Community Connections

Building community connections and enriching cultural understanding is what the term 2 break, Community Connections Day was all about.

Thirty five children, recent arrivals from refugee backgrounds, and another 28 students from Saint Ignatius College, Saint Joseph’s College, Iona Catholic College and Sacred Heart College joined together at the Saint Ignatius campus, in the spirit of love and service to engage in fun, sports and creative activities. St Ignatius students received community service recognition and a Loyola Award for their support.

Teachers from our school volunteered to lead activities and groups and some teachers from Iona helped to support the smaller groups.

Everybody loved the barbecue lunch and the freshly baked biscuits generously prepared by Carmen in Foodtech.

This event happens three times per year in school holiday time and is only successful because of the generosity of the college community and its partner schools.

Students wishing to volunteer for similar events should come to the Social Justice Meetings this term - advertised weekly on XUNO.