Students Help Feed Local Hunger
The Leighton Elementary Art Program focuses on developing small motor and problem-solving skills through art production with authentic media. Students work within design parameters, generally with a real-world art and/or technology connection. This year, our digital gallery at “Artsonia” is up and running, in addition to other online program details (“Mrs. Girbino’s Art Website” & “Voicethreads” posted each month), and our 5th Grade Art Club did a collaborative animation which premiered in Shanghai this past April.
In addition to the art displayed in the entry foyer, our 4th grade students were given an opportunity to donate one of their pinch pots to help fight hunger (bowls already “sold” have a sticker). “Empty Bowls” is an international effort to fight hunger, and has raised tens of millions of dollars in the U.S. alone. Thank-you to Miss Lampers for helping Mrs. Girbino organize & implement this project. All funds will be distributed within the local community.
More information can be found at emptybowls.net
