Some of our Fifth Grade artists show off their handmade holiday cards.
This holiday season, many of the art students at Memphis Street Academy Charter School designed cards for the children and staff in the Therapeutic Nursery at the Children's Crisis Treatment Center of Philadelphia (CcTC). CcTC is an amazing place of healing for children in the area.
Eighth Grader Anastacia Perez gave a framed Christmas-themed comic featuring her favorite Disney characters.
When the young artists heard the story of the strength and resilience of the children at CcTC, they were happy to "pay it forward" by spreading some holiday cheer. Pictured above is one of the 5th grade classes who designed cards. Our scholars decorated their little handmade masterpieces with assorted holiday imagery to warm the heart of a CcTC child or staff member.
At first, I thought I was teaching students a lesson on why it is better to give than receive. However, when I saw how hard these students worked and read the heartfelt messages inside the cards, I realized they are all well aware of the power of sharing and generosity.
To read more about CcTC, you can click here go to their website.
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