Local kids refuse to talk (5 photos)

Local kids refuse to talk (5 photos)

There’s usually no shortage of conversation as a class of students files into a school gymnasium. Thursday at St. Mary’s French Immersion there was hardly a whisper.

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1 / 1 Grade 6,7 and 8 students at St. Mary's French Immersion took a vow of silence Thursday, April, 16, 2015 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The 24-hour event raised $2,700 for a water project for children in Kenya. Michael Purvis/SooToday

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There’s usually no shortage of conversation as a class of students files into a school gymnasium.

Thursday at St. Mary’s French Immersion there was hardly a whisper.

A hush fell over parts of the east end school as dozens of students pledged to go silent for Free the Children’s We Are Silent campaign.

“There has been quite a bit of background teaching to get them to this point,” said Anick Champagne, the Grade 7-8 teacher who organized the fundraiser.

Dozens of students in Grades 6, 7, and 8 took part, raising $2,700 in the one-day event.

Money raised will go toward a water project for children in Kenya.

The fundraiser is in preparation for the first-ever You The Sault event scheduled to take place in May and follows a number of local projects the students have taken part in.

(PHOTO: Students at St. Mary's French Immersion make the symbol for Free the Children's We Are Silent campaign. Michael Purvis/SooToday)