Apparently the idea of a bake sale is rather novel round these parts. You may remember how a while back I wrote about my project with the language lab at my school. Now that the grant money has been spent and the director has generously found funds to upgrade the electrical system, I figured it was time for the icing on the cake. We need some heavy curtains to properly darken the room and a sound system to be used in tandem with the projector. For the latter and larger project, I’ll have some good news soon, but regarding the curtains I decided to get one of my new classes involved. This class has always struck me as a very hard-working and straight-shooting bunch, so I figured I could entrust them to pull off a bake sale with minimal hassle. As soon as I mentioned the idea two weeks ago they took right to it; soon I had received commitments from each student to bring in a baked good or two (in addition to my promise to contribute some of my highly regarded brownies.)

Today was the day, and I’m overjoyed to say that is was a great success – all the students came through, from the bakers to the salesmen! I know, a bake sale certainly isn’t the highest of accomplishments, but in context it felt like a great victory. Not only were we mobbed and did we sell out completely, but I also received praise from other teachers, many of whom rarely speak with me. It’s funny how sometimes a simple idea can be executed to great regard; the context in which events are executed determine their impact, and though it has taken almost two years, I seem to have finally grasped the nuances of said context. Many of the students asked if we could do this again, and hopefully they no longer need my guidance to do so. That’s the entire point of sustainable development, no? It’s basic, but in a way, quite divine… (oh, and did I mention my famous brownies???)