Service Learning at McGuffey Montessori

On Wednesday, October 31st the eighth-grade class began their service learning work at the Oxford Family Resource Center. They will be volunteering there for the month of November.

On their first visit, they were oriented to the facilities by director Diana Ruther-Vierling and Missy Thompson. Our students learned about the many ways the Center helps the marginalized people in Oxford: housing assistance, job assistance, the thrift store, and support for Oxford’s growing homeless community.

This week our students helped out in the thrift store by tagging items and removing older items from the rack to send on to the Salvation Army. Next week we will return and help organize the supplies they hand out to homeless citizens of Oxford. We are very fortunate to be able to partner with the Oxford Family Resource Center as we add service learning to our middle school curriculum.

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