1. Your Name and Title:
Mary Brownell – Middle School Reading Specialist, Civilizations Teacher
2. School or Organization Name:
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
3. Co-Presenter Name(s):
Middle School Girls Grades 5-7
4. Area of the World from Which You Will Present:
United States
5. Language in Which You Will Present:
English
6. Target Audience(s):
Middle School students and their teachers
7. Short Session Description (one line):
One Gesture At A Time: Knowledge and Action Hand in Hand
8. Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
In this workshop, middle school girls will describe their daily efforts before school and at lunch/recess, to care for four hens and one chick as part of their micro-financing efforts take action in the world against hunger and poverty. It is easy to feel helpless in the face of facts that could stun middle school students into inaction. For these girls, along with knowledge, has come action…one idea, one egg at a time. Striking that balance between doing something now and building solid knowledge, the KIDS’ Teacher Guide, Finding Solutions to Hunger: Kids Can Make A Difference© has been an invaluable tool in this endeavor as the girls raised the money for a hen house and the purchase of the flock for which they are responsible. In addition, they will demonstrate how to weave recycled newspaper into yarn as well as build bricks out of stuffed plastic bottles. They will explain their partnerships with Kiva International and their efforts to focus on compassion for others, citizenship in a shared world, and integrity of action.
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