Visiting Mr. Cruciani's 2nd grade class

Mr. Crusiani, known as Mr. C, invited us to his classroom this afternoon to teach his 2nd grade students how to make paper cranes. Before we started, we've discussed the situation in Japan and the meaning behind the making of 1000 cranes. (Click on the page "why make one thousand cranes?" above to read about it). The students were very compassionate and they all wanted to make these cranes for the people of Otsuchi. It was truly amazing to see those happy faces when, at the end of the process of folding the origami paper, the students opened the wings of the cranes. 

Sumi (left) and Alexia (right)

Mr. C's class