St. Rose of Lima School Activates Empathy Through Donation to Children of Haiti
St. Rose of Lima elementary school partnered with Kids Around the World to relocate a large playscape to Carrefour, Haiti to aid displaced children there.
Sobre ti
Sobre ti
Nombre
Michelle
Apellido
Whitlock
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Sobre tu organización
Nombre de la organización
Saint Rose of Lima School
Sitio web de la organización
País de la organización
Estados Unidos, CT, Newtown, Fairfield County
Países en donde este proyecto está creando impacto social
Haití, OU, Carrefour
Tu organización es
Sin fines de lucro
Tu rol en la Educación
Otro.
Tipo de escuela(s) afiliada(s) con tu solución:
Privada (con pago de matrícula)
¿Cuánto tiempo ha estado operando la organización?
Más de 5 años
Innovación
Selecciona la fase que describa mejor el momento en el que se encuentra tu emprendimiento
Inicio (iniciativa piloto que acaba de empezar a ponerse en práctica)
¿Hace cuánto que viene operando tu organización?
Operando menos de un año
La necesidad: ¿Cuál es el problema que tratas de solucionar?
American families largely take for granted the playscapes and playground equipment that dot our schools and parks. But in many areas of the world where families have been hit by war, poverty, illness and natural disasters, children have no such luxuries. As a result, there is a dire need to help children be children in strife-ravaged countries like Haiti, despite the hardships they’ve faced. And there is an equally pressing need to raise awareness among U.S. children as to their global cousins’ situation, activate empathy and motivate action to help. We also need to “reduce, reuse, recycle” on a larger scale.
La solución: ¿Cuál es tu solución? Sé específico.
Our school recently saw and seized an opportunity to create a virtuous, eco-friendly giving circle that will bring daily joy to children in Carrefour, Haiti, and will foster a spirit of gratitude and giving back in our students, consistent with our school’s mission and core values. Partnering with Kids Around the World, St. Rose will donate a large, used playscape from our elementary school playground that had been dismantled to make way for portable classrooms. The playscape will be refurbished, transported and reassembled in Carrefour. Photos and details will be sent back to St. Rose so that the community can celebrate the giving circle. And finally, a new playscape and outdoor learning area will be erected at St. Rose of Lima School dedicated to the children of Carrefour. Our students will Feel and Imagine the plight of their Haitian children, Do something to help, and Share and celebrate the journey of the playscape as a school community.
El Modelo: Muéstranos a través de un ejemplo específico cómo tu solución hace una diferencia, incluye tus actividades primarias
According to the representatives from Kids Around the World with whom we are working, there is a location that wants the playground, Grace International, in Carrefour. Located about eight miles from Haiti’s capital city of Port au Prince, the former girls’ school was destroyed in the January 2010 earthquake. After the earthquake the compound was opened to people who lost their home; more than 20,000 people have reportedly lived in tents within the 20-acre space. There is a perfect flat, level area where the playscape will be erected for use by the children in the compound. The installation is expected to be complete by June 2012.
At St. Rose, the dismantling of the playscape (assisted by school parents and volunteers) was captured in photos and a large poster was created to share the event with students and visitors to the school. The students are very engaged in the project and excited to see the playscape’s new location. They are also learning about Haiti and the children’s living conditions as part of the project, and are praying for them daily and at weekly mass.
El mercado: ¿Quiénes son tus pares y competidores? Identifica a otros que también estén trabajando para dar respuesta a las necesidades que tú abordas y en qué te diferencias de ellos. ¿Cuáles son los desafíos que estos jugadores podrían representar para tu éxito o crecimiento?
We don’t view our project in a competitive framework, and so have no formal response to these questions. We hope that our school will set the example for many schools across the U.S. who are in a position to help children in this way, and our fondest wish would be that many schools donate their used playground equipment and deeply engage their students in the donation process.
Ahora que has pensado en tu innovación, ayúdanos a presentarla.
Define tu empresa, programa, servicio o producto en 1-2 frases cortas. [136 caracteres/25 palabras]
Our school, St. Rose of Lima elementary school, partnered with Kids Around the World to relocate a large playscape to Carrefour, Haiti.
Identifica lo que es innovador en tu solución en 1-2 frases cortas. [136 caracteres/25 palabras]
Instead of becoming trash, the playscape will be reused in a way that is socially conscious, “green”, and raises global awareness.
Impacto social
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¿Cuál ha sido el impacto de la solución hasta la fecha?
