Old Bethpage Elementary School Students, Parents and Faculty Create Hand-Knit Scarves for Community Organizations
Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District’s Old Bethpage Elementary School students recently donated 11 hand-knit scarves to benefit the family shelter at the Nassau County Family Service League. School faculty hosted 80 fourth grade students and parents for extracurricular lessons in knitting, over the course of several months, to create scarves for donation to local Plainview-Old Bethpage community shelters. Students and parents donated their free time to create these scarves with the goal of helping their community and learning a fun new skill.
The idea of providing this altruistic, educational opportunity to students was sparked by Old Bethpage Elementary School art teacher, Michele Frimmer, who conducted the extracurricular lessons and community outreach throughout the months-long process. Together, students, parents and faculty combined woven strands of wool to create the scarves. Knitting is proven to improve cognitive development and dexterity in children while promoting patience. The Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District is dedicated to engaging students in the community in addition to their classroom learning.
For more information about the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, please visit http://www.pobschools.org.
Photo 1: The completed gift basket filled with the scarf donations from the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District’s Old Bethpage Elementary School students. Old Bethpage Elementary School students, parents and faculty recently donated 11 hand-knit scarves to benefit local community organizations.
Photo 2: Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District’s Old Bethpage Elementary School fourth grade teacher, Mr. John Givargidze, provides guidance to students as they learn how to knit and the importance of giving back to their community. Old Bethpage Elementary School students, parents and faculty recently donated 11 hand-knit scarves to benefit local community organizations.
Photo 3: Students and parents of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District’s Old Bethpage Elementary School working together to sharpen their knitting skills and create strands of wool for scarves. Old Bethpage Elementary School students, parents and faculty recently donated 11 hand-knit scarves to benefit local community organizations.
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