17 SHE JIE MAGAZINE – AUTUMN
Box of Hope
2016 H ighlights – S e r vice
We have absolute reason to celebrate kindness and generosity within Discovery College. This year DC primary students collected 520 Boxes of Hope, which far exceeded the 250 boxes that was expected from our community. The boxes were beautifully decorated and the range of items within the boxes was incredible. This Christmas, 520 children will be happier because of the generosity and care from our Discovery College community.
specifically for children. I helped our class with the Box of Hope project by taking the boxes to the library each day. When I was putting together my box I was thinking about how a child would react to it. Being part of this made me feel happy.
Four of our Primary Class Captains reflected on the Box of Hope collection this year:
Hannah (6KHN) The students in our class were motivated to make a Box of Hope because they thought about how happy the children would be when they opened them. I think the Box of Hope project is worthwhile because it helps other children feel happy and excited.
Nicole (5TES) The students in our class were motivated to make a Box of Hope because it was a charity project
Ryan (6AWD) I decided to make a Box of Hope because I thought that I could help some other people by donating useful items and
because some other people in the world are not as lucky as I am When someone receives my Box of Hope, I hope that they think that my box had useful items and I hope that they think that I am a kind and caring person. Sean (6CTA) I helped our class with the Box of Hope project by making 6 boxes myself. In our class we made at least 20 boxes. I decided to make a box hope because other people don’t have everything they need. When I was putting together my box I was thinking about how people would feel when they received it. When someone receives my Box of Hope, I hope that they like the things that are in it.
Creativity. Activity. Service. CAS - What does it mean to you? To some, it means compassion. To others, altruism. To us, it means creating positive change where there is a genuine need for it. Not wanting to only tick the required CAS boxes, but actually do something meaningful myself along with fellow students Kayla Munson, Jessica Ng, Michelle Wang and Soovin Lee, we got together to investigate needs close to our community. A meeting with CAS Coordinator Mr Muir pointed us in the direction of Yat