The
Community of Caring quilt is a masterpiece created by the entire student body
at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School during art class. The project was a cross
curriculum exercise with visual art and our Character Education program in partnership
with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Center for Community of Caring.
Students
PK - 3rd Grade each created a quilt square with their name and
handprint. Our PK students also wrote their
favorite core value - caring, sharing, family, respect, and responsibility on their
square.
Students
4th -8th Grades focused on their family and heritage, and
diversity at Blessed Sacrament School.
Our school is a We teach “Unity in Diversity,” with a diverse group of
students:
·
76%
Caucasian and 24% Ethnically Diverse
·
75%
Catholic and 25% Religiously Diverse
This
diversity and respect for each other can be seen in the individual quilt
squares. We teach our students to respect others, but first they have to learn
to respect themselves. Part of respecting themselves is learning to be proud of
who they are, and sharing their heritage with others with pride.
The
quilt also includes 8 religious symbols reinforcing faith formation.
The
quilt size is approximately 10’ x 12’ and is totally hand-sewn and hand-tied by
Celestina Tazzer, an alumni grandparent, classes of 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2005.
This
quilt is truly an heirloom to be treasured forever.
The Salt Lake City Mariott City Center has reserved 20 discounted rooms, at $99 a night just for the attendees of the 2012 Springfest Gala. 
