In addition to its Stewart’s Hospital links, the School is always involved in fund-raising for other charitable causes, running Fashion Shows, Talent Contests, Non-Uniform Days, etc.
The most recent success was a trip to Zambia in February 2006 where a group of 20 pupils and staff helped build classrooms for a new school for a community where basic services such as water and electricity do not exist. Almost €100,000 was raised before the trip was undertaken. The Chililila Children's Centre was completed recently. |
A trip to Vietnam to help charities there will take place in June and July 2009. 19 students and 2 teachers will depart from Dublin on June 4th and return again one month later on July 4th. The trip is being undertaken as part of the Background World Challenge... You can read more about what that involves below ...
Background World Challange
Educational Expeditions
World Challenge provides educational expeditions in the developing world and closer to home which teach life skills, stretch comfort zones and expand minds outside the classroom. The bespoke 1 to 6-week itineraries foster team and leadership skills and are the culmination of our pioneering programmes, which see young people involved in planning and fundraising their way to the experience of a lifetime.
The UK’s key employers voted World Challenge by name as the fourth most important activity undertaken at school, above activities such as Young Enterprise and sporting events. These organisations rated leadership, teamwork, self-motivation, communication, confidence, consideration of others and the ability to learn as being the key determinants in the selection of employees; all of which are World Challenge’s life skills.
A full account of the trip including personal experiences / photgraphs will appear on the website in due course ... Good luck to all involved ... a wonderful experience !
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