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Last fall, HHS teacher Renae St. Clair paired students with SC volunteers for a pen pal program to help students better their communication skills with strangers. Since then, 500 letters have been exchanged, and not only did the program exceed expectations, it has fostered meaningful friendships between students and volunteers.
Features • March 25, 2021
Sun City volunteers forge fast friendships with their high school pen pals
HUNTLEY - When Huntley High School teacher Renae St. Clair paired her Medical Academy students with Sun City pen pals last fall, she had one goal in mind: to foster the critical skill of being able to converse with a stranger. The result? Mission accomplished. The evidence? Those strangers quickly turned into friends. “Easily five ...
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