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Girl Scouts present Gold and Silver projects to School Committee
Summary
Two Girl Scout projects — a Gold Award poetry anthology and a Silver Award community birdhouse project — were presented to the School Committee by recent graduates and current students. Presenters described research, workshops, fundraising and distribution to local libraries and the Medway Community Farm.
Two Girl Scout projects were presented during the meeting: Zainab Unwer described a Gold Award project titled “Poetry and Me,” and Shreeya Prabhakar and Shri Sikkadabhatri described a Silver Award “Community Birdhouses” project.
Zainab, a recent Westborough High School graduate and rising Barnard College sophomore, said her Gold Award project began with research on representation in children’s books and led to workshops at the public library where children wrote poetry about their identities. “As a part of my project, I started off by hosting workshops over at the public library…we talked about what identity means… and I encouraged them to write poetry,” she said. Zainab compiled submissions into booklets distributed to local libraries and posted a collection online; she also handed the workshop process to a high‑school club for continuity.
Shreeya and Shri presented their Silver Award project, which aimed to increase local avian biodiversity by researching native species and building species‑targeted houses. “In the end, our project was that we built 6 birdhouses for the Medway Community farm that included 2 wood duck houses, 2 bat houses, and 2 common bird houses,” they said. They described fundraising via a community bake sale and sourcing materials through donations and purchases, including a $50 contribution from Home Depot.
Committee members asked follow‑up questions about research findings, project impact, budgeting and maintenance. The students said they provided maintenance schedules to farm staff and planned to check back after a year to assess impact.
Why it matters: Student leadership and Gold/Silver Award projects offer hands‑on civic engagement, community service and public‑speaking experience. Committee members praised the students and encouraged continuation of their efforts at the local library and Medway farm.
Next steps: Students will follow up with the library and farm contacts and the school group taking on the workshop for future iterations.
