Chagrin Falls Case Study

As we highly believe in education and its prominence role in building a better community, we are inspired to do the school bag project. It basically a bag with books and school supplies for kids who can not afford it. It is very important every child reaps the benefits of education which can overturn their lives and

Lynda Barry attended elementary school in run-down Seattle neighborhood, with a beautiful view of the distanced Cascade Mountains. The condition of the neighborhood reflected her treatment at home: neglect. The neglect was strong enough to cause the seven year old Barry to sneak out in the early, dark morning, with stars still gleaming, to get away from the negativeity, perhaps in an unsubcontious way, and ended up in a place where she didn't feel negelcted-school (721-722). In her essay "The Sanctuary of School, " Barry's personal anecdote complement, supports, and enhance her political argument in the funding of schools (especially in the realms of the arts, music, and creative activities) by pointing out neglect and involvement.

In the past two years, I've had the privilege of volunteering at the "Ready for School" event at Faith Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights. Ready for School, or more commonly known as "Backpack Day", is an event where Arlington Heights school districts and other community members help fund to purchase school supplies for under privileged students in Arlington Heights. In addition, on the day of the event there are multiple community services, such as the police and fire departments, the library and park district in attendance to help families understand the resources they offer. The numbers of families and students that attend increase each year, this year with over 600 backpacks.

A huge goal that I have for the new year is to keep the book-drive momentum going that I established in December. This is important because it would be a shame to let it die, especially because about one hundred kids in this school took home about 1000 children’s books for younger brothers, sisters, and other relatives. Early child literacy is so important, and every family in Lindenwold should to understand that babies need books, as well as somebody to consistently read to them. Furthermore, reading well by the time that they get to kindergarten will ensure a successful career in school. Sady, in Lindenwold there are many small children who have no books in the home, and I want to take action to end this.

Pleased with my time spent volunteering at the Cerritos Library, I returned the following summer, eager to explore new tasks. I chose to become a Projects volunteer. I was introduced to creating arts and crafts samples for children and assisting volunteers or staff around the library. Working in Projects made me feel immersed in the volunteer experience. I started to develop strong connections with the staff and employees, most notably the Volunteer Coordinators. These relations allowed me to demonstrate my communication skills while working in a

My daughter found out in one of her English classes that two-thirds of America's children live in poverty have no books at home. Children who do not have access to books or read regularly are vulnerable to falling behind in school. My daughter came home and grabbed every book she has ever read since kindergarten and donated them to the lower income families in Davis and Weber

Gale is an extraordinary teacher leader. She supports the principal by readily volunteering to take on leadership roles. Currently, she is on the School Leadership Team and diligently spends hours writing and gathering data for our School Improvement Plan. Together with the administration, Gale helped to implement our school’s first Leveled Reader Book Room. She spent endless hours questioning teachers to find out what variety of fiction and nonfiction books would interest their children. Gale wanted to make certain that the children had books that would encourage them to become lifetime readers. Thousands of books were purchased,

On October 28th, 2015, Lone Star College of Kingwood hosted an event called the human library. It was held on campus for students who were interested to participate. The human library was created for students to gain knowledge of obstacles individuals experienced in life, such as living in the south as a black woman in the 1950’s, being homeless, and being a religion that is frowned upon in society. The purpose of the event is to teach students about other cultures, social classes, and hardship. The speakers inform our generation their own personal experience rather than information in a text book.

The English department does a wonderful job of finding texts that keep the students interested in what they read, but challenges them with new vocabulary and terms they would not normally use. These topics are also at different lengths that target specific skills that all students need and at different levels so that students with different developmental levels can improve. The English department also works with our school’s library to find some of the newest books that the students will enjoy and do their best to bring those books in. The school’s librarian and one of our freshman English teachers have started a “Book Club” on campus so that students could read some of the newest books and be able to talk about them in an educational setting. Many students are a part of this new club and some of them have stated that this club has really helped them improve their overall reading and summarization skills.

The Junior Civitans Club is a community service organization that I have been a member of throughout my high school career. I participated in three Relay for Life walks for life, and helped to raise hundreds of dollars for the Relay for Life cancer research campaign. In my Sophomore and Junior years, I was elected to be on the Leadership committee as a Representative and later a Secretary. This year, I was elected President of the club and preside over all meetings and service projects. The Greenwood High School chapter of Junior Civitans “adopted” a girl’s cottage at the Connie Maxwell Children’s Home this school year. The Connie Maxwell Children’s home provides residential children’s ministry to abused, abandoned, and neglected children.

Our 7th grade Pre-Ap ELA class has been reading “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio. The book is about a young boy named August who struggles with bullying in his first year at school because of his facial deformity. To apply this to our community, all of us have researched the needs of different marginalized parts of our community. We decided to help the homeless and hungry. Our main goal is to collect the essential items of the everyday life for them.

Hoosick Falls water was found to have elevated levels of acid in August 2014. The town previously had several factories, and they still have a few of them left. PFOA, the acid in the water, affects babies that are born from pregnant mothers that ingest it and causes liver tumor. PFOA is the toxic chemical used in cleaning products. The water crisis in Hoosick Falls affected many people and they didn’t do a good job trying to fix the problem.

This past week, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh along with Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Dr. Tommy Chang visited Tobin K-8 School to show the focus on the significance of simple steps, such as reading a book to the children during lunchtime, in order to close the achievement gap and accelerate literacy skills in greater Boston public schools. In his visit this time, he read “The Magician’s Hat,” one the last page of this book is said: “What are your dreams?” As one would expect, all students had very creative responses. This ending question transitions well with McCormick Middle School’s mission/goal. All children and students have dreams, from things as small as a piece of their favorite candy, to what gifts they want for the holiday

Beth was a beloved member of the community and could frequently be found teaching children at the local library. An advocate for children’s literacy, she helped found the Little Bookworm’s Early Literacy Foundation in 1997. Over the years, she has received numerous awards for her service to the community. The foundation has received a number of letters from former students giving thanks for her dedication to improving literacy. She will be remembered by friends for her intelligence and great sense of humour.

In the beginning of the school year, Ms. Gruwell saw her students as ordinary kids. Once Ms. Gruwell read her student’s journals, she sees them with new eyes. The journals are her gateway into the lives of her students. When Ms.