Our year 5 students have been investigating how people with shared beliefs work together for civic goals, with a focus on volunteering and community involvement for their HASS (Humanities and Social Sciences) this term. Our Primary Campus invited some of our own teachers who volunteer in our wider community to share what organisations they volunteer for, as well as our P&C volunteers, our Toasty Tuesday Lions volunteers and other members of the community.
Volunteering involves offering time and services, without financial gain, to support community activities and organisations. It fosters a sense of community, enhances social cohesion and addresses various social issues. This has helped students learn how and why people work in community groups, as they begin to create their own civics campaign to work on, for the culminating activity for the term.
