In 2013, Christian Bucks, a student at Roundtown Elementary, brought his school the idea of a Buddy Bench — a place for students feeling lonely can sit, and other students can ask them to play or talk. The idea took off around the country, and now a few schools in York County have adopted the idea.Several organizations worked together to bring the idea to Lincoln Charter School in York.
CORE saw a good opportunity to bring schools, local government and businesses together to expand Buddy Benches. They reached out to state Rep. Kevin Schreiber, who put them in touch with the charter school. CORE representatives visited the school to teach them about tools in the architectural industry and talk about different bench designs. Students came up with their own ideas, and CORE worked pieces of those into three possibilities. The colorful final design includes seating of different heights with a canopy.