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Aria McElhenny / Courtesy photo / O'Maley Innovation Middle School instructor Allison Alves and teacher Theresa Dannaher made a table for distance learners in Gloucester. The teachers volunteered their time to build the desks, and the Gloucester Education Foundation paid for the materials. With the development of mixed schools, this year's teachers realized that many children simply do not have the right space to work at home, and providing children with small and lightweight desks for free will have a great impact.

PAUL BILODEAU/Photo of staff. Dan Graham, a social worker at O'Maley Innovation Middle School, brought a table with him to the waiting caregiver, because both parents and caregivers went to O'Maley Innovation Middle School to pick up their free desk. The teachers volunteered their time to build the desks, and the Gloucester Education Foundation paid for the materials. With the development of mixed schools, this year's teachers realized that many children simply do not have the right space to work at home, and providing children with small and lightweight desks for free will have a great impact. 1/25/21

PAUL BILODEAU/Photo of staff. The handmade desk is labeled "Made by O'Maley". The teachers volunteered their time to build the desks, and the Gloucester Education Foundation paid for the materials. With the development of mixed schools, this year's teachers realized that many children simply do not have the right space to work at home, and providing children with small and lightweight desks for free will have a great impact. 1/25/21

Aria McElhenny / Courtesy photo / Dan Graham, a social worker at O'Maley Innovation Middle School, led the teacher project, which is a remote desk for students to study at home. The teachers volunteered their time to build the desks, and the Gloucester Education Foundation paid for the materials.

PAUL BILODEAU/Photo of staff. Parents Rob Palk put down a desk for his parents Julia, and parents and carers pick up and drop off their free desks at O'Maley Innovation Middle School. The teachers volunteered their time to build the desks, and the Gloucester Education Foundation paid for the materials. With the development of mixed schools, teachers realized that many children simply do not have the right space to work at home, and providing children with a small and light desk for free will have a great impact. 1/25/21

Aria McElhenny / Courtesy photo / O'Maley Innovation Middle School principal Lynne Beattie, left, teacher Amy Donnelly, right, instructor Allison Alves, at the back, volunteered time to build desks. The Gloucester Education Foundation has paid for the materials. With the development of mixed schools, teachers realized that many children simply do not have the right space to work at home, and providing children with a small and light desk for free will have a great impact.

PAUL BILODEAU/Photo of staff. Dan Graham, a social worker at O'Maley Innovation Middle School, explained the function of the desk to his parents Rob Palk, because parents and caregivers came to pick up and drop off the free desk at O'Maley Innovation Middle School. The teachers volunteered their time to build the desks, and the Gloucester Education Foundation paid for the materials. With the development of mixed schools, teachers realized that many children simply do not have the right space to work at home, and providing children with a small and light desk for free will have a great impact. 1/25/21

When life feels very unstable, seeking support can make a difference.

For local schoolchildren who attend classes at home when the pandemic restricts individual gatherings, this support takes the form of a square with four wooden legs.

Teachers at O'Maley Innovation Middle School have collaborated with the Gloucester Education Foundation to build small portable desks for children to use at home during distance learning for the evolving new coronavirus pandemic.

O'Maley principal Lynne Beattie said on Monday: "I think this is a great community experience." "The staff gathered together to do something for the children and families who need to work from home, which caused great excitement."

Dan Graham, the O'Maley social worker who hosted the project, said that after learning about how other school districts work, teachers were inspired to build desks.

"Why can't we do this?" Graham remembered the questions raised by many teachers.

Although all schools in Gloucester offer in-person learning options, students can choose to continue to study online through the city’s distance learning college.

Graham said that the desk project was carried out quickly. When the teacher got the materials, arranged the work time and the ensemble line and started production, everyone's hands were on the deck.

The Gloucester Education Foundation provided initial funding of $1,000 to the program to purchase enough supplies to build and allocate 50 tables.

Graham said: "I think (the initiative) is huge." "Many children don't have a table or a place in the house for learning. (The table) creates space for study and work."

He detailed the importance of separating the work space from the home space, adding that children without tables are doing homework where they eat and play.

Graham said: "We want to create a learning space in the house."

The 18 by 30 by 30 inches desk is made of pine wood frame with a dry erase top that can be separated and moved for use in a smaller position.

Under the guidance of social engineering intervals and other COVID-19, voluntary O'Maley employees, under the supervision of school engineering expert Dave Brown, used prefabricated materials to assemble 30 desks that have been sent to families in need.

"The Gloucester Educational Foundation is honored to support this incredible project with funds raised from the local community through our school emergency fund." Foundation Chairman Aria McElhenny said. "The desk project is another example, showing that our teachers are going beyond the scope of their responsibilities to make this challenging year better for students in any way. We are grateful for their hard work and compassion."

Under the guidance of Stephen Abell, a senior woodworking teacher in Gloucester, students are building additional desks at Gloucester High School.

You can contact Taylor Ann Bradford at 978-675-2705, or

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