The bazaar features local artisans and purveyors of handmade goods such as jewelry, art, food, textiles, stationery, pottery, and fashion. In addition to the shopping experience, food vendors will provide lunch at a nominal fee. Admission to the bazaar is free and open to the public.
The Beeline Bazaar started more than a decade ago as an initiative led by the junior class to raise money for the student-run Community Service Endowment Fund and the traditional Junior-Senior Luncheon. In the past 17 years, the Beeline Bazaar has become a widely popular event in the Memphis community for both local vendors and shoppers. The Bazaar provides valuable, hands-on learning experiences for the students involved, teaching marketing, entrepreneurship, and event management skills to the Hutchison juniors who run the event.
The Beeline Bazaar also extends beyond Hutchison, as a majority of the proceeds are given back to the community through nonprofit grants to organizations that benefit the greater Memphis area. The money is allocated by the Hutchison Community Service Endowment Fund, which is directed by the student-run Philanthropic Literacy Board. Some of the nonprofits that we have granted money in years past include: ALLMemphis, Memphis Teacher Residency, and Memphis Recovery Center.
We asked Kristen Farmer Davis ’99 about some of her past experiences, how those influence her work with Hutchison students today, and what she’s excited about in her new role.
Hutchison’s Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum weaves critical skills development throughout the school day. As girls progress to the next grade and beyond, they revisit the same traits that they first learned in Early Childhood.
Congratulations to the 18 middle and upper school girls who won Scholastic Writing Awards in the recent Alliance for Young Artists & Writers competition!