Vula Outreach

We challenge entitlement by developing empathy, humanity, resilience and humility.

Through the citizenship work they do, boys realise the world doesn’t revolve around them and that being uncomfortable is important for their own growth.

Outreach and our Global Citizenship programme are not standalone box-ticking functions at Hilton College.

Instead, we’re nurturing giving as a way of being. To do this, we deliberately integrate outreach opportunities into the entire five years a boy spends at our school.

Not just handing out cheques: We push boys to be moved.

A Hilton boy’s involvement in a project must go beyond fundraising. They must experience situations they wouldn’t ordinarily have exposure to. By getting up-close and personal, they engage with their own sense of empathy and humanity. Direct contact and relationship-building are important, tangible and motivating. It alerts boys to the impact they’re making.

Keeping boys open to learning keeps them humble.

Working closely with people and organisations shows boys there is always something for them to learn. We show them that their privilege doesn’t give them the right to tell others how to do things. It means they’ll be inspired by what others can do with very little means.