Community Service

ANZAC DAY DAWN SERVICE

This year two Anzac Day services were conducted to commemorate Anzac Day. The first was a Dawn Service held on the 25 April in the area surrounding the Chapel and the second was the whole School service held on the first day of term with a small in-person gathering and the service live-streamed to all other students. Both services were a moving and powerful way to remember and honour those who served to protect our country.

PINK DAY

In the final week of Term 2 CGS students and staff were encouraged to wear an item of pink as a way to show support and recognise those who suffer from breast cancer and to aid in assisting with research to help improve treatment. Students made gold coin donations that went to Cancer Council toward ongoing cancer research, equipment and support initiatives.

PINK ROUND

In Term 1 Week 6, CGS Water Polo held its inaugural Pink Round at Stromlo Leisure Centre to raise funds and awareness of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBFC) Australia.

The Pink Round was a student-led initiative spearheaded by the Water Polo Captains – Zac Newman, Millie Jacobson and Eleanor Campbell. The day proved to be a huge success with over $5300 being raised toward supporting the (NBFC). It was wonderful to see both students and the community coming together to show their support.

HARMONY DAY 2022

Harmony Day and Harmony Week was celebrated across the School in Week 7 of Term 1. The week focused on showing respect towards others and also encouraged students to think about the topic of racial discrimination in all its forms and what we can do as a community to help identify and eliminate it. On Harmony day we proudly celebrated all of the different cultures at our school: reminding ourselves of the beauty and strength that exists in diversity. The CGS community including students, parents and staff shared videos and images of their cultural food, dance, music, art and traditional dress expressing what Harmony Day means to them. The day was colorful, vibrant and a true celebration of how diverse and exceptional our community is!