Challenge’ where participants donate £5 to run for charity, run 5km, and tag five friends on social media to spread awareness, supporting a huge variety of charities. One Grade 11 student ran for the charity

‘Refuge’ which provides specialist support for women and children experiencing domestic violence in the UK.

Creativity • Middle School students made PPE gear for the NHS,participated in Earth Day and upcycled items they found at home. • The Middle School took part in STEAM day, building cars from household items and making art from nature. • Students from every Grade participated in our Summer Arts Festival which took place online for the very first time.