Photo credit: Kenneth Tompkins, Aspire GorhamSenior Isak Young works with a group of Narragansett students as part of the Adopt A Classroom partnership.
Adopt a Classroom, which has been in existence since 2017, is a cooperative project between Gorham’s three elementary schools and the high school. Through this program GHS students partner with an elementary classroom and visit monthly to have meaningful interactions with the younger students. Both groups benefit from the relationships formed through reading, playing games and spending time together.
“The whole purpose was looking at increasing aspirations for high school students,” according to GHS Principal Brian Jandreau. The program has become a tradition looked forward to by all involved.
Photo credit: Kenneth Tompkins, Aspire GorhamGHS students also visit Great Falls and Village Elementary Schools monthly. Here a GHS student plays a game with some of Mrs. Penley’s fifth grade students at Village.