Spring Break
URI Child Development Center hosts art exchange with youthful creations
Hilary Brady
Issue date: 12/3/08 Section: News
The goal of the exchange was to "teach children their potential impact on the world" and help them develop empathy by introducing them to age appropriate community service, Warford said.
This year, the proceeds from the exchange are going to benefit the Animal Rescue League. The children discussed how the League needs food, medicine, blankets and toys for the animals, and that raising money will help meet the shelter's needs.
"Those are things young children understand," Warford said.
After the exchange, a volunteer from the Animal Rescue typically visits the Child Development Center, bringing along a rescued animal for the children to see, Warford said. The volunteer explains what the children's work is going toward, making the experience clearer and more hands-on.
So far, the Art Exchange has raised more than $500, though the project is not complete, Susan Keefe, a kindergarten teacher at the Center, said. The leftover crafts are still open for parents of the children, and "families continue to make donations," she said.
Much of the money the children raised yesterday was a result of the URI community. Faculty and staff on campus stopped by, as well as a "good percentage of students," whether or not they were affiliated with Center, Keefe said.
However, the main goal of the Art Exchange was never really about the money, Warford said.
"It's about teaching children they can have an impact," she said.
This year, the proceeds from the exchange are going to benefit the Animal Rescue League. The children discussed how the League needs food, medicine, blankets and toys for the animals, and that raising money will help meet the shelter's needs.
"Those are things young children understand," Warford said.
After the exchange, a volunteer from the Animal Rescue typically visits the Child Development Center, bringing along a rescued animal for the children to see, Warford said. The volunteer explains what the children's work is going toward, making the experience clearer and more hands-on.
So far, the Art Exchange has raised more than $500, though the project is not complete, Susan Keefe, a kindergarten teacher at the Center, said. The leftover crafts are still open for parents of the children, and "families continue to make donations," she said.
Much of the money the children raised yesterday was a result of the URI community. Faculty and staff on campus stopped by, as well as a "good percentage of students," whether or not they were affiliated with Center, Keefe said.
However, the main goal of the Art Exchange was never really about the money, Warford said.
"It's about teaching children they can have an impact," she said.
