Ms Suzanne Walsh, Director of Mission and Identity
Year 8 Social Justice Week
Last week, all Year 8 students participated in a week of social justice activities at Our Big Kitchen in Bondi. This initiative was aimed at students developing a sense of service to others and contributing to the wider community through preparing, cooking and packaging food to be distributed to marginalised people.
Religious Education teachers led each class, who had the opportunity to experience a sense of compassion and kindness through their work, and gained an understanding of the needs in society, beyond their own.
Students cut vegetables and cooked fried rice, but perhaps the highlight of the week was making cookies which were given to the staff at Westmead Hospital oncology ward.
While some students demonstrated their skills in the kitchen, others did the heavy lifting, working as a team, enriching and fostering new skills whilst helping other people in our community. This is a program we hope to expand at Waverley College through the Religious Education curriculum and the Justice and Peace unit demonstrating and supporting interfaith dialogue in our school community. We look forward to developing and enhancing student formation through these social justice activities.
Ms Cath Lipman
Social Justice Coordinator
clipman@waverley.nsw.edu
