Student Ministry

Project Compassion and Kimberley Immersion 2022

Project Compassion Fundraising

Our Caritas fundraising was a great community effort this year. We thank those students and staff who supported our various activities throughout the season of Lent and we know that Caritas Australia will put this money to great use. 

 

Here are some ways our money will be used:

  • $48  will provide 40kg of chicken feed for a Rural Training School in the Solomon Islands
  • $148 can provide a toilet for a family in Mozambique, southern Africa.
  • $250 can help a family to acquire a small kiosk to start a sewing business in the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • $200 can provide training and livestock raising for families affected by Covid-19 in India. 

Kimberley Immersion 2022 

Early next term I will be launching the Kimberley Immersion to all students in Years 10 and 11.  For more than 20 years, St Norbert College has attended an immersion experience in the Kimberley.  

 

Our students will participate in the following service activities:

  • Cooking and serving a meal at the Kununurra Community Kitchen
  • Assisting in classrooms at St Joseph’s School
  • Engagement with children from Save the Children and PCYC
  • Assisting in the KindiLink program
  • Engagement with the students from the Clontarf Foundation and Shooting Stars
  • Assisting at the Kununurra Neighbourhood House Op Shop

Students will also visit some significant places of interest in Kununurra including: 

  • Lake Argyle 
  • Kelly's Knob
  • Ivanhoe Crossing 

Students will also participate in a number of cultural experiences including:

  • Welcome to Country 
  • Boab Carving class 
  • Visit to Warrangarri Art Gallery
  • Participate in a local  language class 

Cost :  The cost of the immersion per student is $1800.  In order to apply, school fees must be up to date, or form part of a payment plan.  Payment for the immersion is organised in  installments. The first Installment is due on 3 June. 

 

Application process: 

After the launch early next term, students will need to complete an application form and hand it into Ms Kyd by 12 May, 2022. 

 

Please note: that the Western Australian Government states that in order for people to travel by plane they need to be fully vaccinated against Covid 19, as do the agencies that we will visit and assist at in Kununurra. 

 

VIDEO: Watch what the Kimberley Immersion is all about: 

 

 

Ms Margaret Kyd

(Coordinator of Campus Ministry)