Civic Engagement Clearinghouse
Eastern Washington University
This project encourages students to look at global issues of poverty and hunger. Heifer allows people to make donations (or a share of a donation) to buy animals/baskets/water/etc. for third-world families in need. The students work together to raise money for this donation by doing chores at home or even mowing lawns for relatives/neighbors (with permission!).
I did the Crayola ColorCycle with 3rd graders at my placement site. My 3rd graders were in competition with the neighboring 3rd grade classroom to face off in collecting the most markers. The students are to be collecting markers for roughly 8-10 weeks (length of time my vary). At the end of each week the classes are to add up the markers to track the growth to then share with the other class. At the end of the project the markers are added up and announce a winning 3rd grade class.
My project was to make dresses out of pillow cases for little girls. With this project a group of kids each partner with other kids then they worked together to make these dresses. The organization that I partnered with was the Vanessa Behan Crises Nursery.
My 4th grade students raised 71 items to donate to 2nd Harvest. The students were able to help the community fight hunger. They were able to understand the concept of helping and how we ourselves can make a difference in our own community.
Recycle to Regrow is a project that inspires students to clean the Earth while also giving them the freedom to positively enhance it as well. With this project students are encouraged to go around their school, parks, and home and collect recyclable trash. After they collect the trash their helpful volunteer, you the teacher, can easily take the recyclables to the Spokane Commercial Recycling waste management site.
For my project, I will be collecting pop tabs off cans for the Ronald McDonald House Charity. These pop tabs go towards a great cause, they can help support families. The organization helps with providing rooms for families or finding resources to assist families. Students will be working together to collect as many pop-tabs as they can to help the families in need.
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