Service for Others
It has been great to have our Year 10 Service programme up and running and, while there remains a small number of external activities that cannot yet go ahead, most are now operating. The activities are an important part of each student's journey through the Senior School, with Service being one of our three Core Values.
Our values or tenets are:
- Integrity: adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
- Service: acts of helpful activity; assistance and support; to do someone service.
- Stewardship: using talents, abilities and resources in a responsible and honourable manner.
Our students continue to seek ways to help and support others within our own community and on a wider scale. Much of this work in the Senior School is undertaken through Houses or under the leadership of the Student Council.
Earlier in the term, the boys held an 'upcycling' free dress day with the clothes worn that day then being donated to the Salvation Army. In Summer Term the boys were once again outstanding in their support of the World's Greatest Shave, despite the event moving to an online forum. The students continue to lead these events and look for ways to help others whose circumstances are not as fortunate as their own.
Fight MND
Last week our Student Council ran a 'Big Freeze' event to raise money for research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND). As many will know, even though this disease was first described over 150 years ago, there is not yet an effective treatment or a cure. MND is a debilitating disease where the neurones fail to work normally and the muscles become weak and waste away as the neurones degenerate and die. Those individuals afflicted with the disease find their speech and ability to walk, swallow and breathe affected, while their mind and senses usually remain intact. Unfortunately, the disease is terminal.
This year the Student Council chose to help join the fight and support those researching treatments and a cure. The House representatives helped promote the event with 200 beanies sold in the Senior School and a number of staff members dunked into an ice tank by some enthusiastic students.
While this is an important cause, it is also close to the hearts of many in the Scotch community as our fifth Headmaster, Bill Dickinson, battled the disease in the later years of his life. The Student Council have talked about this connection and while this is our first year of involvement in the Big Freeze, we plan to continue our association and support into the future.
For further information please visit the Fight MND webpage.
