For some, Odd & Silly Socks Day comes around 365 days a year. However, on one day of the year it is not simply about grabbing whichever socks you can find. It is about helping raise awareness during Anti-Bullying Week. At St John’s, we took part in Odd & Silly Socks Day on 16 November, the first day of Anti-Bullying Week – a day designed primarily to spread an important message but also a day designed to be fun; an opportunity for the children to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique.
The School encouraged participating children to make a donation of £1, or whatever was deemed appropriate, to support the charity Humanitas, via a Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/st-john-s-college-school. A total of £538 has been raised so far and still counting! Humanitas believes that everyone is entitled to health care, an education and a family. The charity strives to provide these three key rights across the globe and St John’s has raised money for the both a primary and secondary school in Ayensuako in Ghana for a number of years now.
One Form 1 child remarked, ‘I was really excited about sewing animals onto my socks to make them look funny and, when I came into the playground all my friends were also wearing odd and silly socks too! Everyone had made a huge effort and we also found out more about how to prevent bullying and what to do if it happens to you.’
For more information about Anti Bullying Week and Humanitas:
https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week/odd-socks-day/what-odd-socks-day
https://www.humanitascharity.org/
