Eager to make a difference in the local community, T1 Homeroom recently rolled up their sleeves to clean up the sand dunes at Hillarys. Participating in Keep Australia Beautiful WA‘s Adopt-a-Spot program, students ‘adopted’ an area in their local community they frequently visit to keep it clean. The group also visited the Department of Fisheries to learn about how plastics enter the ecosystem and the consequences faced by the fish in our coastal region.
T1 went to RISE to work with young people and adults with disabilities. There were many activities to enjoy like painting portraits, working with clay and wood work. Our students also enjoyed working alongside the people at RISE and getting to know them and support the staff. Some of us learnt how to knit, and spent time in the textiles room where there was lots of laughter and chatting. Other students from T1 supported RISE and the staff by sweep the bricked area in the garden and re arranging the flower pots making it a tranquil and quiet place to sit and enjoy being in nature. After a wonderful time, the T1 students who attended this community service expressed how much fun it was and that the time they spent at RISE was time well spent. We are thankful for the opportunity to support people with disabilities.
Shannon Fletcher
Teacher – Science
