Holcomb Bridge Launches 2nd Annual 'One School, One Book' Project

Holcomb Bridge will participate in “Raising South Sudan” global learning and service, thanks to a collaboration with Mothering Across Continents (MAC).

Holcomb Bridge Middle School recently launched an initiative that combines its 2nd Annual “One School, One Book” Project, a series of inter-disciplinary learning activities about global issues and participation in a global service learning initiative called “Raising South Sudan.” This year’s “One School, One Book” school-wide reading selection is award-winning "A Long Walk to Water," by Linda Sue Park. The book is inspired by the story of Salva Dut, one of approximately 3,800 former "Lost Boys of Sudan" who fled civil war as children, grew up in refugee camps, and were specially invited in 2001 to come to the U.S. and become citizens. The Atlanta metro area was one of the destination cities for the former “Lost Boys.” The Holcomb Bridge …

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