Community

This last week has been a busy week for the Community Service Projects in An Phu Secondary. For the first time, trips were organised for all teachers - new and old - to experience the work we do with our Community Partners. Time was spent in local Vietnamese Schools teaching English to the children of Huynh Van Ngoi Primary School and entering discussions with students of the An Phu Secondary School. We also organised activities with the Street Kids of Binh Tho and finally entertained the Elderly at the Dieu Phap Pagoda. The idea was simple – to give everyone the opportunity to experience and understand the value of what we do in our surrounding community, in addition to encouraging them to get involved. From the feedback received, we believe that it was a valuable afternoon off-campus and one to be repeated.

This led onto another first this year – a “Community ECA Fair” for all students and teachers. The aim was to give student s the chance to gather information, get a feeling as to what goes on in ECA’s specifically run by Community Service before having to make their overall school choices. It ran during break and lunch time on Thursday and with good numbers of students from all years flowing through the Auditorium, significant commitments have been made with sign-ups on CHQ.

Overall a busy week but a good start to a promising Term 1 with a new team on board – welcome to Daphnee Deleporte (New Community Campus Co-ordinator).

Ian Wilson

Exams & Community Service Officer