Jumping June

A hop, skip and a jump for a great cause.

In June, our Junior School students leapt at the opportunity to take part in ‘Jumping June’, a month long fun, fitness event run by The Heart Foundation, New Zealand’s Heart Charity. In the name of raising money to help the fight against heart disease, the girls took to the turfed courts to skip as many times as possible.

In the lead up to the event, PE lessons were spent practising skipping skills, and the results spoke for themselves. Our girls took the original $10,000 target and ran with it. The final amount raised was a breathtaking $38,996. This year, St Cuthbert’s raised the highest amount of money out of schools across the whole country, which left us jumping for joy! The Heart Foundation is leading the fight against heart disease, and the money raised during Jumping June will help in a range of ways, including providing educational programmes to schools to teach children all about heart health.

To show their appreciation for the incredible fundraising efforts, the Heart Foundation visited the Junior School with a very special guest. As you can see, the girls were thrilled to meet the Heart Foundation mascot!

A huge thank you to the staff, all sponsors and of course, our fantastic jumpers!