With the midyear recess at Avondale College of Higher Education came a feeling of relief but also of excitement and uncertainty as students left the safety of the campus for adventures in service overseas and in regional New South Wales. This aspect of the Avondale experience is so important it appears in the corporate statement of mission.
A media mission
Wednesday, June 1, 2011With camera in hand, it might have been easy to mistake the Avondale College of Higher Education staff members and arts students who travelled to Nepal in their holidays as tourists, but they left most of their photographs behind.
Inspired to serve
Wednesday, May 11, 2011Service opportunities inspire Avondale students, many of whom are strongly motivated by the vision of a needy world and the desire to make a difference. Students served in the Philippines, Solomon Islands, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, and StormCo ministry.
Avondale program engages with world needs
Sunday, February 13, 2011Avondale’s Bachelor of Arts major in International Poverty and Development Studies (IPDS) engages students with world needs, equipping them for humanitarian service in organisations like the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).
Combet thanks students for serving
Tuesday, November 16, 2010Federal Member for Charlton Greg Combet visited Avondale College Friday to meet students who gave up their holidays to serve in regional New South Wales.
Students walk 4 water
Tuesday, November 16, 2010Members of an Avondale College student club have risked sore feet and sunburn on a 25-kilometre hike that raised $1000 for clean water in Malawi.