Community and Service

Anderson House Hosts ARAFMI

On the last Thursday of the holiday break, Anderson House Boys from Year 8 to Year 12 came back to school to host young carers from the ARAFMI (Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally Ill.) The Scotch boys ran a day of activities on our campus with the aim of providing an enjoyable break for 17 young people who provide primary support for close relatives with mental illness. Often these young carers are isolated and venerable. The Anderson boys worked hard organizing games to make the day memorable for all.

Tanzania Expedition 2014

After three weeks in Tanzania, the group of Scotch and PLC students and staff returned to Perth with a deep and no doubt lasting impression of a wonderful country and people. The remote rural village of Matipwili where work has started on building a Trade Training Centre, received the visitors as friends and the time spend labouring alongside villagers further reinforced the friendship and strengthened the partnership that has been built up over the past 10 years. The educational needs of the village are great and every visit does a little more to improve the facilities teaching and learning for the whole community.

During the trip, the group also visited Tella Primary School on the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro and delivered much-needed stationary, purchased locally by the group. In addition, the calico bags decorated by Scotch Year 5 boys with Australian animal motives and containing pitchers and games were distributed to two classes at the school. The Tanzanian students were overcome with excitement upon receiving these handcrafted personal gifts.

The Scotch and PLC students planted trees with a community on Kilimanjaro - facilitated by the International School, Moshi and the Jane Goodall Institute. Furthermore, they also hosted a conference for students from two high school in Dar es Salaam. All students, including our own were members of the Australian Tanzanian Young Ambassador group. Discussion took place on a host of topics with all students learning that they had more in common than they perhaps thought, despite the differences in wealth and opportunity.

Thanks must go to the many people in the Scotch and PLC communities who generously supported the fundraising for the expedition this year. The money raised has gone directly into Tanzanian communities and very gratefully received.

Year 10 Senior First Aid Course

There are still places remaining for the Year 10 Senior First Aid Course, offered as part of the Friday afternoon Community and Service programme. This is a great opportunity for boys to achieve a high level standard first aid qualification during school hours. Year 10 boys who would like to enrol for the final course this year need to see Mr Cordner before Friday, 1 August.

Mr Bill Cordner

Head of Community Service