The QUILT PROJECT: These Are Our Hopes
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Students from more than 30 countries contributed to the quilt project |
The panel shown in the photo here was the first panel completed in the “These Are Our Hopes” Quilt Project. The project was begun in early 2008 when teachers in schools around the world agreed to participate in the project. Each square is from a different school. The individual squares were selected by the students and teachers from that school. In addition to the selected squares that represent the various schools there are also hundreds of other pieces of art and writing from students at these schools. These art and writing selections all relate to the theme of “hope.” |
We asked students and teachers to use writing and artwork to express their hopes for themselves, their families, communities and the world. It is amazing how similar children’s hopes are regardless of where they live, their race, their religion, economic circumstances, or any of a number of other diverse factors. The art and writing submitted shows that we all have very similar hopes.
The completed squares were mailed to the United States where two talented and immensely generous ladies, Mary Jain Dayger and Darlene Humphrey undertook the task of assembling and sewing the quilts. Each square measures 12 inches by 12 inches. It took almost a year from the beginning of the project until the three 5 foot by 5 foot panels shown here were completed. |
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This is an ongoing project. There will be more quilt panels created. We are currently investigating the possibility of creating electronic “online” quilts that allow partner schools to work together to create quilts. To learn how your school can submit a quilt square or partner with another school to create a partners quilt please click on the link for The Quilt Project: These Are Our Hopes. |
Listed here are some of the schools and individuals that have contributed to the project. Thanks also to the many unnamed people who contributed.
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| Aldbury Primary School
Tring, Hertfordshire, Great Britain
www.aldbury.herts.sch.uk/ |
American School of Barcelona
Contact: Nancy Boyd
Barcelona, Spain
www.a-s-b.com/ |
| American International School of Budapest
Contact: Conway Chewning
Budapest, Hungary
www.aisb.hu/ |
DeRust Futura Primary School
Contact: David John Hartnick
Grabouw, Western Cape, South Africa
johnhartnick@mweb.co.za |
| Edmeston Central School
Contact: Mary Jain Dayger
Edmeston, New York, USA
www.edmestoncentralschool.net/ |
Girls’ High School
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, India
www.amu.ac.in/ |
| Hamburg Primary School
Keiskamma Art Project
Hamburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
www.keiskamma.org/art |
International School of Brussels
Contact: Jeffrey Brewster
Brussels, Belgium
www.isb.be/ |
| John L. Edwards Elem School
Contact: Carol Gans
Hudson, New York, USA
www.hudsoncityschooldistrict.com/jle_es/ |
Pechersk School International
Contact: Michael Palmer
Kiev, Ukraine
www.psi.kiev.ua/ |
| Reed Intermediate School
Contact: Gael Lynch
Newtown, Connecticut, USA
www.newtown.k12.ct.us/ris/ |
Stadley Rough Elem School
Contact: Ken Buescher
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
www.danbury.k12.ct.us/ |
| Thomas Jefferson Elem School
Contact: Lorraine Cich
Yorktown Heights, New York, USA
www.lakelandschools.org/Jefferson.cfm |
Western Connecticut Academy of
International Studies Magnet School
Contact: Meg McLoone
Danbury, Connecticut, USA
www.danbury.k12.ct.us/ |
Mary Jain Dayger
Darlene Humphrey
Principal Quiltmakers
mdayger@stny.rr.com |
Ray Flanigan
Photography and Video
www.bethelphotoworks.com |
Randall Douglas
Logo and Poster Design
Douglas Illustration
www.douglasillustration.com |
Kim Kelly
Center Square Quilter
CT4KELLY@aol.com |
John Farrell, Founder
Bridges of Peace and Hope
hoperivermusic@yahoo.com |
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