-- Service Learning --
COUGARS FOSTER A LOVE FOR SCIENCE
In Local Children
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ervice Learning is back in the spotlight this year at The Storm King School. Along with it, a group of dedicated SKS students are back at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center (NAUC) to volunteer. Every Saturday morning, they travel to NAUC to teach “Kitchen Chemistry” and other fun subjects to local kids. Kitchen Chemistry is an interactive program for grades 1-6 designed to help children develop a love for science through simple, fun experiments using materials they can find at home. NAUC has always been a favorite choice of SKS volunteers, and many have enjoyed the experience so much that they’ve gone above and beyond their required 20 hours of service each year. This fall, several students are on the
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road to doing the same, including junior Kenzo Sadiku ’23 and freshman Charlotte Torrez ’25. Charlotte, who is from Virginia, said that she chose to volunteer at NAUC because she was feeling a little homesick at the start of the year. “I love spending time with young kids. It’s fulfilling and fun. I’m also a morning person, so I thought going to the Armory would be a good thing,” she explained. Kenzo, who came to study at SKS from Nigeria, echoes a similar sentiment: “Volunteering at NAUC makes me feel quite fulfilled and that I’m giving back to the community. It’s also very heartwarming when the kids begin to remember your name and ask you to come back next weekend.”
Charlotte: “The Elephant Toothpaste experiment was the most fun so far. All the colors went everywhere. Everyone was a big mess and the kids were laughing...it was a visceral reaction. It was wonderful.”
