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Global Connection

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Global Connection

Students at Carver Lyon celebrated International Day of Peace with a permanent Peace Pole. The Honorable Richard Lott, Richland County Sheriff, led an engaging discussion on compassion and global citizenship.

Following the dedication, community leaders read aloud Peace Week in Miss Fox’s Class to the students, who then participated in a pen-pal writing activity with students at a girls’ school in Nairobi, Africa.

Media:

WIS TV, Spectrum News, SC, Columbia Star, Richland One ROTV and Richland County Sheriffs’ Department Facebook

Partnerships:

Sheriff Department, Police Department, Rotary Club, Richland One School District and Carver Lyons Elementary School students, teachers and administrators.

Approaching Our Destination- Full SPEED Ahead:

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All 20 classroom teachers received the book Peace Week in Ms. Fox’s Classroom for their classroom libraries.

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13 of 53 members participated, including (1) alumna member

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Read Aloud to 426 students

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2026 Kids Zone at The Jubilee Festival

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2026 Kids Zone at The Jubilee Festival

The Columbia (SC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated partnered with Historic Columbia to create the Jubilee Kid Zone, offering children and their families meaningful opportunities to learn, create, and explore. Through engaging, hands-on activities, children:

  • Explored STEM and robotics through interactive demonstrations.
  • Built their personal libraries by choosing a book to take home.
  • Promoted healthy choices by creating nutritious, delicious smoothies.
  • Experienced the arts through an engaging opera read-aloud.
  • Learned about civic engagement and history by helping create the “We Shall Be Heard” mural, which celebrates the Civil Rights Movement’s history and impact through the voting process.

Art Connection:

The Art Committee planned an opera-themed read-aloud featuring Welcome to the Opera: The Magic Flute.

Partnerships:

DJ Roy Neptune’s, Carver-Lyon Cheerleaders, Scholastic Books, Miss Tyga’s Body Art and Face Painting, The Center for Civil Rights History, Riverbanks Zoo, Afterschool Alliance, SC Cater Robotics Demonstrations, SC ETV and Smart Cat, Auntie Karen’s, Links Educational Play Zone, and Ebenezer Church Playground

Approaching Our Destination- Full SPEED Ahead:

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500 of 750 books distributed

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20 of 53 members engaged and (1) Alumna

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Read Aloud to 15 students