Fall 2008 Orientation
During Champlain College's First Year Student Orientation, students are given the opportunity to meet with their entire Division. Every year at the this time the members of the Education and
Human Studies Division walk down to City Hall Park which is located next door to the pedestrian portion of Church Street. While there, the students attend the weekly Farmer's Market. Students break into groups where they are given twenty dollars to use to purchase as many items as possible. The students then take their purcheses to the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf and donate the items from the Farmer's Market. This activity builds a sense of community within their division as well as within Burlington. It helps acclimate them with the issues of homelessness and poverty.
This year's class donated 338 pounds of fresh produce and still had $63 dollars to add to their donation!
Photos From This Year's Orientation:
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.jpg "EHS Students Haggle With a Vendor")
.jpg "CORE Prof. Michael Lange Gets Excited for Education Majors!")
.jpg "Education Prof. Laurel Bongiorno Laughs at Prof. Lange")
.jpg "Prof. Linda Rodd and Students Enter the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf")
.jpg "Prof. Tammie Consejo Adds Food to the Champlain College Donation Pile")
.jpg "Education Prof. Kathy Leo-Nyquist and 2nd Year Education Majors Matt Ginsburg and Katie Scanlon")
.jpg "EHS Students Listen and Learn About the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf")
For more information on the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf, please visit their website.
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