Grade 7 students from Eleanor Hall School in Clyde made a special trip into Westlock last Wednesday.
On Dec. 11, Lisa Albrecht’s Grade 7 class hopped on a bus and travelled to meet Sister Eileen Boyle at the Westlock Food Bank, bringing with them more than 200 kilograms of donated food.
Students in all grades at the school spent two weeks collecting food, Albrecht said.
The food drive was part of her class’s Language Arts unit on “A Better World,” and is the Grade 7 service project.
“A Better World” is the theme of the non-fiction unit Albrecht teaches as part of the LA curriculum, and it deals with “how we make the world a better place,” she said, through reading about people who have been involved with social justice issues.
“We learn how to take action in our communities to help on a local level to make them a better place for everyone to live,” she said.
Boyle said she was aware the school was collecting food for the food bank, but had not been aware it was for the “A Better World” unit until the students brought the boxes to her.
“I think Lisa was trying to teach the kids that there are people who are not getting everything they want,” she said.
Having the students collect and deliver all that food teaches lessons that could have far-reaching effects, Boyle said.
“I think it’s wonderful to have the kids come here and see what we do,” she said.
“It makes them more aware of what is out there. I think if you start young, people are more inclined to help out and volunteer.”
