Monday the 24^th June marks the start of Etone Communities Week 2024. As you are aware we take pride in making sure Etone College is a true community.. Each and every pupil, staff member, families and friends work together to ensure no one is undervalued and everyone supported.

We were privileged recently to be able to share our shortlisting for some awards, chief amongst them Community School of the Year at the Education Business Awards in London. Whilst we await for the results of the awards, the focus of our efforts is not on accolades received but on supporting our local environment to thrive. With that in mind across the year we support, promote and highlight key causes around our local area along with national and global.

During communities week, we hope to celebrate all that we do for our many communities whilst encouraging pupils to showcase their Etone Values.

Supportive: Providing help and support and looking out for all

Caring: Displaying kindness to others, the local community and the environment

Showing Integrity: Knowing when and how to do the right thing

Self-Belief: Showing determination to succeed

Courteous: Being polite, respectful and showing good manners

Trustworthy: Being honest, truthful and reliable

They can do this each day through the following:

•         Monday Moments – Give someone an unexpected compliment or helping hand.

•         Take Time Tuesday – Take the time to find out something about another culture within our community.

•         Wilderness Wednesday –  Use your initiative to be kind to the environment.

•         Thankyou Thursday – Complete a Staff Shout out Thankyou card for members of the Etone family.

The whole week will culminate in our Big Olympic Challenge where our Heads of House and their teams will battle it out to be the first to row the distance between Dover and Calais and back!

A big thank you to all who are supporting us.

Big Olympic Rowing Challenge

Date: Friday28^th June

Activity: Staff rowing challenge – Rowing the channel to Calais and back

Reason: To raise money for our House Charities

Participants: Each member of staff will complete a 15 minute session to row as much as possible for their House. The House who completes the distance in the shortest time will win.

How to donate: Use the following link on Just Giving – https://www.justgiving.com/team/etonerowing?utm_medium=team&utm_content=team%2Fetonerowing&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share

Find out more here: https://www.etonecollege.co.uk/the-big-olympic-challenge/