Category: Charity and Social
Living our community values
Finally, summer arrived and the sun shone brightly for the College’s annual Equality and Community Day. At lunchtime, our green space saw College musicians play live for an audience of staff and students who also enjoyed a BBQ, garden games, henna tattooing and facepainting. Ten community organisations also joined us for the fun, giving out …
Great Big Green Week
Last week as part of Great Big Green Week (10-14 June) celebrations, environmentalist Nicola Peel gave a talk on her Amazonian experiences while Sussex Green Living brought their eco-friendly climate change milk float to spread the word on talking individual and collective action. Clothes were swapped and upcycled, and bird feeders, bug hotels and hedgehog houses …
Love-a-duck?!
The Students’ Union is selling ducks and roses this week to help spread some love-ily positivity and happiness! Buy a duck or rose for someone special …. or for yourself … and remember…. the greatest gift is to ‘love yourself’. Ducks and roses can be sent anonymously via tutor time or can be taken straight away once they’re paid for. They each cost £1 (cash or card). Look out for the SU stand in the Refectory during Tuesday and Thursday break times this …
Gratitude Week
4-7 December has been Gratitude Week at the College – a time for students to focus on what they’re grateful for, and for the whole College community to come together to support a variety of charities. Students and staff have been collecting donations for Stripey Stork, a local Age Concern centre and the local foodbank …
Freshers’ Party
The College’s new Lower Sixth danced the night away at this year’s Freshers’ Party on Thursday 12 October. A Live DJ, College bands, photo booth and face-painting added to the excitement. Watch the video
Equality and Community Day 2023
The College’s annual Equality & Community Day on 22 June gave all Lower Sixth students the chance to have a break from their usual timetables to explore the themes of: ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’, plus enjoy some fun in the sun, as the College year draws to an end. As well as classroom-based workshops, students …
Leavers’ 2023 Events
Yesterday our 2023 leavers wrote personalised shout-out cards to their teachers to express a simple ‘thank you’ for any support they may have received during their time with us. There was also an opportunity for the students to take a memorable photo with a 360-degree camera – a small memento to take away before their exam …
Charity Week Round-Up
This year’s College Charity Week (27 to 31 March) raised £1,600 that will be shared equally between BEAT (www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk ), Macmillian and RSPCA (East Surrey). The week included Bake Sales, Clothes Swap ‘Sale’, Crockery Smash and different dress codes for each day: Onesie, Dress Up, Colours of the Rainbow, Culture-T Shirt and Monochrome. A huge …
Movember 2022
Thanks to everyone who helped raise funds for Movember – a month of raising awareness and funds for men’s health – specifically prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. The £413 raised by the College is being donated to CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably www.thecalmzone.net ) and the East Surrey branch of Samaritans. Generous contributions …
Reigate College sponsored kits are given a new lease of life in Zambia
Following a change of kit this season for Reigate Priory Youth Football Club, over 700 Reigate College sponsored kits were donated to a new youth football club in Zambia. The kits will be used by both girls and boys teams playing in new U15 and U11 leagues. This brilliant idea for putting the old kits …
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