House Service Projects ‘By Love Serve’ lives across all aspects of school life and brings our St Cuthbert’s community together. This bond is nurtured within our House structure, and as such, our service projects are run by House.
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The Senior School’s House system is based on developing a sense of belonging/Manaakitanga to show respect, generosity, and a sense of caring for others. Involving the girls in service projects within the Houses builds on this foundation. Over the past two years a Year 13 student from each service project, six projects over eight Houses, has met with their charity to discover what they are most in need of. The Service committee representative then presented the project to their House, where together, in Tutor Groups, the girls brainstormed ways to support their amazing cause. The Year 13s then decided which ideas were best to implement and presented these at our Family Chapel services, where funds
were raised to support their efforts. Reverend Francois Joubert says the specific projects were chosen as they are local, practical, and diverse in reach. Chaplain Joubert says he teaches St Cuthbert’s students to “Serve by Love, not by Guilt.” “The highlight for me is when the students realise how big the need is in this world, and that they can actually do something about it. Placing the responsibilities in the hands of the students gives them an opportunity to showcase their leadership, creativity and gives them an opportunity to take their compassion for others to a practical level.” We are so proud of our students for making such an impact in our community. A huge thanks to our families for supporting their daughter’s House Service Project.
