College Information & Events
08 June By Sienna Brown, Year 8 Student
For Reflection Day we went to Garibaldi Hall with our class, Mrs Berens and Mrs Mewett. Throughout the day our class shared individual prayers and took part in many activities to teach us about true Christian faith. We also had a shared morning tea and hung out with friends during recess and lunch. This day taught us what social justice is all about and taught us about essentials and non-essentials throughout life. We also learnt about certain challenges people may face during their life and how some people may feel about not having everything they want.
We played lots of games to teach us more about the challenges faced by different people within society and how we need to be grateful to have the things we have. One of the games that taught us this, was the Auction game that we played. This game showed us what things we need in life and what things we just want. My highlight of our class Reflection Day was getting to know the people in my class that I don’t usually talk to and getting to know my teachers better. Another highlight and something that I learnt was learning how important being a part of a community is and being involved with other people.
At the end of the day, I felt like I had made my part to make the day a safe, warm space for people to feel like they could trust everyone and not feel alone, I did this by just starting conversations and asking questions that sometimes that person doesn’t get asked all the time. I would recommend going to Reflection Day because it makes you feel like a part of a community and makes you realise the things that you may take for granted, and just to take a break from schoolwork and have a great day hanging out with your classmates.