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Students at Bishop Alexander Carter Catholic Secondary School are striving to change the world.
As part of her student's Grade 10 religion class, teacher Shelley Raymond was inspired to get her students involved in the Change the World campaign, according to a news release from the Sudbury District Catholic School Board.
This campaign is a three-week campaign for Ontario Youth, and is a challenge with one goal - to get secondary school students to volunteer in their community.
To take part in this challenge, Raymond's class decided on two different projects.
On May 3, they organized a school goalball tournament with all proceeds going to the CNIB.
The second project involved a community-wide cleanup.
The goal ball tournament was a huge hit with the school with all 10 team spots immediately filled.
Specialist teacher of the blind and partially sighted, Adriano Simonato, helped with the organization and instruction on the rules and regulations of goalball.
"One of the great benefits of goalball is that it promotes teamwork and co-operation among participants as all players are blindfolded,” Simonato said. "Also, because goalball can be played by individuals who are sighted and visually impaired together, it acts as a medium for breaking down barriers. As a result, it helps promote awareness within the school community regarding what individuals who are visually impaired can do.”
Natalie Perdicou and Brittany Prosser were two of the students who were key in organizing the school's Change the World events. Both girls felt that each element, the goalball tournament and the community cleanup, were excellent opportunities for Bishop students to join together to make their school and community better places.
Posted by Arron Pickard
