SIFE at Susquehanna
Changing the World

Coloring Outside the Borders

In 2006, SU SIFE developed our first coloring book to distribute at a Market Street Festival downtown from our campus. What started with one coloring book in a small town quickly grew into an international project, impacting hundreds of children across the globe.

Our team connected with service learning trips that Susquehanna students participate in bi-annually. We then developed coloring books that emphasized economic themes. SU students took our coloring books along on service trips to New Orleans, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.

During the 2007-2008 school year the project grew at a rapid pace. We now have five different coloring books in English, which will be sent to teachers in areas still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. We also have a coloring book written in Spanish which will once again be taken to orphanages in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. In addition, HOLA, an organization on campus, uses our books to help with their tutoring program.

This fast expansion was made possible through a generous gift from HARSCO, which allowed us to get all of the coloring books printed on sturdy material. In the coming years, we hope to expand our reach with this project to other children throughout the world. If you are interested in incorporating our coloring books into your classroom (they are suitable for 1st through 3rd grade students), please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Last updated Eric Stahlnecker, Webmaster, SIFE Team. ©2005 Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 17870.