Page 12 - Bellfort Magazine 2019

Thirty-seven shoeboxes were difference, not only in Ballymena, funding stream, contributing to a
packed this year by enthusiastic Cluster Group of schools in Bally-
Form Classes, and £100 donated mena. As part of this initiative, a
alongside, for the Samaritan’s delicious breakfast club runs in
Purse Shoebox Appeal. school every morning, free of
charge to pupils, and consists of

hot and cold food – providing a
Following on from our historical warm and welcoming start to
Mission Trips to an orphanage in but across the world. every school day.
Moldova, and our humanitarian

work with Camps International
last year in Kenya, a team is pres- We continue in our commitment
ently working in the slums of Del- to Shared Education, collaborat-
hi with ASHA, under the guidance ing within and beyond the class-
room in a range of curricular and
enrichment links, specifically in
PE, LLW, History, Maths & Sci-
ence. Now in Year 4 of this pro-
gramme, the college is able in fact
to demonstrate sharing which
goes back some 12 years within
of Mrs Alexander and Mr Burnett. the Ballymena Learning Together

community and specifically St Pat-
They will see poverty and depriva-
rick’s College. I was disappointed A number of students gave re-
tion that will live with them for
to hear the Eti suggesting that ports on core areas of enrichment
ever and no doubt they will be
schools were not doing enough in the college: the student voice,
changed from within as a result of
to deal with difficult issues or con- including the Honours system,
the visit. They will also take the
troversy. I think we can confi- House system and student leader-
money our students raised, our
dently promise that that will in- ship; Art; Technology; Scripture
prayers and pledges of support to
deed continue to be the case. Union; The ski trip; The school
those in need. We are extremely
Shared Education is about exactly show and wide range of Drama
proud of every one of them: Jack
that – sharing education, living and Music within the school as
Francey, James Fullerton, John
and learning alongside one anoth- well as a round of significant
Wilson, Ellie Clyde, Krystyn Chan,
er, aware of our differences not sporting achievement for both
Sarah Christie, Nicola Kernohan,
trying to pretend they don’t exist, girls and boys.
Rachel Owens and our Head Girl,
not trying to sort them all out –
Jessica O’Neill who is missing her
just getting on with the job and
duties at Prize Day today, to fulfil
setting an example even to our
this even greater task.
politicians and our society.

In the summer to come, yet an-
We continue to participate in the
other trip to Kenya will be held
Extended Schools programme
under the auspices of Camps In-
and have extended our links with
ternational …. and so Dunclug
Primary Schools through this
College is seeking to make a
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