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BASIS Independent McLean Students Support Hurricane Relief Effort
Local McLean Students Raise More Than $900 for Hurricane Relief in Puerto Rico
BASIS Independent McLean (BIM) students of McLean, Va. raised $972.96 for Save the Children’s Hurricane Maria Children’s Relief Fund from its school bake sale and talent/art expo show. BIM seventhgraders, Mason Huiss and Leo Saraf led the hurricane relief fundraising efforts, after presenting the idea to BIM administration. For more information about BIM, go to http://mclean.basisindependent.com or call 703.854.1253.
“We are so proud of our students for demonstrating compassion for others and taking the initiative to support Puerto Rico’s hurricane relief efforts,” said Ron Kim, BASIS Independent McLean’s head of
school. “Fundraising programs like this, teach our students the importance of community involvement and leadership,” said Kim.
ABOUT BASIS INDEPENDENT MCLEAN, VA: BASIS Independent McLean, a preschool through grade
12 private school founded in 2016, is part of the BASIS Curriculum Schools network, which is among the best in the world. The acclaimed BASIS Curriculum has cultivated excellent student outcomes every year since its
founding in 1998, educating students at the highest international levels and preparing them to be participants, not spectators, in the 21st century global workforce of commerce and innovation. The network currently includes 31 schools: 24 public charter schools in Arizona, Texas, and Washington, D.C.,
five independent schools in California, New York, and Virginia, and two international schools in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, China. For more information, please visit BASISIndependent.com or BASISed.com.
