Back in March, we held a Festival of Nations event to educate our students about the other minority communities in Hull and work towards community cohesion with Humberside Police.
It was very well -received by our students and those who were involved, including Hull charity Open Doors, based on Princes Avenue.
Our Festival of Nations cake raffle raised over £50 for the charity and in return they invited some students along to a special celebration event for National Refugee Week to see where their money went.
Year 7 students Joseph, Faith and Nicole dropped by for the day to talk to asylum seekers in Hull and hear their stories, to find out more about the great work being done at Open Doors and to take part in an integration workshop.
Open Doors provides information, support and food to a number of refugees, asylum seekers and migrant workers who land in our city.
Over 100 people a week access their food bank, which is funded by monetary donations and gifts in kind from large companies.
Our students discovered that this is where the money raised by Malet Lambert went - to buy supplies for the food bags given to the charity's users.
They also offer a signposting service, English lessons and internet access.
At lunchtime, members of the local Sikh community cooked a wonderful meal of lentil daal, curried potatoes and rice, which was eaten in a communal dining room before the afternoon's workshop started.
Our group was paired with an asylum seeker called Albert, who had arrived in Hull just over a year ago with nothing to his name.
Having fled his home country of Uganda for political reasons - leaving many family members, including his parents - he has had to start a new life in the UK until he is able to return home
Joseph, Faith and Nicole learned that he luckily spoke English, which made his transition here much easier than for others.
He has still struggled to find work and make ends meet, and is grateful for all the help he has received at Open Doors. He now volunteers for the Red Cross.
Joseph said, "It has been so interesting to meet these people and hear their stories. I feel so grateful for all the things I have, especially when there are people who have to come here just to get some food to see them through for the week.
"It makes me want to help the charity more."
The day finished on a lighter note, with the congregation joining together to sing some African gospel music.
After hearing how Open Doors helps so many people in the area, our students have decided to start raising awareness and funds for them at school over the coming year.
Watch this space!