SLA English teacher Zac Chase had his 11th graders read and then write essays from the "This I Believe" project. Many of the students submitted their essays to NPR, and we just found out that many of our students had their pieces published! Congratulations to all the kids and to Mr. Chase for inspiring them!

Here’s the project in Mr. Chase’s words:

Students were asked to identify what they valued, what beliefs they hold shaped by those values and then write an essay explaining the development of one of those beliefs. The student’s essays are linked to their belief statements below:

Be sure to read the students’ words. They make us proud.

(Thanks to Zac for putting together the list which can also be found on SLA’s site.)

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