Sewing machines hummed at Pocono Mountain West High School. In the Creative Fashion I class, students stitched a project that will have an impact in another part of the world.
For the last 12 years, Pocono Mountain West students have made dresses for girls in Africa. With this semester’s dresses included, students will have sewn 800 dresses over the last dozen years.
“I was looking for a project that not only incorporated our learning objectives, but also a service component,” said teacher Bridget Cook, who started the project. “They learn how to measure, cut and also repurpose items because they are made out of pillowcases. So it met all of our needs, and we were really excited to do it.”
Joanne Kutra started teaching fashion classes two years ago and began helping Cook with the dresses…