Community Service involves both regular weekly commitments as well as larger, one off, projects.聽These projects are based in the local community and聽offer support in local primary schools, nursing homes聽and environmental projects.
Year 11 participate in several local off-site and on-site projects and these also contribute to their Silver Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Awards.
Lower Sixth students are encouraged to develop community projects and options at times to suit them and can form part of their Silver or Gold Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Awards.
Noteworthy Projects
There are many noteworthy community service projects that Hurst students have set up themselves over the last few years, including:
- Reading Buddies 鈥� groups of students visit local primary schools to support pupils with the development of their reading
- Woodlands Meed STEM聽 – a group of students host Woodlands Meed students to get involved in a range of STEM projects
- Woodlands Meed Drama聽 – together with students from Woodlands Meed, our students put together musical theatre production
- Language Leaders 鈥� Sixth Form linguists visit local primary schools to lead sessions on learning French, Spanish and German
- Maths Wizards – mathematically minded students go to local primary schools to help develop their maths skills
- National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ)聽 – Sixth Form pupils work towards the NPLQ and are then able to support swimming sessions
-
Community Action聽Day
In the summer term we hold a Community Action Day when all students visit charities, schools and community organisations to help out for the day. We also host pupils from Woodlands Meed School and College for a range of projects, including art, DT, STEM, performing arts and sports. The pupils going out into the community support local sports clubs, Scouts, local churches and other community groups by helping with painting, weeding and gardening.
