Year 6 Service Learning Monitors show their gratitude Wyvern’s Year 6 Service Learning program provides students with the opportunity to apply for a Service Learning Monitor position. The focus of the program is for boys to have a chance to show gratitude by giving back to the Wyvern community. In Term 2 this year, all boys wrote application letters, nominating Andrew Wing, Early Learning themselves for a particular area of service within Wyvern. Students Centre Monitor could choose to apply for roles ranging from Early Learning Centre Monitors to Wyvern Office Monitors. Other popular monitor positions ‘It’s very cool to see how younger included those in the Library and STEM room, as well as a newly children learn and how the created Cultural Diversity Monitor role. Students have the challenge teachers teach them. I’m used to of serving 24 hours across the year, taking responsibility for being in Year 6 and I like seeing recording their hours of volunteering in a Service Learning Log, how Ms Belshaw adapts her music to be eligible for a Wyvern Service Learning Badge. teaching for the ELC students. I like playing with the younger Dr Kimberley Pressick-Kilborn children and having a chance Deputy Head of Wyvern Years 3–6 to socialise with them.’ Thomas Duong, Wyvern Office Monitor Harry Benscher, Library Monitor ‘As an office monitor, we help ‘I like service learning because it with unpacking stationery, tissues helps me understand people and and masks and putting these into how they work. I really like helping cupboards. We also pack COVID other students in the Wyvern tests into envelopes to distribute to Library with arts and craft. It’s cool students and deliver other things to to see someone start out not sure classrooms. We also help by sorting of what they’re making and then lost property and returning it to finish with a beautiful sculpture or students in their classrooms. I get drawing. By volunteering at recess to help the school and I think it will or lunch, I’m able to help people help me when I’m older to be able and I also get supported by Mrs to get a job or be good at looking Barnes and Mrs Mann.’ after my own household.’ Jack Michos, Library Monitor Kyan Pavendranathan, Art Monitor ‘I really like the fact that it doesn’t ‘I like seeing every year group’s feel like a job, because I always artworks and what other students spend time in the Library anyway. are doing. For example, one grade I enjoy scanning books, it’s fun and is currently making bird paintings. working in the Library gives me lots I get to use the lift when I’m using of service learning hours. Scanning the art trolley. I help Ms Buining the books lets me see which ones and Ms Bolt to put out books and I want to borrow next too! Some of sometimes to pack away. I also do the other jobs I do are shelf tidying, extra jobs around the school, like setting out the arts and crafts and sorting the lost property, when LEGO, and helping Kindergarten I’m not needed in the art room. students to make their arts and I like helping other monitors with crafts. I also like being able to their jobs too, like emptying and make someone’s day, by being a sorting LEGO containers in the friend and helping in the Library.’ STEM room.’ 38 | Service | News Spring 2022 | Wyvern House