What a fun way to end the school year! The kids love it and get a beautiful keepsake from one of the hardest school years ever.

With all of the heartbreaking stories in the national news recently, it’s refreshing to hear of a local story in which children were honored and celebrated. St. George second grade teacher Alison Babb took an art project for 12 of her students and turned it into a hands-on lesson in empathy, cooperation, perseverance, responsibility and reflection. Here is her story. Q: How did you get the idea?

Bring in white dress for students to decorate on first day, wear on the last day of school

I had my students draw and write on a white dress I ordered off of Amazon. So glad I will always have something to remember them by!

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