Bryan Haecker

Haecker’s innovative teaching idea, “Sleep in Heavenly Peace,” involves supporting a local volunteer organization that is dedicated to building, assembling and delivering top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need. Haecker believes all children deserve a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads. In San Antonio, Texas and across the country, boys and girls go without a bed-or even a pillow-to sleep on. These children end up sleeping on couches, blankets, and even floors. This can affect their happiness and their health. Through this program, Haecker, along with his students in his high school wood shop, will be able to help Sleep in Heavenly Peace by building bunk beds with his students and providing not only the labor to build the beds, but also helping to deliver and assemble the beds at the houses for the families. Ultimately, the students will be giving back to families in need, while using skills they learned in class.