Hearne Helping Hands
Our school is focused on a school-wide project that will give back to the community. We plan to organize a day where all students will choose the type of community service project they would like to complete (in groups) and spend the day making their communities better. This will be incorporated into our Global Citizenship themed unit of study for the year.
Mise à jour
(31 octobre 2012)
On May 23 and May 24th our grade 7 students participated in a volunteer project where they were encouraged to give back to their communities. We called this HEARNE HELPING HANDS. As a class, students brainstormed various activities they may like to participate in, and then narrowed these activities down (by voting) to the one they thought would have the most impact. Students participated in various activities such as completing a gardening project on school property, reading buddies with the kindergarten students from the junior school next door, visiting a long term care facility for students to complete tasks with, etc.
The students found these experiences very meaningful and proposed to do this project twice next year (formally).
Mise à jour
(31 octobre 2012)
On June 14 our grade 8 students participated in a volunteer project where they were encouraged to give back to their communities. We called this HEARNE HELPING HANDS (this was the second day, for participation by our gr 8 students). The same as our gr 7 classes, our gr 8 students brainstormed various activities they may like to participate in, and then narrowed these activities down (by voting) to the one they thought would have the most impact. Students participated in various activities such as completing a beach clean-up at Ashbridges Bay, Taylor Creek clean-up of evasive species (removal of garlic mustard weeds), Warden Woods Park clean-up of evasive species (removal of garlic mustard weeds), etc.
The students found these experiences very meaningful and many spoke of possible continuing with these project next year in high school (as part of their volunteer project.