Partnerships & Charities
Charities
Beaumaris North Primary School supports selected charities through fundraising activities within the school community. The SAT Team is responsible for our major fundraising events and the charities are generally chosen by the SAT Team in consultation with staff. Fundraising may be whole-school events, individual year levels or even classes. Students are involved in all aspects of fundraising including; advertising, implementation of activities, selling of merchandise and counting money. We support many charities on an annual or biennial basis including:
We have also supported the charities/organisations below:
Child FIRST
In 2020, the Wellbeing Team organised a Be You Day for a gold coin donation and a total of $431 was raised for Child FIRST (Child and family information, referral and support teams) .
RSPCA Australia
In 2019, a portion of the funds raised at the Year 5 & 6 Mini Fete/Mini Market was donated to RSPCA Australia.
Pinchapoo
In 2019, the SAT Team organised a ‘Pyjama Day’ and the collection of hygiene products for Pinchapoo – it was a huge success!
Monash Children’s Hospital
In 2019, the SAT Team organised a ‘Touch of Easter’ Day for a gold coin donation and a total of $525.10 was raised for Monash Children’s Hospital.
Fight Cancer Foundation
In 2018, the SAT Team organised a ‘Footy Colours’ Day for a gold coin donation and a total of $622.75 was raised for the Fight Cancer Foundation.
Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children
In 2018, the SAT Team organised a ‘Loud Shirt’ Day for a gold coin donation and a total of $719 was raised for the Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children.
Foodbank Victoria
In 2018, a total of 495kg of food was donated to Foodbank Victoria which provided 891 meals for those experiencing food insecurity in Victoria.
Cathy Freeman Foundation
In 2018, we participated in Stomp Out the Gap Day by creating a human Aboriginal flag on the oval to raise awareness and funds for life changing education programs for Indigenous children. A total of $500 was raised for the Cathy Freeman Foundation.
Family Life
In 2017, Parents & Friends held a Ladies Spring Racing Luncheon where $2000 was raised. One thousand dollars was donated to Family Life to fund their ‘Breakfast Club’ (run by volunteers) which provides children, from the commission homes in Hampton East, with a healthy breakfast.
Very Special Kids
In 2017, a portion of the funds raised at the Year 5 & 6 Mini Fete was donated to Very Special Kids.
Make a Wish Foundation
In 2017 and 2019, a portion of the funds raised at the Year 5 & 6 Mini Fete was donated to the Make a Wish Foundation.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
In 2017, a portion of the funds raised at the Year 5 & 6 Mini Fete was donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Love Your Sister
Lead by parent Shae Langford-Jones, the BNPS community pulled together in 2016 and 2017 to raise an amazing $36,000 for the ‘Love Your Sister’ Organisation who raise funds for breast cancer research at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Events included a Spring Racing Luncheon, a Family Picnic and the 2017 Moomba Birdman Rally.
Melbourne City Mission – Pyjama Day
In 2016, we held a ‘Pyjama Day’ to raise money for the Melbourne City Mission who help thousands of people escape and avoid disadvantage, economic exclusion and social isolation. From children living with a disability, or young people with nowhere to call home, to people who need assistance into education or employment, they work alongside them, so they can build a better future for themselves. Melbourne City Mission help people find their own path to independence, providing them with the support they need along the way.
Pencils Community
In 2016, all of our old/used pencils, textas and miscellaneous stationery items were collected and donated to the Pencils Community. Pencils Community is a recycling initiative, focusing on education, sustainability and humanitarian efforts – distributing items to disadvantaged schools around Australia and overseas. We are thrilled be able to support this cause – “It takes just one pencil to make a difference to a child’s life and education.”
Fitted for Work
In 2015, the Parents’ Club held a Spring Racing Luncheon where clothing and money were donated to Fitted for Work to help disadvantaged women get work and keep it.
Children’s Medical Research Institute
In 2015, we held a ‘Jeans for Genes’ day to raise funds to help fight childhood disease.
Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) Foundation
In 2015, we promoted ‘Brain Week’ to support the Robert Connor Dawes (RCD) Foundation. Students wore grey, a beanie and RCD mercahndise and participated in activities to keep brains healthy and sharp.
National Breast Cancer Foundation
In 2015 we held a ‘Touch of Pink Day’ to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Australia
In 2014, staff participated in the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ at assembly to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease Australia.
Coats for Kids
In 2014, we collected warm winter coats and clothing for St Kilda Mums (a not for profit organisation) to pass on to families who are unable to keep their babies and children warm.
Surf Life Saving – Boardies Day
In 2013 our students swapped their school attire for board shorts to raise funds for Surf Life Saving.
Save the Children – Born to Knit
In 2011 we produced a total of 1136 squares and produced 71 beautifully handmade blankets for the Save the Children fund. This project was an opportunity to engage grandparents as well as school families. Teachers also held lunch time knitting classes for the students. This was a wonderful team building exercise for all involved and demonstrated the importance of helping others.
Eritrean Australian Humanitarian Aid
In 2010, we collected school supplies including; desks, chairs, books, bags and pencils that were sent to the Sudan to help set up four schools for Eritrean Refugees.
Kids Off The Kerb – In Your Shoes
In 2010 used shoes were collected for Kids Off The Kerb to redistribute (in collaboration with other charities) throughout the world to disadvantaged individuals and communities. This project helps people and it helps achieve the three principles of recycling: ‘Reducing, Reusing and Recycling’ by cutting down the amount of discarded shoes that end up in landfill.
Partnerships
Our key focus at all times is to explore opportunities, skills and expertise that will allow us to add value to our curriculum provision, enabling us to provide experiences and opportunities for our school community members to facilitate development.
Instrumental Music Program
The BNPS Instrumental Music Program has grown enormously since its inception in 2009. Co-managed by external musicians, the program has expanded to over 160 students. The program offers private and group classes in various instruments and spans the entire school from Prep-6. All tutors are multi-instrumentalists with considerable teaching and performing credits.
Singing Lessons
Managed by an external Vocal Coach during school hours, Singing Lessons (on a user pays basis for students in Year 2 – 6) have been running at BNPS since June 2016. Private and group lessons are offered.
The Tiara Project
In 2010, BNPS formed a partnership with The Tiara Project (formal gown and dress loan service) by providing a school portable for storage and a place to conduct dress consults for parents, carers, families, groups or individuals subjected to financial hardship due to the heavy costs of formal events such as school formals, debutante balls and other social events.
Memory Maestros Study at BNPS
In Term 4 of 2011, the Memory Maestros team from The Royal Children’s Hospital visited Prep and Grade 1 children at BNPS. The BNPS Leadership Team had kindly agreed to be a flagship school for a large federally funded study, examining a critical learning skill called ‘working memory’ in young children which involved testing a program called Cogmed. The program is being examined to see if it improves children’s working memory and helps them learn better.
We had an excellent participation rate of 71% and screened working memory in 130 children. Nine were eligible to enter the intervention program and have completed intervention in Term 1 of 2012. The Memory Maestros team will be visiting the school later this year and also in 12 and 24 months to check in with the intervention group and find out how they are progressing with their learning. This year, Memory Maestros is being rolled out to 45 schools in metropolitan Melbourne and the vital information gained from the team’s time at BNPS will be used.
