What's Christmas Without Toys?

About the Program

Category: Children and Youth (Best in Category)

Year: 2020

Henrico County Public Schools classes in materials processing are required to teach students about the manufacturing process. This year, students from Deep Run, Douglas Freeman, Glen Allen, Hermitage and Highland Springs high schools took on a mass-production project with benefits for both students and the broader community.The project involved creating toys to be donated to the Henrico Christmas Mother program, which works to supply food and toys to area families in need during the holidays. Teachers spent the first few weeks teaching about safety and how the manufacturing process works. Each school agreed on a design for a toy that could be mass-produced. This project combined the applicable skills taught in the classroom and gave students a chance to use their skills to benefit the community. This is in line with the Henrico Learning Profile, Henrico Schools’ guiding educational document. Students learned that through learning and doing, they can be involved in their community.