Sand DalCin has some great news to share about the Grade 3 agents of change at William Merrifield V.C. Public School. The Grade 3 class has been reading books about children who are agents of change: Beatrice's Goat, One Hen, and Boxes for Katje - all books available in every ADSB elementary school book room.
The students have been inspired by these stories to make a difference in the world. A few weeks ago, the Grade 3 students raised $50 at a popcorn sale and then used the money to purchase two mosquito nets from World Vision to help stop the spread of malaria to children in Africa. We have made a list of other items that we would like to purchase to help our world, such as: educate a girl in need; purchase classroom supplies; provide lunches for children for a month at school; purchase a goat or a hen, etc.
After reading One Hen, the students became interested in assisting poor African entrepreneurs to acquire micro finance loans to start up their own businesses and break the cycle of poverty. When students visit the web site http://www.onehen.org/they play online games and earn virtual beads as rewards. The students invest their virtual beads into a community jar and when the jar is full, real financial institutions convert the virtual beads to micro finance loans. Every full jar equals $20 in real loans, and the financial institutions involved have committed up to $100 000 to this very worthwhile cause. Our students have become so empowered by these acts, their enthusiasm has spread to the rest of the school. Every class at William Merrifield is now committed to making a difference in the world. From pop-tabs to shoeboxes to writing letters to soldiers, we are inspired to look beyond the borders of our school to make the world a better place.
Our theme song is, "Together We Can Change the World" - and we already are.
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Thanks for sharing Sandi !
