By Nicole Chandler, City Year AmeriCorps member serving on the MFS Investment Management Team at Dever-McCormack Lower School
City Year has founding stories that resonate into the work we do as corps members. The Starfish story is about a young girl who stands up for what she believes regardless of her situation by saving washed up Starfish. Addressing the many challenges that our students face are at the heart of the Starfish Morning Enrichment Program at the Dever-McCormack Lower School. So every morning we enthusiastically greet our students with a power greeting, we teach them about social justice, and we lead games where students can enjoy being kids. Some of the joyful moments at Starfish:
Students writing positive words about themselves as a warm-up activity
Making blankets for neonatal babies at Boston Medical Center
Students building bridges!
Throwing up the ‘Peace’ sign while making Ubuntu chains
