One School Takes Their Service-learning Project a Step Further

Oh, the places that the internet can take one!

Our SCORES team at Knapp Elementary decided to do some internet research for their service-learning project. They discovered a library in Zambia, Africa called the Kala Peace Library that was requesting donations. The goal of the Kala Peace Library is to increase literacy and educational opportunity in the Kala Refugee Camp by providing the only access to educational and informational materials.

The team at Knapp implemented a penny campaign at their school and ecouraged their fellow classmates to bring their pennies in to help out the cause. The result...they raised over $1,000 in pennies!!! As a team they made the donation online to the library and wrote letters to the people who use the library and sent the letters to the library's manager. Congratulations to Knapp on their outstanding effort!!!

A community is a group that helps one another and they work together. More over I think about my team, America SCORES Denver, and how we use our leadership, committment, and teamwork to support one another.
~ Andrea O.

A community is when you are part of something like America SCORES Denver. A community is like a neighborhood. A community is when you have a little group helping people. A community is sharing with friends. A community helps your hood.
~ Jose V

A community is a group of people that work together and are nice to each other. A community is also people that work with one another, never fight, and are not rude to each other. They never say bad words to each other and respect others, so that others will respect them.
~ Jesscia M.

I am part of a big community, there are a few adults and most of them are students. My community is called America SCORES Denver and I am lucky to be on Knapp's SCORES team because we learn about teamwork and sportsmanship. We also help other communities out like when we raised money for the Kala Peace Library.
~ Juan V.