The Primary campus participated in Rice Day on the first Friday of Lent, in consideration of the many people around the world who have so little to eat on a daily basis. Students were encouraged to donate $2 to participate in Rice Day, experiencing what it feels like to have only one bowl of rice to eat. It gives them an awareness of what it would be like to not have the abundance of food choices we normally enjoy, and reinforces students’ understanding of what some children in impoverished communities experience each day.
Past parents at the College, Rhys and Gemma Passmore from Supper Road, once again donated and cooked rice for the event, and many students were eager to participate, with this year’s donations raising $822 for Caritas’s Project Compassion.
