Quilt of Compassion

Early Elementary students are working on handcrafts as part of their Early American studies. Students are creating a special quilt which is to be auctioned off at the Crestone WinterFest the weekend after thanksgiving. The students decided to donate all the proceeds of the quilt to the Heifer Foundation after seeing a video on families who live in poverty. Here are two students showing their detailed handiwork of gingerbread people who will comprise the quilt. Opportunities for compassionate service are part of the CCS curriculum and valued from the earliest learning levels with meaningful projects such as this.