Oasis Sleep Rough is an increasingly popular event in the school calendar. This year, Sleep Rough was attended by 173 students with large numbers of boys from Kelynack and Johnstone Houses. The boys sacrificed their Saturday to come in to the College to participate in an empathy exercise to better relate to those who are homeless or living on the street by staying overnight without the creature comforts of a warm bed at home.

Major Keith Hampton from the Oasis Surry Hills refuge addressed the students during the event and shared with the boys some stories and insight into the work Oasis Youth Support Network do. Then, Jack Hewitt (11/KL) and Fergus McKenna (11/JN) presented him with a cheque for $40,000 – the grand sum of monies raised over the past 12 months.

Throughout the duration of the night, the House leaders engaged the students in a number of games in an effort to tire them out which seemed to work as by 2:30 AM most were asleep. A big thank you to Bea Standen and her team at Alliance Catering who generously donated all the food that was consumed at supper and breakfast. Thank you also to Mr Mountain, Mr Egerton, Mr Chadwick and Ms Blomfield-Brown who also gave up their beds for the night.

Mr Alex Pyne
Head of Kelynack