In celebration of Durham College’s (DC) 50th anniversary, 50 origami paper cranes, all made by Sara Donner, administrative assistant, School of Health & Community Services (HCS), hang delicately in the HCS office window.

Each is a crisp and colourful work of art in the tradition of origami – ori meaning “folding,” and kami meaning “paper” – often associated with Japanese culture. The paper crane is considered to be the most classic design.

Sara taught herself the craft and also recently shared the skill with the HCS faculty:

“I am on the Social Committee for HCS and thought it would be a nice idea to teach our faculty how to make the cranes since our theme was health and wellness at our All School meeting,” said Sara.  “This was fun and challenging and I have a new found respect for teachers!”

To see the display, visit HCS at SW106 at the Oshawa campus.