‘Above and beyond': Group of Regina students spend final days before summer making a difference
A group of Regina students have been spending the final days before summer vacation trying to make a difference.
As part of a classroom challenge this week, a group of Grade 5 and 6 students at Prairie Sky School were tasked with coming up with ways to earn money for charities.
The group was first given $50 and ended up raising over $500 by selling lemonade, hot dogs, cotton candy, and bracelets for causes like the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, along with their own charity foundation.
According to teachers at the school, inspiration for the challenge was drawn from local and global activists.
'A lot of it is time management and project management that they definitely have been practicing,' Cyrus Maxie said. 'So, we do have budget sheets out here, tally sheets that they've been working on and making sure that they're accountable to each other and accountable to the charities that they're donating to.'
The students were given the lead from teachers to highlight the importance of leadership, collaboration, and responsibility.
'It was above and beyond what I would have been expecting,' Maxie said. 'So, it was good that they had stepped out and started to practice something that would show great leadership skills.'
With a few more days left of class, it is a positive way to head into the summer for the students.
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