Written by John McEnhill (Primary Coordinator)
Last week’s Charity Week was an example of our students’ commitment to Love and Charity put into action through a series of events designed to show kindness to others, both inside and outside the school community.
Events took place at both Regency Park and Century Park campuses. Activities such as the mini games organised by Years 5&6, the Kindness Rocks designed by Year 3 and the Cookie Decorating organised by Year 2 were a great way for students to show charity and kindness to their peers. The basket raffle organised by Year 1 had some fantastic prizes on show, and Year 4 really got into the spirit of charity by making winter scarves to share with less fortunate children through the Seeds of Hope project. The ECE students took part in several activities such as making hand prints, rainbow catches and many more. During each activity, students demonstrated their leadership skills through working with and guiding their peers through their activity.
YCIS Parents and Students also showed their generosity by donating at least 100 RMB per student to go to worthy causes. This year we are supporting Chunhui Children and Seeds of Hope, and from Charity Week alone we have raised in excess of 45,000 RMB. As Year 4 student Nicholas remarked: “it has been great fun, and we got to do something good at the same time!”.