GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) — Green Bay’s Webster Elementary school has been separated into cities, roads, and addresses, all serviced by a student run post office.
It’s all part of a program funded by a grant through the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation.
Green Bay Area Public School District Literacy Coach Todd Lowney wrote the grant that made it possible.
“We have six ‘cities’ in Webster that correlate with the hallways, and in each city we have streets,” Lowney explained.
The ribbon was officially cut on the post office during a ceremony on Wednesday.
Greater Green Bay Community Foundation CEO Dennis Buehler was on hand.
“We’re so thrilled to be able to provide this grant, and we hope it brings a bit of joy to your learning,” Buehler told the crowd.
The grant funded paper, letter sorting containers, pencils and pencil grips.
Students say they enjoy writing and sending mail to each other.
“They love getting mail,” said Ruby, the student postmaster. “We love writing to our friends and staff at Webster.”
Green Bay Postmaster Roy Strobl, Jr. says the program is teaching valuable lessons that have atrophied even amongst the general public in an increasingly digital world.
“We have a lot of people who don’t know how to write, address letters, and mail packages,” Strobl told students. “You guys are learning it in elementary school.”
Approximately 30-50 letters circulate the post office on both Mondays and Wednesdays, which is fully staffed with Webster students; from sorters, to stamp cancelers to carriers, to their own postal directory.
