Second grade classes at Sea Cliff School had a communities culmination on Jan. 30, where each class built a mini town in their classrooms.
In front of their classmates and families, students presented the stores or buildings that they created in art class with Lisa Giurlanda. These included a school, police station, hospital, best burgers, firehouse, pet store, and arcade – just to name a few.
The children also shared comprehensive written reports with their families. Additionally, they performed on stage poems and songs under the direction of music teacher Ashley Hassett-Bordes.
As part of this interdisciplinary community study, the students not only learned about different communities, but also traveled outside into the Village of Sea Cliff to learn about their own neighborhood. Their teachers helped them learn that while communities are interdependent, they need their surrounding neighbors and the people who live inside to remain happy, healthy, and safe. In addition, the second graders learned about urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods, rules and laws, goods and services, needs and wants, and public and private places.
