What a day! Our Earth Scouts group finished up their unit on Economic Justice today earning two badges–one for the unit and a smaller one for the reading fundraiser that they have been working on for the past several months. The reading fundraiser, called Read to Feed, was part of our work to raise money [...]
who knew that $320 can get you a llama, a goat, chicks, and bees
May 24th, 2010
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Tags: animals · earth scouts · service-learning · social responsibility · sustainability · volunteering · world culture
budding social activist
February 10th, 2010
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I’m totally psyched up for our new unit in Earth Scouts, the youth group that I lead along with my friend Heidi. At first when Heidi and I decided it was time to move away from our safety net of concentrating on nature and decided to attempt this new unit of “economic justice,” I felt [...]
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the wisdom of dr. seuss
January 5th, 2010
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“I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues.” — Dr. Seuss I have always loved Dr. Seuss. The rhythmic lines, the nonsensical words, the zany illustrations–all of this makes for such fun while reading! Even though I enjoyed Dr. Seuss when I was [...]
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