Service-learning
community projects
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The students collaborated with St. Michael’s Episcopal Church of Waynesboro on creating a meditative labyrinth. The church is located adjacent to the community park, as a community outreach they provided the parking lot for town members to use and access the park. The labyrinth created was 60 feet by 40 feet and was designed around the symbolism of the tree and corresponded with the Bible verse John 15:5, I am the vine; you are the branches. The mural was painted directly onto the concrete and was open for people of all faiths to use as a means to facilitate introspection.
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The Labyrinth was dedication on December 7, 2013 by the Rev. Jim Shumard of St. Micheal's Episcopal Church. You can view the entire dedication by clicking on the video.
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Labyrinth Dedication Video
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The 'Making of a
Labyrinth' Video
Labyrinth' Video
The art club collaborated with a local children’s center called, The Center for New Beginnings, to create 16-foot by 4-foot bottle top mural showcasing an under-the-sea scene. In advance of the mural students collected bottle tops from the community. Collection sites were arranged and at the end of the year-long drive the students amassed over 50,000 colored tops.
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bottle top mural? Center for New Beginnings |
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For this project, club members involved the local Georgia Regents Children’s
Hospital. The hospital arranged for the club members to deliver art
bags. Inside each bag, personalized with the ARTreach logo, was a tye-dyed superhero cape, a box of fabric
markers, and a blank superhero mask. The patients were encouraged to use the
markers to design their own mask and fabric bag. The capes were created from
youth sized tee shirts. The cape was cut out from the shirt. A day
after school was arranged for members to deliver the bags.
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Children's Hospital? Children's Hospital of Georgia |
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