December 2021 - Schoolwide Giving Project
Our December "Reading to Raise Anti-Racists" book was THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING by Kao Kalia Yang. It is a story of a family of Hmong refugees. The book inspired a school wide giving project! Each class donated a book to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in Colchester, possibly supporting new Afghan refugees in Vermont (see this piece in the Burlington Free Press). Each donated book included a simple message like, "Welcome to Vermont" along with each students' first name. There were so many fine discussions about refugees as students took action at this giving time of year. Below are some images of some students with the signed books.
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Here's how our donation looked before it was brought to the U.S Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in Colchester: