Students at GSAA have been enjoying fostering friendships with their young friends at The Learning Path Childcare Center (located across the parking lot from GSAA) through our Little Buddies Program. The program began in late September as an avenue for our students to explore their community and citizenship skills. Each GSAA student has a little buddy (ages 3-5) and spends about 30 minutes once or twice a month with them. Examples of activities we have participated in include: storytelling, nature walk and crayon leaf rubbing, Halloween day mini parade in the parking lot, and observing short skits performed by Mr. Viau's theater class (followed by cider and cookies). Upcoming in December Mr. Abernathy's class will share children's stories they have been working on in class. The gatherings are greatly anticipated by the students at The Learning Path and instill nurturing and thoughtfulness in GSAA students.