very rewarding for students, staff , and community. “I think the great values for the students have come in learning teamwork across disciplines and the quality required to accurately represent the story of Brookgreen,” she said. “For the community, we hope the gift of wonderful music as presented by Ron and the students honors Brookgreen and its role in our community’s past and present.” Faculty advisor Matt White, Ph.D., added, “We often segment these experiences, but in this case, for a group of students to go from the artist collaboration, to the music study, composing, arranging, rehearsing, recording, and production, Squirrel, for 6- to 8-yearolds, will debut during the Brookgreen Art Festival on June 3 and 4. Written by me and illustrated by Millie Doud, the story involves a father and son taking a weekend nature walk that features a very communicative fox squirrel and a mysterious Native American woman. Two soft-cover, illustrated story books will be released per year. Woven into each story will be a lesson based on a saying, proverb or homily drawn from Native-, African-, or Colonial-American The fi rst storybook in the Magnifi cent Brookgreen Gardens Story House Book series “Not only will the process infl uence their future creative and professional experiences, but they have a beautiful document to be proud of and help them in their future endeavors.” Trisha O’Connor, Director of Th e Athenaeum Press is a rare experience. Not only will the process infl uence their future creative and professional experiences, but they have a beautiful document to be proud of and help them in their future endeavors.” A literary project for youth, the launch of Th e Magnifi cent Brookgreen Gardens Story House Books, also will have far-reaching impact. Th e project, published by CLASS Publishing, will focus on the native animals and plants residing at Brookgreen Gardens and benefi t readers aged 3-5 or 6-8 anywhere. Th e Friendly Fox folklore. Moreover, the story plot will be in line with that used in Th e Magnifi cent Brookgreen Gardens Story House exhibit, located in the Enchanted Storybook Forest, and should reinforce the message that the ways one feels are determined by the choices he or she makes. Our partnership with Maryville Elementary School through the Brookgreen Buddies Mentoring Program has enriched the local community since its inception in 2004. Staff members and volunteers meet with selected students on a bi-weekly basis to provide academic, social, and emotional support for their mentees. According to Assistant Principal Scott Batton, “Th e Brookgreen program has allowed a safe setting for students to talk and interact with someone besides their teachers. Th e mentors bring many interesting life experiences and ideas to share with our students. Th e Brookgreen Buddies program has also opened up the world of Brookgreen Gardens to some students who otherwise would not have ever visited.” MES 1st grade teacher Sherry Poston added, “So often children are seen but not heard. Th e Brookgreen Buddies ~ 13 ~
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