Southport, CT – Registration is now open for the weeklong, half-day program Summer Service Workshop: Literature Inspiring Service, July 17 – 21, 2017 for ages 7-12 at Pequot Library, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Five local teenagers and one preteen, along with their adult caregivers/parents, will lead the program, which teaches children the value of assistance to others through stories, games, and projects. Participants discover they have the power to make a difference in their local and global communities through small acts of kindness. Visit pequotlibrary.org to register.
Children will learn about different places, issues, people, and ways to help each day: Africa, Haiti, children in U.S. hospitals, as well as those in need living in the Lakota Nation; Bridgeport, CT; and Appalachia in West Virginia. Each day will also include a creative session focusing on making a connection between literature and the community with hands-on crafts and projects made to donate. There will be a daily snack provided and Frisbee games played outdoors.
One of the workshop leaders, Claire Langdon, 17, who attends the Stanford University online high school, says, “Literature is so powerful it can change the lives of kids worldwide. It can be an escape from poverty.” Her sister Madeline, 17, attends the same school and adds, “Showing the kids in the workshop the work we do and helping them learn a different part of the world each day will be fun. We live in a bubble here, and showing children how fortunate we are while the kids learn about less fortunate parts of the world can be a wake-up call.” Other leaders attending the same school are Emma Langdon, 15, and Brooks Barry, 13. Twelve-year-old Brooks Langdon attends Fairfield Country Day School. Pierce Barry, 17, will also be assisting in the workshop.