St. Barnabas students, in Northfield, OH, have been holding yearly fundraisers to bring clean water to those in need since 2005. This year the students held a candy sale and raised over $1,100.00 to support their peers in South Sudan and Nicaragua. Here are several student quotes demonstrating the power of service-learning in the classroom: […]
The Academy of the Sacred Heart is an all-girls, Toddler-12th grade school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Embedded in the school’s mission is the importance of social justice in our global community. It is one of the five Goals to which our community adheres to in our daily lives. A 2nd Preparatory social enterprise to fund […]
Bluff Creek Elementary School 3rd Graders hosted a schoolwide lemonade stand at recess and raised $300. These funds will be used to help build new latrines for students at Malama Primary School in Malawi. Bluff Creek is a public elementary school in Chanhassen, MN serving students in grades K-5. We are beyond excited for the opportunity to […]
Ebukhayi Primary School in Kenya now has access to a new source of safe, clean water thanks to the completion of their rain tank, which has the ability to collect 50,000 liters of water. We installed new latrines and handwashing stations for students, and we trained students and staff on improved sanitation and hygiene practices. […]
Staffed by 5 volunteer teachers, Paltino Primary School in Uganda, had no source of water. The children were required to bring their own water from home or collect whatever water they could find on their way to school each morning. Many of the students had to leave home much earlier in the morning than they […]