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Atlanta Heights Charter School Practice Gratitude During the Month of November

Giving back is a civic duty that these young students know well.

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During the month of November Atlanta Heights Charter School (AHCS) students are focusing heavily on being thankful, helping others, and showing gratitude.

Each month Atlanta Heights students have a different virtue that is incorporated into classroom lessons, school assemblies, and community service projects. So it is only fitting that during November students focus on gratitude. Both showing gratitude toward others, as well as being an example of gratitude to the community around them.

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AHCS focuses heavily on community service projects, which are mostly organized and lead by students.

“At AHCS we believe that gratitude is a virtue that must be practiced through service learning projects,” said Mamie Harper, AHCS social worker. “The student groups will learn about different social issues, select a volunteer method, set short-and long-term goals, and invite the rest of the school to participate in the volunteer activity.” 

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So far this school year students have raised money for breast cancer awareness, collected canned goods for the FalCan food drive, and cleaned up their surrounding community.

“Once the students complete the service projects they measure the outcomes and discuss what they learned,” Harper said. “This allows them to gain a great appreciation for their home, school, and community.”

Besides service learning projects, in November members of the female student groups will also honor local veterans. Students will adopt a veteran or active solider to be their pen pal for the remainder of the school year. 

Students know that gratitude is something that can be shown throughout the year, November just happens to be a great time to show a little extra.

Atlanta Heights Charter School is a tuition-free, public charter school serving students in grades kindergarten through eighth. 


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