Lent
Lent at Corpus Christi
Every Lent, our school chaplains present different charities for the school to fundraise for. They carefully researched and created PowerPoints to help them present. The whole school then voted which charity they would like to fundraise and support this Lent.
"Carolina, Mercy and myself presented to the school about WaterAid and told them all about this charity. This charity provides clean water for those who don't have access to it. During the presentation we talked about the CST principles and matched WaterAid with solidarity which means showing we care for others." |
"We presented an assembly about Operation Noah. It was made and presented by myself [Roman] Tyler and Owen. We are a new charity that helps the ecosystem. This charity shows solidarity around the globe. Even though it's a small charity we think it can make a big difference."
The charity that the children have voted to help this year is….
WaterAid!
We held a 'GO BLUE' day to start our Lenten fundrasing week. The children were invited to wear blue and bring in a £1. During the week, the children learnt in their classes about what the charity WaterAid does and how we can others who are in need of clean accessible water.
We had a volunteer from WaterAid, Phil, present two assemblies for EYFS/Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Phil shared with us different stories of some people having to travel miles for clean water and had to carry the heavy containers of the water back. He told us how girls missed school because they had to go and get the water and missed out on lots of opportunities of learning. This is not fair! We were determined to raise money and make a difference.
To finish our week, the children decided how they wanted to fundraise in their year groups. We had a range of activities such as bunny hops, discos, movie day and even a pj day!
