With a pair of rubber gloves and some large sponges, Deer Park North Primary School pupils set to work washing teachers’ cars until they were squeaky clean earlier this month.
Their efforts, aided by the teachers’ generous donations, helped raise $310.
But the efforts didn’t stop there.
Last Wednesday, about 100 pupils in grades 5/6 sold board games, bookmarks, stress balls and other items they had made themselves to raise an additional $600, which they plan to donate to charities that assist homeless people this Christmas. Teacher Stephen Zhang said the pupils had spent term 4 learning about “social justice”.
“They chose an issue they felt strongly about, which was homelessness, and then they thought of ways they could help,” he said.
The aim was to encourage the children to take personal responsibility.
“It’s all about taking action and making a difference,” Mr Zhang said.
