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From left, Antonio Verhoeven, Malachy Murphy and Tihema Maxwell-Humm with the rubbish they collected from New Brighton beach on Service Day.
 
Photo by Kurt Paterson

Life as a Boarder

Kurt Paterson —

Recently the college held one of its service days where the boys are encouraged to volunteer their time and energy for a day to help others in the community. 

This year the boarding school decided to do something different to engage our students, while still working towards making a difference in the community. Among other activities throughout wider Canterbury and beyond, a day trip to New Brighton for a beach clean up was a popular option. The boys were able to make a difference in cleaning up a small piece of paradise on our back doorstep while enjoying the fruits of their labour with an afternoon swim. 

Boarders doing a beach clean up at New Brighton for Service Day. — Image by: Kurt Paterson