Mission Month
Socktober Challenge
This year, Senior and Junior School students will be participating in Mission Month, a fun and educational program for our students to learn about key issues of mission and social justice, and make a difference for young people in need around the world. As part of this program, we will be engaging with the Socktober Challenge, a six-week learning program with activities and resources designed to be delivered in the classroom and also enjoyed at home. Students will interact with stories of mission from this year’s focus country, Cambodia, and shoot goals with handmade ‘sockballs’.
Please register your child at the Socktober website. Should you choose, please consider helping your son to set a target and fundraise for vulnerable children around the world to access food, education, healthcare, and pastoral support. Once registered, students can ask their friends and families to sponsor them as they complete the activities in the Socktober Challenge.
Below are some examples of what sponsorship money can provide for children in Cambodia:
- $30 can help purchase food, school uniforms and books for kindergarten children in Cambodia
- $75 can help towards purchasing sports equipment for children with disabilities in Cambodia
- $393 can go towards the costs of medical support and physiotherapy for children with disabilities in Cambodia.
Socktober involves children completing activities in school and at home, like making their own sockball from recycled materials. To gain access to the Socktober activities that can be completed at school and home, it is essential that your son is registered. Click here to view the first challenge.