We are thrilled that alongside our daily hands-on activities, we hosted a “Heart House Council Election” which allowed kids to campaign for a seat of their choosing within five major qualities of good citizenship: respect, responsibility, courage, compassion, and honesty. Candidates spoke with their peers at Heart House about how they represent each quality.
The project culminated with a mock election on Oct. 24th at both Heart House centers, allowing all clubhouse members to vote for their candidates of choice! We had the unique opportunity to provide them with hands-on learning about the voting process, and due to our gracious partnership with Hart InterCivic, who created our ballots and brought their voting machines to Heart House, children were able to use real voting machines to cast their votes.
Gregg Burt, President and CEO of Hart InterCivic, said the following about the experience, "It was extremely rewarding for Hart InterCivic and for me, personally, to see the children of Heart House get so excited about conducting their class elections on our voting machines. Everyone had a blast, and Hart was delighted to have been able to bring the children's classroom lessons on good citizenship to life in such a creative and timely manner. It was great to witness their participation in something as precious as the right to vote."
The council will serve a very valued and meaningful purpose this school year. As the council, they will meet regularly with our staff to make important decisions about programs, events, and issues at Heart House!
Congratulations on the newly elected councils!
Heart House South Council:
Kid of Honesty: Zed
Kid of Compassion: Ramon
Kids of Respect: (Tie between 3 students) Milee, Erique, Jonathan
Kids of Responsibility: (Tie between 2 students) Benjamin, Joey
Kid of Courage: Lanny
Heart House North Council:
Kid of Respect: Rosa
Kid of Courage: Kierra
Kid of Responsibility: Nene
Kid of Honesty: Jaela
Kid of Compassion: Alex
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