The icon of Socktober, a tattered, oddly shaped ball, bound with string and filled with socks and recycled materials, has become a recognised symbol within Catholic school communities across Australia.  This ball was modelled on the very kind you will find being kicked about by children in laneways, plazas, and dusty playing fields from Addis Ababa to Chennai to Buenos Aires. Even Pope Francis hones his soccer skills with a ‘sockball’.

Last week the Social Justice Leaders were busy making a set of ‘sockballs’ to share with students and teachers in every class.  The ‘sockballs’ help students to make the connection in why we support people in need and illustrates the concept of the ‘haves and have nots’: what other advantages do we enjoy, and what can we do to even the balance?