DAR School
Peggy Corrington, Chairman
2022-2025
Theme: "Schools are the Jewels of
DAR"
The theme for the DAR School Committee for
the Wright Administration is "Schools are the
Jewels of DAR." For $30, you can support the
schools and proudly wear the "Wright's
Heart Pin." Pins must be purchased through
the DAR Store.
Chapters,
Take Action!
Kate Duncan Smith( KDS) DAR
school is celebrating a 100 year
anniversary with a special
campus commons project. A
separate flyer is attached
describing the project. It
would be awesome to have our
Iowa Society recognized as a
sponsor for this project. Please
consider giving a minimum of
$1.00 per member for toward this
project. Please send a separate
chapter check with the memo KDS
to our State Treasurer by 2023
State Conference. (April 6th).
This will ensure recognition of
our contribution to the KDS DAR
School Centennial Campus
Commons. Of course, members may
give more or individually if
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- DAR Schools
- Kate Duncan Smith (KDS) DAR School,
located in Grant, Alabama
- DAR Approved Schools
- Berry College, Inc., located in
Georgia
- The Crossnore School and Children's
Home, North Carolina
- Hillside School, Inc., Massachusetts
- Hindman Settlement School, Inc.,
Kentucky
Each of these schools has a unique focus
and specific needs. Each school is now owned
and operated by a private, non-profit
corporation in the state in which it is
located. You can learn about them by watching
videos on the national committee site and by
visiting their school websites.
Here are some ways your chapter can help the
NSDAR mission of education:
- Sign up for The DAR School Sparkler
-- newsletter on the DAR School Committee
page
- Like the DAR Schools Facebook Page
- Purchase a DAR Schools pin for $30.
- Contribute $200 to the Friends of the
DAR Schools Fund and proudly wear your
donor pin.
- Collect box tops and send them to the
school of your choice.
- Collect ink cartridges and ship them to
the participating recycling company who
will then credit the school.
- Learn about the schools at a chapter
meeting.
DAR Videos are Available for
Chapter Programs
Kate Duncan Smith DAR School - Grant, AL -
1924
This school began as a way to help
the families of Gunnar Mountain bring
themselves out of poverty through education.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z63MBDTUKM&feature=youtu.be
(2:40 min. - 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbYIlYWFYBo&list=PLBREGL8dq7GBjEcWvFRcEcyVnMLX3cAt0
(9:12 min. - 2011)
Hindman Settlement School - Hindman, KY -
1902
This video showcases the goal of the
school to keep the folkart heritage of the
Appalachian Mountain people alive. The school
is more than a school, but a community center
for the art and music of the region. In
addition, it particularly helps students with
dyslexia. And today, it has taken up
curriculum called Foodways teaching students
and their families about growing, preserving
and cooking while partnering with local
agriculture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOth5ky9cQY&feature=youtu.be
(2:05 min. - 2019)
Crossnore School - Crossnore, NC - 1913
This school is a boarding school for
children who have had trauma in their lives,
whose homes are not those that support healthy
development.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3vhoe4A1oU&feature=youtu.be
(3:55 min. - 2019)
Hillside School - Marlborough, MA - 1901
This school is a boarding school for
boys from troubled homes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvOCPiXpw1E&feature=youtu.be
(3:06 min. - 2019)
Berry College - Mount Berry, GA - 1902
Berry College began as a college for
girls but is now open to all students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwNrD-Fj9R8
(2:04min - 2020)
I was able to visit 4 of the 5 above
schools the fall of 2021 on the ISDAR bus
trip. I have included the power point I
presented to my chapter on this committee
website. If you have questions please feel
free to email me.
Schools
Tour Power Point Presentation
Peggy
Corrington
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