Stuartholme Year 11 students celebrated Catholic Education Week by participating in Prophets of Hope, a social justice formation programme. The girls were inspired to ‘make a difference’ through the stories of a panel of speakers including: Mrs Adele Rice (former principal of Milpera State High School), Sister Pauline Coll (Good Samaritan Sister and human rights activist in the field of human trafficking), Ms Kathryn O’Brien (Australia’s first deaf lawyer to work in an Australian court), and Ms Saba Abraham (founder of Mu’ooz Eritrean restaurant).
The School also welcomed 100 students from Milpera State High School and Yeronga State High School for Harmony Day, a day of hospitality and social inclusion.
Guests and Stuartholme students had a wonderful day participating in art, sport, music, IT and drama workshops. Laughs were shared, friendships made and it was difficult to say goodbye.
Director of Mission at Stuartholme School, Andrée Rice, said the day was a great opportunity for the girls’ to further explore different cultures and to better understand the experiences of others, particularly those from refugee backgrounds.
“It was a unique and fun day for the students and staff from both schools,” she said.
“Intercultural communication is very important in today’s Australia and I was really encouraged to see new friendships being formed and partnerships between the schools being forged.”
The Prophets of Hope programme gives Stuartholme students the opportunity to make a difference in their local community and encouraged them to develop critical thinking that will enable them to ask why social injustices and inequity exist.
