A few weeks ago at a Middle School Pride meeting, Ms. Mazzella and M. Maurice set up a video conference with Saint Andrew’s School in Florida. The purpose of contacting these students was to introduce ourselves to another Junior Round Square school involved in raising money for the Madagascar In My Heart foundation.
We talked about the weather, the daily life at LCC and simply took the time to find out about each other. We explained how we don’t live in igloos in Canada, and that yes, we play hockey. The most interesting part of the chat was to hear about their initiatives towards Madagascar In My Heart. The students raised $2,000 alone on a weekly snack bar set up by their committee every week.
Our goal in Middle School Pride is to raise $500 by the holiday break, and we are well on our way! We explained to them about our knockout tournament and our Halloween candy raffle, and they did the same by telling us about their ideas and future projects. It was a great experience, that was done in the classroom, and to think that we can share ideas with other schools around the world through technology is motivating! I’m looking forward to chatting with them again in December. –Christina Papageorgakopoulos ’16