The Delroy Campus Strive class has decided to broaden their impact on the community by helping Macquarie Homestay this year.
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With cooking a part of their lessons for the last few years, the class has been making treats for Delroy's Wednesday afternoon homework centre.
This year the year eight strive class students, under the supervision of teacher Rachel Cody, will be spending every second Wednesday this year preparing, cooking and delivering food to the guests at Macquarie Homestay.
The class has partnered with Delroy Park Woolworths, to provide the ingredients for them to make a variety of sweet and savoury treats.
"When I floated the idea of supplying afternoon tea to Macquarie Homestay with Woolworths Delroy Park, they were very keen to see our partnership continue and wholeheartedly supported our choice," Mrs Cody said.
Assistant Store Manager Sharon Hutchinson and Assistant Service Manager Kerrie Prince, accompanied staff and students to deliver the first round of afternoon tea.
"Woolworths Delroy Park love being involved in a project that makes a difference," Ms Hutchinson said.
"Staff get a kick from seeing the benefit that it brings to the community."
Mrs Cody has incorporated this activity into the teaching and learning for the class, creating a class project that is timetabled into the year eight strive curriculum on a fortnightly basis.
The intention behind this project is to further build students literacy and numeracy skills, while also allowing them to develop their communication and collaborative skills.
"Not only are students asked to work in small groups to read and follow a recipe, culminating in something that can be served for afternoon tea, they are required to problem-solve together, and this activity also allows them to develop their time-management, planning and organisational skills in the safety of a group context."
Macquarie Homestay Managing Director, Rod Crowfoot was pleased to be part of this initiative. He thanked the staff and students on behalf of the guests.
"After a day at the hospital, they will enjoy being able to relax with a cuppa and a homemade treat," Mr Crowfoot said.
"It shows the community cares for them whilst they are a long way from home."
Delroy Campus Principal, Debbie Head is very proud the students and of what this opportunity can teach students.
"It is not only about themselves as individuals, but about the wider world around them" said Mrs Head.
"Being able to give back to the community is something that we should all do if we have the chance."
Two different students will help to deliver the food each fortnight, broadening their horizon of our impact and support of people in need.
Delroy students Makayla Lewis-McInnes and Amarnie Bender took great pleasure and pride in being the first of the students to deliver the food last week.
"It is about supporting each other and lending a hand where we can," Makayla said.
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