Vermont Day School Delivers over 1,000 LBS of Food to Shelburne Food Shelf
Students at Vermont Day School loaded boxes of donations onto their school bus and delivered 1,005 pounds of food, including fresh produce, to the Shelburne Food Shelf. The Food Drive is an annual event for Vermont Day School with this collection surpassing their goal of 1000 pounds!
The 4th and 5th grade class led the initiative along with their teacher, Becca Auritt. ”The Food Drive is an authentic leadership opportunity for our students, and a great way to teach students to be active and supportive community members,” said Auritt. The 4th and 5th graders inspired fellow families and students to participate in the Food Drive by presenting to the whole school at an assembly, posting signs around school, and charting the school’s progress towards meeting their collection goal.
The food drive was the culmination of the 4/5 class latest Global Studies project based learning unit where students learned about food insecurity in the United States. They met with local nonprofit leaders, visited the Statehouse and sat in on a working session to pass the school meals bill, visited a grocery store to predict a weekly food budget and culminated their learning by designing the drive for the Shelburne Food Shelf.
