IDEALS Leaders 

Edward Redlich, Rosa Reynolds and Tom Starkey , Year 12, Ridgeway Campus

During the past co-curricular semester, the IDEALS service stream has seen a group of students from Years 9-12 working together each Tuesday afternoon at Ridgeway Campus. During this time, we have focused on strengthening connections to charities and organisations, including 300 Blankets, Big Group Hug and BANSIC, as a way of positively contributing to the community. 

During Term 1 our small group of approximately 10 students were a key part in the organisation, advertisement, and success of two fundraising events for Big Group Hug. The casual clothes day was a great success, raising approximately $3,400 for Big Group Hug, to be used to aid children and families in need. As the three Year 12 students involved in the service stream this year, we would like to acknowledge the hard work of the students this term. We noticed the hard work of the Year 9 students in organising a Ridgeway Campus based casual clothes day, which they would not directly participate in. Their work behind the scenes was key to its success. 

Additionally, as a group with a joint passion in service and outreach, we have had productive weekly discussions about the future potential of service at Ivanhoe, specifically through the IDEALS program. The students are particularly keen to organise events and attend programs which promote hands on service participation. We thank the group for their ongoing commitment and rest assured that these students will continue to build upon their work in years to come.