The Giving Season
The Giving Season is a student run charity drive that takes place throughout the month of December. A steering committee of students is selected to help plan events. This year we are partnering with Northwest Coalition to End Homelessness. Students planned several events to help raise funds.
What is a project slice?
A "project slice" contains the same components of a regular project. It is done over a shorter period of time with a narrower focus. Students completed a project slice investigating the impact of homelessness in our area. This project slice was completed over four weeks. Students were also participating in a school wide goods and coin drive to raise fund for the Northwest Coalition to End Homelessness
November 24-December 15
Driving Question
How can we help people in need in our community?
Week One:
What are the areas of need in Traverse City?
Students explored articles and news broadcast from local outlets and brainstormed areas were they thought they could help.
The Giving Season Committee comprised of students from each grade level indentified homelessness as the focus for our project slice.
Week Two:
What are the reason people are homeless?
What are some misconceptions?
Students viewed the Netflix short documentary "Lead Me Home"
And took a quiz on common misconception of the homeless.
Week Three:
What are people doing to help the homeless ?
Students completed research on how teens and adults were helping the unhoused around our country.
Week Four:
How can we raise awareness of those facing homelessness in our own town?
Students made cardboard signs as part of the Giving Season public awarness campaign
Giving Season Charity Drive Results
- 196 Items Donated for our New Beginnings Baskets
- $251.85 raised in our Coin Drive for Change
- $450 raised from our Student Charity Ball
- $100 in anonymous donations
