Ethics for Children Service Project – Animal Shelter

Ethics for Children Service Project – Animal Shelter

Putting our ethics into action is an integral component of the Ethics for Children program. This year it quickly became apparent that animal welfare is a shared passion among our families, so our first service project centered around that theme.

On the second Sunday of October, we came together at the BSEC building where we made cat, dog and rabbit toys to donate to the Brooklyn Animal Care Center and the Itty Bitty City Kitties rescue. We also made drawings of animals in the shelter to help bring attention to their profiles. (You can still view some of these drawing on the shelter’s Community Kids page: https://www.nycacc.org/get-involved/communitykids)  The special guests of the day were the kittens who were in foster care, growing big enough to move on to their fur-ever homes.

Art Night with Friends

This week we had a lovely event, Art Night with Friends, guided by art educator and director of our Ethics for Children Program, Angel Thompson. Participants created their own petit landscapes, enjoyed the beautiful weather, and stayed long after the event sharing stories and enjoying our lovely backyard. It was a warm and fun multigenerational event. Some of the pictures can be found below:
Ethics for Children Service Project – Beach Clean Up

Ethics for Children Service Project – Beach Clean Up

The best service day ideas come from the kids and our May service day was one of them! Our kids wanted to do something to help our local wildlife.
 
To set up this project we reached out to the Urban Park Rangers at the Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park. As it so happened they were doing a public program about Horseshoe Crabs the same day as our service project was planned. The Rangers were more than happy to have our group come join the program and stick around for a beach clean-up afterwards.
 
After their presentation the Rangers set us up with grabbers and bags and we went to work. While our group is small, we had an oversized impact that day! Our initiative inspired others there for the Horseshoe Crab program to stick around and join in the clean-up!
Ethics for Children Service Project – Show of Gratitute

Ethics for Children Service Project – Show of Gratitute

Our April Ethics for Children project was a show of gratitude.

The Prospect Park Board Gaming Club is a long-standing supporter of our children’s program. As a gesture of gratitude, we made board game pieces for them to use. With much creativity and great patience over twenty 2″ wooden pieces were customized for play. We hope that the gamers have as much fun using them as we did making!
Ethics For Children Service Project – Multigenerational Connection

Ethics For Children Service Project – Multigenerational Connection

With our BSEC platforms and Ethics for Children classes being held online, there have been fewer opportunities for multigenerational interactions within our community. Many of our students have never seen the BSEC building bustling with activity or enjoyed a brunch with the bunch. The latest service project for our EfC kids program was designed to remind participants that we are a part of a larger multigenerational community.
Earlier in March we came together and prepared house plants as gifts for a shortlist of recommended members. The kids designed and painted the pots, then chose from a variety of houseplant cuttings ready for transplant. Embodying our themes of care for the earth and care for community, the plants were potted in new soil ready to be taken to their new homes.
A special thank you to Nancy, Fiona, and Taty for helping with delivery!!!