Eden’s Press Hall tower witnesses to the presence and mission of the Seminary. This week, the tower lights bear witness to partnerships that make possible a Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School® for young scholars in Webster Groves. “Harambe”
Peace United Church of Christ of Webster Groves, in coordination with the Deaconess Foundation, hosts a site of the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools® each summer, located on the campus of Eden. For six weeks, culminating today, children and their leaders and families have filled the buildings and fields of the Eden campus with laughter, joy, curiosity, and learning. CDF Freedom Schools® are intergenerational, culturally competent summer programs, built on literacy, leadership and social advocacy. The curriculum is rooted in the Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Summer.” It is an inquiry-based, multi-cultural, hands-on curriculum that celebrates African cultural concepts of the intergenerational village and “Harambe” and enables literacy building and critical reflection. Learn More here.
