Dec 29
“Great Happens Here!” is the sign that greets you as you walk up to John B. Cary Elementary School, one of the twenty-two schools that Micah partners with in Richmond Public Schools. Beth Ann Lucas has become part of the “Great” that happens at Cary as the Micah Key Coordinator of Saints Constantine and Helen …
Dec 29
At the 2012 Micah Kickoff, Beth Ann Lucas, the Micah Key Coordinator of Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, recalled her first impression of Cary Elementary School: “I knew that John B. Cary was a special school even before I entered the building. Mrs. Phillips, the principal, was stationed outside welcoming children and parents. …
Dec 29
For Pendle, volunteering is a family affair on more levels than one. It all started when Pendle Whisnant, a Micah volunteer from River Road Presbyterian Church, recognized that the congregation had volunteers who were not able to come during school hours. So as the end of the year and SOLs approached, Pendle and Catlin Callister, …
Dec 29
As Louis and Mary Jones enter Mrs. Grady’s second grade classroom on the first Thursday of the month, they sit in the chairs in a corner of the room. Quiet and attentive, the children arrive and settle on the rug around the couple, patiently waiting for the story to begin. This story-time has become a …
Dec 29
There is a dog walking the halls of the Mary Scott Annex of Ginter Park Elementary School heading right into a classroom. His name is Bernard. And the hand holding Bernard’s leash, as well as his bag of treats, is that of Landon Woody, a Micah volunteer from St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church. If you ask …
Dec 29
For Anna McClenney, teaching has been more than a career, reading with students is a mission. For Anna McClenney, teaching has been more than a career, reading with students is a mission. “I was employed by Richmond Public Schools as a reading tutor and I continue to do so as a retired teacher, and …
Dec 19
Every Monday, Ernest Johnson returns to his former school, George Washington Carver Elementary, formerly Moore Street Elementary, where he completed his primary education in 1948. There, he meets with a very special student: Zahkeem. Nearly five years ago, Mr. Johnson became Zahkeem’s mentor, when Ebenezer Baptist Church joined the Micah Initiative. Each week Mr. Johnson …
