COMMUNITY SERVICE

2021 was filled with new programs and strengthened partnerships that allowed our girls to experience a broader variety of service opportunities. The challenges highlighted the depth of need within the broader community, evoking revaluation of beliefs and understanding, and igniting new passions and pursuits in our students.

Highlights of 2021 included the following:

• Partnering with Christ Church Grammar School’s

Students in Action program. Year 11 students provided mentor and tutoring support on an immersion basis to Marble Bar Primary School.

The participants worked alongside CCGS boys, engaging in school and community life in the local area. • Our first group of Year 10 students travelled to

Kalgoorlie with Teach Learn Grow as part of the

School’s work experience and service programs.

Participants tutored children from Junior Kindy through to Year 6 at East Kalgoorlie Primary School, engaged in after school service through Anglicare and learned about opportunities in mining for women at the WA School of Mines and Northern

Star’s Super Pit. It was another opportunity for teachers from our Junior and Senior school to connect whilst supporting our girls on the immersion. Students raised $1,000 to assist with replacing the East Kalgoorlie’s broken football goals. • Community Service Immersion programs were generously sponsored by Northern Star

Resources and HSET Global, providing tour shirts, accommodation, and transport. • Increased engagement with Old Scholars through the WA School of Mines and Teach Learn Grow. • Anglicare – Anglicare Ambassadors were a reformed committee who met regularly to support Anglicare services and promote their work through fundraising and education. Members participated in the annual

Anglicare Sleep Out at Optus Stadium raising money for Street Connect services and supporting homeless youth. We were delighted to invite guests onto the Chidley campus and offer the GenConnect program, supporting residents of Amana Living housing in learning to use their personal devices to connect with family and friends on social media and in accessing online services. • Partnering with Shooting Stars to support Aboriginal girls and young women’s engagement in education through their leadership program, students from Year 6 to Year 12 visited the Narrogin site to share their service journeys and connect with the participants. The trip highlighted both the similarities and differences our young people face in education today. Fundraising provided a donation of $4,770.40 from the Junior School and $4,196.45 raised in the Senior school. Students were invited to the Indigenous round of Netball WA fixtures as special guests. • Homelessness We Care – students and families from across the School continued to generously donate time and food to support food services.

These were worked by staff from both campuses and all departments leading to a stronger sense of community within the School. Committees came together to assist with food preparation. • Ronald McDonald House - The Year 6 $2 project from 2020 afforded our Year 12 Food Design students the chance to cook and serve morning tea at Ronald McDonald House experiencing the joy of serving others and working in a professional kitchen.

It also provided for two staff services through the

Home for Dinner program cooking and serving dinner for residents of the House. The 2022 Head

Girl, Deputy Head Girl, Service and Spirit Captains were also provided this opportunity working alongside staff on St Hilda’s Day at the House. This year’s $2 Project raised $12,396.70 for our 2022 partnership. • Our Junior School continued to support the

Mosman Park Primary School Breakfast Club financially contributing $1,140, and lending helping hands, preparing and serving breakfast, and communicating using AUSLAN. • The Duke of Edinburgh Award grew in participation with 21 students completing an Award Level up from 13 the previous year, and 46 new participants registering. • The IGNITE Award was introduced into the Junior

School for Year 5 students as a cocurricular activity. • Proudie’s Foundation – sale of Zooper Doopers raised $454.00 • St Christopher’s Home Fiji – a donation of $1,682.77 was raised through the Year 8 Fluro Day. • Parents’ & Friends’ Association grant allowed for the purchase of food storage/transport containers, catering pots and pans, utensils, and food service containers. • Chidley Book Sale and Read-a-thon raised $5,946.40 for Shooting Stars and the Mosman Park

Primary School Breakfast Club in 2021. • Fair Game – donations of preloved sports shoes and equipment to support underprivileged children to engage in organised sport. • World’s Greatest Shave – Year 12 students raised $45,871.36. As in the previous year, it was a rare opportunity to have the whole Senior School together. Great excitement was held by staff and friends donating to cut the hair of participants. • Hockey Australia provided a range of service opportunities, creating great excitement at games. • Netball WA provided service opportunities that were hugely popular and allowed the girls to watch the

West Coast Fever compete at a national level. • Rottnest Society – groups of students, staff and families gave back to Rottnest through planting and weeding weekends. We received plenty of positive feedback from other participants on the work ethic and friendliness of our students.

• Junior and Senior pizza nights with a movie gave students a chance to connect in a relaxed environment and build a stronger community. They were very well received. • Chidley Helpers - Senior students supported Junior

School staff for the end of year clean up and class organisation. • Boarder’s Telethon Car wash. • Christmas Giving supported Variety - the Children’s

Charity, Anglicare, The Salvation Army, Starlight

Foundation, Cana Organisation, St Christopher’s

Home Fiji. • Community Service Day had a wonderful atmosphere with the theme of reduce, reuse, recycle. The day raised $7,190.60 that was donated to the St Hilda’s Indigenous Scholarship Fund. FOOD FOR HOMELESSNESS WE CARE WA

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