Rochester City School No. 33 students got Junior Achievement lessons from Our Lady of Mercy students

Our Lady of Mercy students teach for a day at School 33 ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Students from Our Lady of Mercy visited Rochester City School Number 33 to teach elementary school classes.

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Around 40 students from Mercy, with support from RIT, Honeywell and Junior Achievement, took part in the event. Mercy said students in grades nine through 12 taught kindergarten through fifth graders using Junior Achievement’s curriculum.

“So, we’re really wanting these students to be confident in their life skills and work skills and just kind of grow as a person, again, within financial literacy, career readiness. So having these volunteers today share their personal work stories and their personal, like, their education background, I think is really beneficial for these students,” said Libby McDonough, learning experiences coordinator at Junior Achievement.

The school said the group spent weeks preparing lessons with RIT students. Mercy said the effort was part of its Leadership Distinction Program and gave hands-on leadership and mentoring experience.