Giving at Friends'
The Friends' Fellowship
“The Friends' School and the Fellowship are a great opportunity for someone who wishes to further their education in the best way possible. I am excited and very grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Friends’ School community.”
- Friends’ Fellowship 2019 - successful applicant
This year during Annual Giving the School community came together to establish The Friends’ Fellowship. We wanted to demonstrate our commitment to our shared values in a meaningful way through the gift of education for a family without financial means. Funds raised by our community will cover 75% of school fees for two years commencing in Year 11 in 2019.
In their letter of acceptance, the family asked us to ‘please pass on our thanks to the donors and let them know how much we appreciate this opportunity’.
Thank you to all who donated. You have created opportunities for a young student, and enrichment for our learning community.
The Argyle Street Canteen Redevelopment
Plans are underway for a significant upgrade to the Argyle Street Canteen with the Canteen temporarily relocated to The Farrall Centre Box Office Kitchen to make way for building works to begin this Term. Buildings Manager Richard Apted explains, “function and flow will be greatly enhanced through improvements to the facilities, and the new look will be fresh, inviting, and focused on promoting healthy food choices to our smallest and tallest students”. We look forward to sharing more information in the new year. Thank you to all who donated to this project during Annual Giving.
Information Literacy in the School Libraries
(Library Fund)
Students continue to make use of the rich resources provided through digital databases and e-book catalogues funded entirely by donations to the Library Fund. Through the use of these resources, students develop information literacy skills that enable them to sift through vast amounts of information and data acknowledging validity and biases, navigate complexity and, importantly, habituate crucial skills for life. The Friends’ Libraries are at the heart of our School, providing resources and places for students to explore both within and outside of class times.
Friends' Volunteers - Thank you!
This year more than 200 community members gave their time to School programs and events, co-curricular groups and teams, committees, classrooms, excursions and the School archives. Our volunteer community is a deeply valued part of School life, personally enhancing the educational experience of a vast number of our students, and without whom many activities would not be possible. We thank each and every volunteer for their time and the difference they have made in students’ lives.
Volunteer Profile - Dawn Sharif
When Dawn’s grandson Alex started in Prep in 2014, Dawn offered to do ‘grandparent help’ in the classroom. She came weekly, reading with the children, and when Alex moved on at the end of the year, Dawn decided to stay! She has been volunteering in Prep S ever since.
“I’m retired, I have the time and I enjoy seeing people learn to read. I used to teach English as a foreign language so I thought this would be a nice thing to do.”
Prep S love reading with Dawn, with some 100 students benefiting over the last four years, including her granddaughter Francesca. On behalf of all the children who have benefited from your time and generosity, Dawn - thank you. We are grateful for all that you do.
For more information about volunteering at Friends’ visit: https://www.friends.tas.edu.au/5679-2/volunteering/
To learn more about the giving programs at Friends’ and to get involved, please contact Lucy Loney, Development Manager, or Bill Avery, Director of Community Engagement. You can also visit the website to see more information.