A group of high school students from the United States has planted hope by cleaning up an empty lot (一块地) in their neighbourhood.
The students are from Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio. The empty lot, which is owned by a local banker, was filled with grass and poison ivy (毒常春藤) . As a project for the school's biohealth (生物健康) class, eight students decided to turn the empty lot into a space that would improve the mental (心理的) and emotional (情感的) health of people who lived near it.
They first came up with a design, did research and created 3D models of their plans. Ideas were then presented and the school leaders picked the winning plans. Finally, the students brought those plans to life.
Now when you walk into the lot, you can see a wood walkway leading to a purple iron bench. A few beautiful plants are already in the ground. There is also a hopscotch (跳房子游戏) board that is painted bright blue. A wall painting with the words “Love” and “Peace” has taken shape on a back fence, decorated with the students' handprints. The rest of the fence is painted grey to cover plain wood.
The students said they painted the bench purple because they found that purple has a comforting feeling for people. They thought kids could go there and sit together, communicate with each other in peace and stay out of trouble.
As for the hopscotch board, it was set up for a group of eight to ten school-age kids who lived in the neighbourhood but had nowhere to play.
“It gives the neighbourhood a little hope and a little beauty, “said Lyle Jenkins, a member of the Neighbourhood Network. A lot of people love the neighbourhood and have great hopes for things getting better.
| Lots of love and hope planted by students | |
| Introduction | A group of American high school students did a project to plant hope by cleaning up an empty lot, and its is a local banker, |
| The process (过程) | Eight students made their decisions to turn the lot into a space to improve health. They did a lot to bring their plans to life. |
| they have made | A wood walkway to a purple iron bench. A hopscotch board is painted bright blue. A wall painting has taken shape on a back fence. The rest of the fence is painted grey. |
| Reasons for their changes | Purple can create a comfortable feeling for people. The hopscotch board helps kids get along with each other peacefully. A little hope and a little beauty make people live a life. |
