Blast Off: Another Year of Partners in Education Begins

Hixson is excited to launch another year of partnering with our Partner in Education, St. Francis de Sales, a pre-K through grade 8 school located in Cincinnati’s Walnut Hills neighborhood. Throughout the school year, Hixson associates volunteer in multiple programs with St. Francis, including:

• Halloween Reading. In this program, Hixson associates dress up in Halloween costumes and read to grades Pre-K, Kindergarten, First and Second.  Upon completion of the story, students are given treat bags and Halloween/fall themed books for their classroom.
• Pen Pals. In this program, second graders are paired with Hixson associates who take turns writing letters to each other throughout the year. At the end of the year, Hixson hosts a pizza party celebration for the students and their Hixson pals.
• Junior Achievement. Hixson associates provide instruction for students using the nationally recognized financial literacy curriculum from the Junior Achievement organization.
• Travelling Bears.  Geography and reading take center stage with this program, in which first-graders are each given a special teddy bear that they name at the beginning of the school year. The bears then “go” on journeys both near and far and write back (with help from Hixson associates) on postcards to their students throughout the school year from the places they “visit.” At the end of the year, bears are reunited with their owners and students are given a special commemorative booklet to help them remember their bear’s journey.

Partnering with St. Francis de Sales is just one way that Hixson achieves our commitment to serving the communities in which we live and work.  Visit here to learn more.