by Luke Hammill | Jun 13, 2017 | Articles
Thinking beyond the classroom and focusing on bigger issues has given middle school students a chance to answer the challenge to make a difference. At Kopachuck Middle School, Kelle Bryson assigned her eighth grade language arts class a multimedia project bringing... by Jane Kurtz | Feb 12, 2016 | Articles
A desire to help the Ronald McDonald House has middle school kids selling cookies for a cause. In the Central Avenue McDonald’s restaurant in Billings, Montana, two Will James Middle School students rolled their cookie cart past people sitting at tables,... by Angela Sparandera | Oct 8, 2014 | Articles
They are far from Africa, but after learning about the problems of families fleeing from violence in Sudan in their AP history class, it became important that students raise money for Darfur relief as a response to what they learned. Abdul Saeed, 17, Taimoor Akhtar,... by Matthew Albright | Aug 26, 2014 | Articles
Its a popular phenomenon on social media and now education professionals are seeing a teaching opportunity in the ice bucket challenge. Teachers got ready for the new school year by not only preparing their classroms, but also dumping a bucket of ice water on... by Stacey Rosenfeld | Jun 23, 2014 | Articles
A unique collaboration between schools and a corporate programs helps kids give back and learn about nutrition and budgeting. A recent donation by fourth graders from Krystal Pino’s class to the Center for Food Action in Englewoood, NJ was the culimnation of a...
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