In our Wellbeing classes this term we have covered the topics of Kindness and Connection in Year 7 as well as Empathy and Compassion in Year 8. Our Year 7 and 8 Wellbeing classes each received a pen pal letter and were thrilled to be able to write back to a student in Phnom Penh.

At Lake Joondalup Baptist College we support a charity called Transform Cambodia. They seek out and rescue the most vulnerable and neglected street children of Phnom Penh. Transform rescue and protect the children from all the many injustices of poverty. They educate, clothe, feed, and champion them. Transform Cambodia restore their dignity and hand them the keys to a life of unlimited potential.

In 2018 students went on a service tour to visit two of the centres run by Transform Cambodia. We had the privilege of receiving letters form the children in Centres 24 and 25 where the students wrote about their families, local events, and their lifestyles.

Abbey Mansell, an ex-student, who went on the service tour, came and spoke to the Wellbeing classes about her experience and showed photos of the tour and the people she met.

It was wonderful to see the students engaged and respond to their pen pals! With the borders now open, we look forward to continuing with our Service Tours and visiting Cambodia again in the near future.

Elzette Schroeder
Wellbeing Teacher