Magazine Literacy Bee

We in kindergarten are only halfway through our magazine drive, and I'm pleased to say that our box for collecting them is full! With two weeks gone since this all started here at Creative Arts Charter School and two weeks to go, it looks like we'll easily reach our target numbers. What a great feeling it gives us to be taking action, for the children and adults alike. Plus, the students in my class are broadening their understandings, getting a hands-on lesson in the issues of conservation and homelessness. The latter problem, especially, has touched many of the children. Although it would seem impossible not to notice such a thing in San Francisco, a five- or six-year-old growing up here can be quite insulated, and may not have actually given it much thought. A magazine drive like this not only opens young eyes to the plight going on right now outside in our neighborhoods, but shows them how crucial it is to care. In my view, what better education can we provide?