Community and Service

Round Square

This term will see some movement of Year 10 boys heading overseas on Round Square exchanges and the boys on the reciprocal exchanges arriving in Perth and attending Scotch for up to six weeks. While this programme is still developing, a positive start has been made. It is hoped that all boys who applied for exchange will eventually be placed in a Round Square school somewhere overseas before the end of this calendar year.

The diagram below illustrates how the Round Square 'IDEALS' (Internationalism, Democracy, Environment, Adventure, Leadership and Service) complement the existing structure of Curricular and Co-Curricular activities within the College.

The outer circle of 'IDEALS' provides a framework of 'Pillars' that provide focus and structure for the activities we value. Round Square schools around the world all place importance on the IDEALS and Scotch College is almost perfectively aligned with this philosophy of education. Membership of Round Square, while providing additional opportunities for boys - such as exchanges - mostly validates our long-term approach to developing the whole boy in the broadest sense through providing experiences that become the lenses through which boys can view themselves and the world.

Windsor Cinema Fundraising Film Night

Scotch College and Presbyterian Ladies' College, together with the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) are promoting a fundraising event to raise money for the continuation of the Matipwili Trade Training Centre construction. This will be a viewing of the film "Hector and the Search for Happiness" at the Windsor Cinema on Stirling Highway on 13 November.

If you are interested in supporting our long-term development project in Tanzania you can purchase tickets through TryBooking:

http://www.trybooking.com/FYMG

Proceeds from this event with be used to purchase materials needed for the project - already started by students from Scotch and PLC, working alongside Matipwili villagers last July. The project was given a major boost last month through the allocation of AUS$30,000 from the Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. However, much needs to be done and your assistance to improve live opportunities for our partner students in a very poor rural village in Tanzania will be greatly appreciated.

Mr Bill Cordner

Director of Community and Service

Fundraising - Cambodia Community and Service Tour

Scotch College Senior School students participating in the 2014 Cambodia Community and Service Tour will be selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts to raise funds for our project in Soun Sah Village. We plan to provide and install flagpoles (a government requirement), outside tables and seating, as well as play equipment for the primary school. There are two options: a dozen original glazed doughnuts for $21.00 and a dozen classic assorted doughnuts for $25.00. The assorted pack includes: 6 original glazed, 2 chocolate iced, 2 chocolate iced with sprinkles, and 2 strawberry iced. Students may place orders during Week 4: Monday 3 to Friday 7 November, while any parents or community members who would like to place separate orders can contact Kate Gooding by email (KGooding@scotch.wa.edu.au). The doughnuts will be distributed in the Foyer of the Memo Hall after school on Monday, 24 November.