Book Drive for a Sister School

This is an elementary school, school-wide project. All grades participated. Students fundraised and donated books to help an outlying rural school within our district. The sister school has a primarily migrant population which lacks a literature rich environment at home or access to one. The school itself was in desperate need of books, especially bilingual books. The students could really relate to the recipients of the project because they were their peers. Students were encouraged to donate books in good condition that their families had outgrown. In addition to purchasing published books, many classes wrote stories and bound them as more personal gifts. Students planned and executed all steps of the book drive from donation or purchase, to repair, and to delivery