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An important part of our co-curricular
programme is service. All our pupils, from
Year 7 upwards, learn that they have a duty to
others and that contributing to local, national
and international communities is a normal part
of what we do. All Years 7 and 8 are actively
involved, and are given ample opportunity
to participate in existing activities and to
initiate others.
All pupils have an hour a week reserved for
learning about service and social impact,
during which they also have the chance
to work together on their own projects. In
addition, they can join projects run by staff
or older pupils, they can – specifically in the
Lower School – help out in a local primary
school and they all are expected to offer
a contribution to tutor group weekly cake
sales in aid of a charity of their choice. Year 8
pupils are given seed money to grow through
their own entrepreneurship into a greater
sum, again to go towards a chosen charity.
In Enrichment Week all pupils are involved in
enrichment activities, many of which have a
social impact on our local community, such as
helping at a hospice or primary schools, and
cleaning parks and beaches.
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