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Connelly Middle School, New York, NY
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Cornelia Connelly left us with many inspiring words. To “Courage, Confidence, and Cheerfulness” we have added leadership. The 8th graders have embraced leadership as their theme for the year 2008-2009. They will demonstrate this by two service projects. On Halloween, the 8th graders spend the morning creating a “Haunted Classroom”, complete with blacked-out windows, scary music, and all sorts of things that go “bump in the night.” Every student and staff member will donate $1 to benefit UNICEF. The 8th grade has been doing this for over 8 years and has been highlighted in the UNICEF newsletter for this creative project.
The 8th grade’s year long service project will take them down the street to a nearby public school, Girls Prep, where our students will read to the kindergarten girls.There is a great mutual benefit to this project, with our girls reaching out to the younger students and the younger students enjoying one-on-one attention.Seeing the wide-eyed excitement of the 5 year olds helps our 8th graders realize that giving of yourself is its own reward.
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