6th graders at East Clark raise money for Haiti

Ms. G. Brown’s and Ms. E. Donley’s 6th grade classes worked diligently with the City of Cleveland’s Positive Action Program, run by Lydia Hill, to make different products to raise money for Haiti.

The students designed and sold the items during their lunch hour at prices ranging from $0.50 to $2. Items included necklaces, headbands, hair clamps, erasers, etc.  This project was not only fun for the students, but meaningful as well. 

Each group of students had to run their group like a business. They had to decide what they were going to sell and then set the prices. The group with the highest profit received a gift. The students became very competitive in a positive way. We believed they learned a great deal.