Middle School Students partner with Cradles to Crayons
Nashoba Brooks Middle School students participated in the the annual Collect and Sort for Cradles to Crayons at Nashoba Brooks School on Saturday, November 18. The event, organized and promoted by our fifth graders, was a huge success--and will provide needed items to more than 600 children in the Boson area.
The School is grateful for the outpouring of donations from the greater Concord area as well as the Nashoba Brooks community. Volunteers from Concord and surrounding towns, including our Nashoba Brooks fifth graders, crafted well wish cards and made blankets as part of the sort.
Olivia Davis Wilson, the event organizer, visited the fifth graders in October, teaching them about Cradles to Crayons and the impact that Nashoba Brooks can have on local children. "Working with Cradles to Crayons has made me realize that kids can make a difference by helping other kids," said Harper Jade, a Nashoba Brooks student from Grade 5.
On November 21, School employees also packaged mittens for Cradles to Crayons with kindergarteners during the School's Morning of Service. This winter, fifth grade will go to the Cradles to Crayons Giving Factory and lend another helping hand.
Grade 3 students participated in a favorite Nashoba Brooks tradition: a Sharing of Understanding. This event hosted family members to listen and learn about what their students have been working on at School, including a recorder recital and in-depth explanations of multiple indigenous peoples.
It was a packed weekend on the Nashoba Brooks campus for Fall Weekend!
Thank you to all the parent volunteers, student ambassadors, faculty members, and all other roles who contributed to making this weekend so memorable for our School.
After weeks of hard work, Grade 3 students had the opportunity to present their Community Hero projects to their families and their interview subjects!
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Situated on a beautiful 30-acre campus in historic Concord, Massachusetts, Nashoba Brooks School enrolls all genders in Preschool through Grade 3, and students identifying as girls in Grades 4 through 8. Nashoba Brooks is an independent school designed to build community, character, and confidence in its students.