Haitian Rice and Beans

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Leslie Blythe No comments

Yesterday, there was a service learning theme day at The Gooden School in Sierra Madre, which is the school I cook for. Service-Learning, involves hands-on student involvement with vital causes throughout the year at every grade level. Many such opportunities were highlighted on Service-Learning Theme Day (Tuesday, January 14). Student involvement in meaningful local and global causes was demonstrated at four interactive stations on the campus: Homelessness, Endangered Animals, Water Conservation, Haitian arts & culture.

All the students had a “snack” of rice and beans with lemonade, which is a main staple in Haiti. They also attached a note to each of these hand made warm scarves, which will be sent to Friends in Deed in Pasadena for their Bad Weather Shelter program.