JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The sketches of students in Lake Ridge’s STEAM class raised $1,000 for an space animal shelter.
A launch from Johnson City Schools said that younger artists starting from kindergarten to fourth grade drew footage of animals up for adoption on the Washington County/Johnson City Animal Shelter.
Teacher Ryan Glenn added a QR code to every drawing that linked to the shelter’s Paypal account, providing to commerce the images for a donation.
“I am super proud of my students,” Glenn stated. “Their initiative and the way they took to this project, it was just really amazing to see. We had students that took time to draw pictures in class, but we also had students that went home and drew more pictures so that they could raise money for the animal shelter.”
Glenn famous {that a} majority of the initiative for the fundraising effort stemmed not from adults, however from youngsters.
“So much of it was motivated and driven by the kids,” he stated. “The lesson wasn’t as much how to draw of focusing on the art; it was about focusing on being resourceful with our time. My students learned that if you have an idea, you can use your time as a resource, and we can use that to add value to our community.”
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