Ahead of Lemonade Day on Saturday, Grande 1 students at Svanavon School took to the streets for their sugary twist on the annual miniature entrepreneur day.
Teacher Ashley Sunde says the two-day event was put together by students, as part of the new social studies curriculum in Grade 1 students are expected to know how to work as a team and cooperate. Sunde says another component is the need to learn about the community and the importance of helping each other, which is why they chose a lemonade stand, with all proceeds going to Bandaged Paws.
“The kids have been looking forward to it for a month; they’ve been planning extensively, making posters, trying to get the word out telling the other grades about it,” she says.
“It was important to the kids, they all really love animals and want to see the money going to a good cause.”
Sunde says it’s a wonderful feeling to see such young minds flourish and thrive as they continue to learn skills that will set them up for great success in the future.
“It’s important to me to see that they can actually make a difference and do something, we are actually getting out there and selling to the community. We’ve already had people stop at the side of the road and our whole school has come together to support us,” she adds.
The kids will be back out from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday to finish off the second of the two-day Lemonade fundraiser.
