Monday, October 11, 2010

Daily World: Partners In Education

A group of teachers from Washington Elementary School in Mount Lebanon, Pa., drove 16 hours to arrive at about 11 a.m. at Washington Elementary in Washington, La.

Their U-Haul trailer, which was parked in front of the school, bore a sign that declared, "Operation Backpack." Inside the trailer were backpacks for each student in the school, along with boxes of assorted school supplies.

It was a gift from the 397 kindergarten through fourth grade Pennsylvania students to the local 250 kindergarten through eighth-graders. It marked the beginning of a partnership between the two schools.

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Anonymous John Kendrick said...

What was the learning objective?

Who paid for this? I hope that we didn't pay the anyone for time and expenses!

October 11, 2010 8:50 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank you to all involved in "Operation Backpack"! A lesson the children will keep in their hearts for the rest of their lives. This is Lebo Pride.


Brydie Ridge

October 14, 2010 9:44 PM  

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