Over the past 2012 summer, Georgetown Prep’s rising seniors spent one week going to Ivanhoe, Virginia for service work. In the months before, all rising…
Haunted by the hallways streamed with pasta art and whiffs of crayons floating around, middle school alumni are not usually thrilled to return. But, that…
Although the Stone Ridge Social Action program facilitates many connections with elementary schools in Maryland none is as strong as the one with their own…
While many of us were in the midst of going to the beach, camps, or just hanging out at home, Charlotte Gosnell (’14) went on…
Ever since volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in middle school, I wanted to “help build it” as their fancy t-shirts advertise. During my junior year…
I don’t normally think about whether or not I’ll be able to get my hands on a decent breakfast every day. I eat the same…
Art and Social Action are teaming up this year with a special commitment to Goal 3: a social awareness which impels to action. A new…
On December 12, 2012, the cafeteria of Stone Ridges was packed with gumdrops, M&Ms, and mounds of icing. Students gathered around tables to construct the…
Last year for Social Action, I traveled to charter school Excel Academy Public Charter School for girls in Washington D.C. every other Wednesday. The relatively…
In Washington D.C., I followed my friend to her Social Action site. I drove to the clean, white building of Food and Friends Inc. and…