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8/6/2007
SCAD teams with Hands On Schools to help transform 100 school communities
ATLANTA — On Aug. 9 students and faculty members from the Savannah College of Art and Design will join Hands On Schools in Atlanta to kick off an innovative revitalization program that will provide a replicable model for parents and community members to use in order to stimulate positive change in their schools.
Students from SCAD’s School of Building Arts helped develop the Hands On School Box, which includes a how-to manual and tool kit designed to provide resources, instruction and tools necessary to bring about measurable change in local schools. The School Box will provide instructions for community groups across the country that wish to support the renewal of their schools.
In addition to the launch of the toolbox on Thursday, SCAD-Savannah architecture and interior design students will implement their design ideas at the John F. Kennedy School in Atlanta as part of the campaign launch.
The partnership’s goal is to transform 100 school communities over the next two years.
Named “Hottest for Studying Art” among America’s 25 Hottest Colleges by Kaplan/Newsweek, the Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., and in Lacoste, France. Accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs also are offered online through SCAD-eLearning. The college offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Architecture, Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Fine Arts and Master of Urban Design degrees.
Points of Light and Hands On Network leads an international movement of people who roll up their sleeves, get hands on, and solve community problems everyday. Through their Volunteer Center National Network and Hands On Action Centers, the organization supports a network of 370 organizations covering 88 percent of the US market and eight countries.These organizations mobilize millions of volunteers who partner with more than 12,000 nonprofits, schools and community organizations every year. They put people at the center… repairing homes, ensuring green spaces and partnering with nonprofits, students and faculty to transform schools and communities. Points of Light and Hands On Network encourages people from all walks of life — businesses, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, low-income communities, families, youth and older adults — to volunteer and be the change in their communities. For more information, visit www.HandsOnNetwork.org or .
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