ba empty bowls. service learning when you address a community/global need through the authentic...

BA Empty Bowls

Service Learning When you address a community/global

need through the authentic curriculum of the classroom

BA EMPTY BOWLS Hunger was our issue, and Ms. Jennifer

Deal wanted to recreate the Empty Bowls project here in Broken Arrow to raise awareness about hunger and to put on a fundraiser to help fight it here in BA.

My job---organize fundraiser and also help facilitate other class projects/assignments to support the notion of eradicating hunger

Multi-Classroom Effort Mr. Spake’s Horticulture class Ms. Robinson’s World Geography classes Mr. Wells’ World History classes Mr. Burdette’s computer class Ms. Lewandowski’s graphic design class Ms. Gradel’s AP environmental science

classes Ms. Duvall’s English class

Classes that made bowls First and foremost, Ms. Deal’s art

classes Ms. Thach’s classes Coach Fowler’s classes Ms. Hostetter’s classes

Conclusions 1000 BAHS students participated in the service

learning project in some way

$3100 raised for these great organizations: Broken Arrow Neighbors and BA Food for Kids

Next year, our goal is $5000 and at least10 teachers participating with service learning projects in their classrooms