Diversity Week

What a fabulous week we had celebrating Diversity Week and Harmony Day at St Francis Catholic College this year.

All staff and students had the opportunity to participate in activities, including arts, crafts, and sports, and our canteen served different cuisines each day.

Two of the highlights for the Diversity Team were Harmony Day and Ks for Caritas (Melton Campus).

On Harmony Day, many students and staff proudly wore their cultural dress or something orange to show their support for the cultural diversity represented at the College.

At our College assembly, students proudly paraded through the stadium in their cultural dress, listened to Nyingot Reech share her story of determination and watched students perform cultural dances from Korea, India, Congolese, and Pasifika regions under the guidance of our Pasifika Engagement Project Officer Kimiora Joyce. This was another assembly to remember for all those involved.

Click here to view all our Harmony Day photos.

To finish off our perfect week and despite the wet weather, we held the annual Ks for Caritas event.

Working in house teams, students and staff carried a 5kg bag of rice or a 10-litre bucket of water across the oval. Teams supported each other and there was plenty of friendly competition to see who could walk the most laps during lunchtime.

Our Ks for Caritas event aims to raise awareness of the many kilometres those less fortunate than us in other countries walk each day to access fresh water, food, and education - some of the many things we take for granted.

Given that in some countries people walk 7-10km a day for clean water, you will see from the tally below that together our staff and students walked for the equivalent of almost four days worth of water.