Good News Notes: “A local high school group working toward a sustainable future took a big step forward on Friday. St. Albans High School AP biology teacher Caitlyn Dixon and her students unveiled their sustainable greenhouse and hydroponics system on campus Friday. The group has been working during the past two years to design and…
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Destiny Jackson has been homeless and in foster care in Philly. Now 50 colleges want her.
Good News Notes: “At last, Destiny Jackson, then 13, said to herself. After the abuse and the torment she’d endured over time, someone had called representatives from Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services into her family’s West Philadelphia home. Now they’ll see what I’ve been through, she believed. Now I’ll get out. But it didn’t happen….
Syracuse University addresses food insecurity on campus
Good News Notes: “While it might be tucked away in a small room at Hendricks Chapel, the food pantry fills a great need at Syracuse University. “It’s a pantry for students by students,” said Syeisha Byrd, Office of Engagement Programs Director. It’s well stocked with non-perishable food as well as personal care items. “We try…
Nonprofit stepping up for education during the COVID crisis
Good News Notes: “When COVID-19 forced Summit54 to cancel its signature program for elementary school students in the lower Roaring Fork Valley last summer, the local nonprofit could have gone on hiatus. Instead, it doubled down on its efforts. Summit54 created new, free programs to provide tutoring for elementary school students at a time when…
Therapy llama is helping vulnerable groups in Oregon get through pandemic
Good News Notes: “Caesar the llama has had a busy few months. He’s been “leading” virtual story time with students, recording birthday videos, and even attending protests near his farm in Jefferson, Oregon. Caesar is part of a growing trend known as llama therapy, which has become a lifeline for some of the most vulnerable populations,…
Gwinnett teacher draws caring chalk messages to nearby students
Good News Notes: “As the lone science teacher at Berkeley Lake Elementary, Kathy Bentley teaches all 798 children at the school. From pre-school to fifth grade, she supplements the lessons from their main teacher with hands-on experiments and additional activities like maintaining the school garden and hatching butterfly eggs. And while right now the learning…
Phoenix third-grade teacher delivering smiles to her students in person
Good News Notes: “Cassi Summers is a teacher at Campo Bello Elementary School in north Phoenix. It is a Title I school, so many of her students still go to campus each day as part of the free lunch program. A lot of their families are focused on meeting basic needs. In the meantime, Summers…
FSU students create map of kindness to spread positivity during pandemic
Good News Notes: “Two students at Florida State University are sharing positivity with a world negatively impacted by Covid-19. Students Gabby Cintron and Vinita Akula, from the FSU College of Medicine, have created the website ‘Kindness Amid the Coronavirus.’ The new site is dedicated to tracking stories of kindness from around the globe.” View the…
Students Accept Chain of Reaction Kindness Challenge
Good News Notes: “Students at Sage Elementary School cheered, danced and screamed as they pledged to start a chain reaction of kindness at their school. During a school assembly Wednesday morning, Sage students listened to Rachel’s Challenge representative Meichelle Gibson speak about Rachel Joy Scott and how the chain of kindness movement started. According to…
Students Develop Recycling Robot at MakeHarvard
Good News Notes: “A trash recycling robot named GARI was recently developed by a team of Illinois Wesleyan University students during MakeHarvard, a 24-hour engineering make-a-thon hosted by Harvard University.” View the whole story here: https://www.iwu.edu/news/2020/students-develop-recycling-robot-at-makeharvard.html