Small Steps Students Collecting Pennies for Schools in Afghanistan
Our Kindergarten students at Small Steps’ DePelchin campus have been reading Listen to the Wind, an early reader’s version of the story of Greg Mortenson and his efforts to build schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. (The full story is captured in Three Cups of Tea.) The children responded to this moving story, one of Pakistani students who have often gone to school without buildings or any classroom materials, by deciding to collect pennies. They invited all eight of Small Steps’ classrooms to collect pennies to support children in Afghanistan. The money raised will be sent to contribute to community-based education and literacy programs in remote mountain regions of Central Asia through Pennies for Peace.
What a lesson to each of us it is to see our students, many living in poverty and hard conditions, wanting to serve others!
The full letter by their teacher, Denise Wilborn, on behalf of the class, is available to download here.
Below is a photo of the Kindergarten group with some of their collected pennies and the book, Listen to the Wind. More photos of the Pennies for Peace project can be found in the Photo Gallery.
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I love the blog and the website! Great work!!
Comment by Jessica Brazelton — March 6, 2009 @ 10:44 am
Neat, keep up the good works. I will bring pennies by on Thursday.
Comment by Aunt Pat — March 10, 2009 @ 9:42 pm
I’m so impressed that these kids can be touched by Greg Mortenson and his work! Hurrah for our younger wise folks!
Comment by Helen Hogg — March 13, 2009 @ 10:09 am