Community Action
Internationalism
St. Nicholas is a community of 50 nationalities and counting, with 27 home languages. This community shows a spirit of internationalism, celebrating diversity through global awareness and a world-centered education. Through the celebration of cultures and traditions from around the world we aim to raise awareness in our global community.
Service Learning
The school provides spaces for children to experience community engagement and service learning throughout their time at St. Nicholas. The school endeavours to teach children to understand and empathise with the needs of individuals, local communities and the world through direct links to the curriculum. Through this, learners are empowered to take actions and make differences at the individual, local and global scale. There are a variety of projects to guide the school community in this process which are either direct, hands-on experiences with organisations, indirect opportunities such as fundraising and research or advocacy through campaigns.
- Class-based projects Individual classes often reach a plan of action with direct curricular links.
- Student Council-led projects The Student Council organises campaigns and opportunities for students to engage in and support a variety of different projects.
- Visits to external organisations As part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, students make regular visits to local creches and childrens hospitals, suppemented by actions taken within the school community. Additional service learning opportunities are being developed throughout the school curriculum as an opportunity to develop students leadership.
- Whole school campaigns The school has partnerships with various organisations such as GRAAC, AACD, Creche Nova Esperança, Projeto Semente do Amanhã, to provide on-going support and opportunities for our students to become more socially responsible. Links between pupils and the organisation are made also to encourage learner-initiated projects.
MaDD - Make a Difference Day
Make a Difference Day is held on the last Friday of each month. This gives the school community a chance to reflect and celebrate learning and community action regarding specific local or global issues. Financial contributions made on this day directly support a specific project or organisation previously selected in collaboration between learners the Action Team.
PTA - Parent Teacher Association
Parents, teachers and the Senior Leadership Team together form a team who work side-by-side to promote liaison between families, the school and the community.
The PTA’s role within St. Nicholas is to engage in dialogue; to foster inter-personal relations between community members; to promote the communication of the school’s educational projects and philosophy; to support the work of our children and to bring social, professional and environmental institutions into the school.
The funds collected on events such as International Day and Festa Junina are used to support charity projects created and led by students as well as lectures organised for the school community with the objective of raising awereness on a variety of topics.
The Representative Committee is formed by:
- President: responsible for the management of the group and general ideas that will allow the Association to accomplish their task.
- Vice-President: Nicholas Thody - Head of School.
- Members: meet regularly and help to coordinate different activities that are in line with the Association's objectives.
- Collaborators: active members of the group who regularly attend PTA meetings and who are available to help in the community.
PTA general meetings take place once a month, as do meetings with Class Representatives. Please note that PTA service is voluntary, is not remunerated and does not convey any form of benefit nor advantage on the volunteer.
Should you wish to participate, require further information or have any queries, please contact us using our Contact Us page.
