Parents & Community

Our school is very involved in the community and has links with the Maidenhall Community Garden who work with our students helping them to grow vegetables and herbs which can then be used in our Food Technology Department. Our local Co-operative Store provides us with Fairtrade goods, and during Fairtrade week the students set up stalls selling these products. This gives them an understanding of global issues relating to food production.

On a global scale, Chantry has links with schools in Uganda and students are made aware of the issues facing school children there, i.e. lack of sanitation, water, food and resources.  Recently children, parents and our local Tesco Store have been instrumental in providing pens and pencils for the children in Uganda for which they were extremely grateful.  One way in which parents can be involved is by helping to provide lunches for these children under the 'Beans Means Brains' lunch project.  If you would like further information about this please email info@beansmeansbrains.org.uk or register with www.everyclick.com/beansmeansbrains.

Year 7 have been working with Rebecca Guyver to capture their recent experience at Maidenhall People's Garden on a piece of mail art. Mail art is art that travels through the postal system. The postcards made are now on display at Tesco Copdock and will move to Suffolk One in the New Year.