Roseville's Reach Charter Academy elementary students are being taught from the earliest of grades about the importance of showing good citizenship, doing their part to be socially responsible and positively impacting the world they live in. These teachings are being extended beyond the home and the classroom, and into the community through a variety of hands-on community service projects such as writing thank you notes to the surrounding community members, cleaning up the surrounding area of our school, collecting food for needy Detroit area families, and through collecting pennies to purchase Christmas gifts for needy Reach families. They were also honored to participate in a welcome home celebration for a soldier returning from Iraq.
Whether it's writing letters to the elderly, cleaning up parks, raising money for charity, or initiating food drives to feed the hungry, community service projects often are tied in with the moral focus program. Which give students the opportunity to demonstrate the virtues they learn, such as gratitide or courage. |
