Chesterbrook Academy® Preschool Donates 250 Items to Local Food Bank

Summer campers at Chesterbrook Academy Preschool in Weddington recently donated more than 250 food items to Second Harvest Food Bank. Over the past two weeks, campers collected nonperishable items to benefit individuals and families supported by the organization. After the collection, campers helped load the donations on a bus for delivery to the food bank.

Chesterbrook Academy Preschool instills a sense of social responsibility at an early age by implementing opportunities for students to learn about the importance of giving back to their communities and helping others in need. Its signature Links to Learning preschool curriculum emphasizes social-emotional learning as a stepping stone for kindergarten and beyond, working with children to help recognize and label emotions in themselves and others, while learning how they fit into their community and the larger world.