Empty bowls feed the hungry service learning across the curriculum with the visual arts at the core. (Community connections). From: Arts & Activities | Date: February 1, 2002| Author: Namnoum, Donna | COPYRIGHT 2002 Publishers' Development Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A school-wide, cross-curricular project evolved at Hall High School in West Hartford when social-studies teacher Liz Devine initiated "Empty Bowls." She shared the information and encouraged Beth O'Dell, a consumer-science teacher, and myself to write a grant for seed money to buy clay and glazes for bowls, and supplies to make soup. Following is a time line, and the story of how our school got involved in the Empty Bowls program.

JUNE 1999 After receiving an $800 mini-g...

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