The second grade at Valley Institute Elementary went to see the play, "A Thousand Cranes", at Barter Theatre. After the production, students were told about a project in which they could participate. Barter Theatre challenged anyone who watched the play to fold an origami crane to send to the Children's Monument in Hiroshima, Japan. Barter hopes to have 1000 origami cranes to send to Japan. The VIES second graders tackled this project with great enthusiasm. They have folded over 150 cranes to send to Japan!