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Charities Committee
Day: Thursday
Time: Period 6
Venue: Father Michael’s office
Open to: Lower Sixth
Selection: First come, first served
MIC: Father Michael
Description: Opportunity for students to lead the school’s charity work. This will
involve prompting and directing a charitable mentality within school. It will
involve imaginative and co-operative leadership, presentational skills, lots of
motivation, and a readiness to work hard to improve opportunities for others
within society.
Skills learnt: Leadership, co-operation, motivation, presentational skills & planning/
development/delivery skills.

Foodbank
Day: Thursday
Time: 3.40pm
Open to: Lower Sixth
Selection: First come, first served
MIC: Mr S Hussain
Description: This activity involves some collection of food for the foodbank.
It mainly involves checking the food, and sorting it by type and date at the
warehouse. There is also an opportunity to pack specific orders for individual
family groups.
Skills learned: This activity offers an insight into financial deprivation locally, and a
chance to work with an established agency, to respond to those in need.

Green Pastures Nursing Home
Day: Thursday
Time: 3.40pm – 6.00pm
Open to: Lower Sixth
Selection: First come, first served
MIC: Dr C Evans
Description: Green Pastures Nursing Home involves a trip to Banbury to support
elderly residents and to help them engage in interesting activities ranging from
the arts and crafts, to various board games, musical events and hands-on baking
classes. The students involved help organise and run these events and it’s a
fantastic opportunity to engage with a variety of elderly people from a very
diverse range of backgrounds. Students thoroughly enjoy building a rapport with
the residents and they find the experience exceptionally rewarding, helping to
make a real difference to someone’s day.
Skills learnt: Aids the development of good listening skills, communication,
dependability, compassion, empathy & patience.
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