The Pillowcase Project was created by the American Red Cross following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Pillowcase Project became a preparedness education program for elementary school students, and in just a few years was adapted and implemented by several other Red Cross chapters with substantial success.
Program Structure
The Pillowcase Project is:
- A 40-60 minute, classroom-based presentation targeted to ages 8-11, or grades 3-5
- Presented in schools, after-school programs, summer camps and at other youth-serving sites
- A standardized curriculum that combines instruction with physical and small-group collaborative learning activities
- A program that meets many performance expectations for the Common Core Math and Language Arts Standards and Next Generation Science Standards for grades 3-5