As the playscape has just been dismantled and transported to Pennsylvania for refurbishing, it is still in transit. But within the school, the project has created a feeling of pride and fostered curiosity about Haiti and its children. In a local newspaper article detailing the project, St. Rose of Lima Principal Mary Maloney reports that many of the children initially asked “Where’s Haiti?”, giving teachers a chance to educated students about the challenged country and its citizens. Additionally, the local community has reacted very positively to the school’s donation, which has been chronicled in the Newtown Bee and on the Newtown Patch.
¿Cuál es tu impacto proyectado para los próximos 1-3 años?
Because the playscape is large and was in relatively good condition, we expect that it will provide many years of happiness to the children at the Grace International compound. And because we are embracing the donation as a school community, and dedicating the new playscape and learning area to our Haitian recipients, we anticipate that our students will carry the awareness and pride for many years, and will realize that there are many opportunities to give back, show empathy and find creative solutions that will benefit the planet and the world.
Las iniciativas ganadoras presentan un plan fuerte de cómo van a alcanzar y realizar un seguimiento del crecimiento. Identifica tus metas a seis meses para el crecimiento de tu impacto
Used playscape refurbished, transported and reassembled in Carrefour, Haiti by June 2012;Replacement playscape scoped & funded.
Identifica tres grandes tareas que tendrás que completar para llegar a las metas de seis meses.
Tarea 1
Used playscape refurbished, transported and reassembled in Carrefour, Haiti by June 2012
Tarea 2
Replacement playscape scoped, funded and reinstalled by June 2012, along with construction of an outdoor learning area.
Tarea 3
St. Rose school new playscape and learning area dedication and celebration ceremony (incorporating photos/video from Haiti)
¡Ahora piensa en grande! Identifica tu meta de impacto a 12 meses.
Bond formed with Haitian community that extends the scope and magnitude of our school's aid and support.
Identifica tres grandes tareas que tendrás que completar para llegar a tu meta de impacto a 12 meses
Tarea 1
St. Rose school new playscape and learning area dedication and celebration ceremony (incorporating photos/video from Haiti)
Tarea 2
Find direct aid conduit to Carrefour to assist the children of that community through food and clothing drives, etc.
Tarea 3
Dedication plaque or stone in place at the new playscape/learning area as a daily reminder of our school’s on-going mission.
Historia de la fundación: Queremos saber acerca del momento en el que hiciste "¡Ajá!". Comparte la historia de dónde y cuándo el/los fundador(es) vio (vieron) el potencial de esta solución para cambiar el mundo.
Our school’s mission is to provide children in preschool through eighth grade a foundation for academic excellence in a faith-based community. We seek to foster student’s personal spiritual growth, responsibility, and Christ’s message of service to others – and we try to model those values in everything we undertake.
St. Rose Playground Committee chair Jim Walsh, along with other parent and faculty volunteers, were facing the task of removing the large metal and plastic playscape parts, assuming they were bound for the local dump. But they had a nagging feeling that there must be a better way. Researching manufacturers for the new playscape, Mr. Walsh first heard about Kids Around the World. That was the “aha!” moment where he saw an opportunity to achieve a greater good and inspire empathy in our students.
Sostenibilidad
Cuéntanos sobre tus alianzas.
We are partnering with Kids Around the World, an Illinois-based, faith-based non-profit that has been refurbishing playgrounds and playscapes since 1986. Their organization’s mission is to help children and families who have been affected by war, poverty, illness and natural disasters. Their passion is to reach children around the world with the message of God’s love for them. For more information: www.kidsaroundtheworld.com
¿Qué tipo de equipo (personal, voluntarios, etc.) te asegurará que logres las metas de crecimiento identificadas en la sección de Impacto social/i>?
St. Rose of Lima School has a Playground Committee comprised of involved and engaged parent volunteers who are determined to complete this project and achieve the broadest possible impact with the project – in Haiti, in our school and in our community. Our school has a rich and long history of parent volunteerism, and we are confident that we will complete the project milestones laid out in this submission.
Por favor, pon en claro las necesidades u ofertas que hayas mencionado anteriormente y/o sugiere categorías de apoyo que no están especificadas en la lista
We would be glad to assist other schools seeking to donate their used playground equipment via Kids Around the World, or serve as a reference for that non-profit organization. Additionally, we would be happy to share ideas for celebrating the giving circle and engaging students in the process.
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