Wegeforth Elementary School in Serra Mesa has organized donations to send to children impacted by the Maui wildfires.
Displaced students from the Sacred Hearts School in Lahaina, Hawaii, are learning in temporary locations that include churches, covered parking lots, and hotel spaces as seen in this undated photo.Eliana Kende, 7, counts the change she collected to donate to children left homeless by the Maui wildfires. She is a second-grade student at Wegeforth Elementary, San Diego, Calif., September 8, 2023. “It really was on fire and there was no escaping it. People were covered in smoke.
The Stockhams relocated from Southern California to Hawaii 20 years ago. For the past several weeks, they have helped students of the Catholic Sacred Hearts School in Lahaina find places to keep learning. The temporary classrooms included a covered parking lot as well as unused church spaces. “If we can connect them, I mean really connect the kids one on one and allow them to write back and forth. can learn from each other. I think we’re taking education way outside the classroom," Joanna Stockham said. Both she and her husband have served on the Maui district school board in the past.
The Stockhams will make sure every dime and school supply coming from Wegeforth Elementary gets to children who need it now. Public schools hope to open in other temporary locations by Halloween.
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