NHS and NJHS MS/HS students organize this annual tradition at CNG. Families bring in food item donations according to grade level and the organizing committee prepares food carts to be gifted to our CNG and FHNG General Services staff.
The Condor Family integration activity gathers students from each grade in classrooms across campus and they spend some time with general services staff members before our All School Assembly, where we celebrate and give thanks.
215 food carts gifted
The HS AP Studio Art Design class has once again developed a meaningful service learning project between both schools' art departments.
We invite you to take a few minutes and watch how this year long project developed, where students reflected on their individual identities and produced artwork that represents our entire community of CNG and CFNG students.
A HS VIP Impact class fund raised throughout the year and after identifying a need for new sports equipment at CFNG, they purchased the items and planned an event to hand over the new equipment to the CFNG PE Teacher and a group of 8th grade students, with icebreaker and games.
Funds raised: $656,350.
A HS student has been volunteering at this therapy support program in collaboration with specialists in CFNG to benefit a small group of children through the benefits of playing.
The CNG Primary Art, Music and Library teachers led this weekly artistic development program for 15 children from the neighboring Centro Amar Chapinero, to offer them an afterschool extracurricular program.
The CNG community plans activities throughout the year to ensure our students have multiple opportunities to participate in integration activities with their peers from Colegio Fundación Nueva Granada:
A group of HS students planned a visit to Fundación San Pedro Claver, a nursing home with 200 residents from rural areas that face financial difficulties. Most of them without health insurance, or pension. This VIP Impact group aims to provide entertainment, though student-designed coloring books for the residents, table games, and singing and playing instruments.
The CNG campus is oftentimes offered to different community members to support their program development, some examples are:
The Venezuelan Refugee Crisis has been at the top of all our students' minds this year. These are some examples of what our HS VIP Impact classes have done to address the issue:
The MS Student Council (Stuco) planned a Valentines Day Card Sale to support two Venezuelan families through FAMIG, the Fundación de Atención al Migrante.
Funds raised: 1.200.000 COP
A group og over 60 families from the Class of 2019 decided to leave a long lasting facilities improvement at the Fundación Hogar Nueva Granada. These families raised the necessary funds and volunteered several weekends and afterschool building the new pre-school playground at Colegio Fundación Nueva Granada.
In true community style, our CNG families volunteered alongside family members from CFNG and their HS students. This project was made possible in partnership with the social enterprise 123 por mi.
Funds raised: $13.200.000
Exemplar student-led service project!
The Bicy-Green program was founded by two CNG HS students 5 years ago. These students raised funds to purchase 10 small bicycles that would be appropriate for the younger CFNG students that need some extra support to develop their motor skills.
Bicy-Green runs every Wednesday at CFNG, where a small group of CNG students help the participant make their way around the bike course. Children also learn about the importance of using protective gear.
A club that was initiated as a Senior Independent Study (SIS) project 5 years ago has quickly become an all time favorite among HS students. This group of students fund raises and plans at least one building event throughout the year, in collaboration with a group of dedicated families.
This year the group decided to partner with the social enterprise 123 x mi, and to address the lack of recreational spaces in our neighboring community of Barrio Bosque Calderón, where the majority of CFNG students live.
Two parks were completely renovated in the lots the city has determined were for recreational use. Students and families volunteered several weekends and holidays to visit the lots, plan the park layout, and then install the equipment working hand in hand with the local community families.
Funds raised $19.000.000
MS National Junior Honor Society members planned raffles, bake sales and awareness campaigns to support the mission of La Casa de la Madre y el Niño. The group planned two visits this year to interact with the children, and also delivered some much needed supplies.
Funds raised: $1.227.900
HS students lead this long standing tradition at CNG, where children of our General Services staff, CFNG students and children from the neighboring communities attend different clubs, exposing them to different activities and providing them a safe space to learn and play.
This year the participating children learned English and perfected their artistic and craft making skills!