Read the full article from University of Vermont here.
“On a frigid December morning in Burlington, Cynthia Herbert steers her SUV onto I-89 and settles in for the nearly 80-mile drive to Newport Center, Vt. It’s a long way to travel for lunch.
But each week, Herbert, a doctoral student in social, emotional, and inclusive education at the University of Vermont, and Nadiya Becoats, a UVM senior community health and wellbeing major, drive to the Newport Town School for its intergenerational meals program. The two UVM students co-facilitate the program alongside school staff and fill in where needed. They ferry salt and pepper shakers from the kitchen, set tables, empty trash bins, and collect data.
“One of the hallmarks of community schools is collaborative leadership where everybody takes ownership and accountability,” explains Herbert. ‘We come in and do what we need to do and fill in. … Because the last thing I want to do is walk into this community and look like a data miner.’”