Class act.Special teachers often make a profound difference in their students' lives. For many of those teachers, there are no official accolades, but Jackson educator Peggy Carlisle's day of recognition arrived recently when she received the National ING Unsung Heroes Award and a $27,000 grant to fund her innovative program, "The Kenyan Project." Founded by ING U.S. Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , the award program honors kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers for inventive teaching methods, original educational projects, and positive impacts on students. More than 1,100 educators across the nation were considered this year. Carlisle, a teacher at Pecan pecan: see hickory. pecan Nut and tree (Carya illinoinensis) of the walnut family, native to temperate North America. Occasionally reaching a height of about 160 ft (50 m), the tree has deeply furrowed bark and feather-shaped leaves. Park Elementary School elementary school: see school. , began "The Kenyan Project" after her class heard the heart-wrenching stories of visiting Kenyan educator Juddy Opiya. The project gives students glimpses of African culture through a partnership with three bush schools in Kitale, Kenya. Carlisle's 156 third- and fourth-graders learn Swahili, compose letters to Kenyan students, and share books and photos. Students also gain a knowledge of free enterprise through fund-raising efforts Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported ; sales of paper houses and pet rocks have raised $650 for Kenya initiatives. "The Kenyan Project was born purely out of the students' desire to help others in need," said Pecan Park principal Wanda Quon. "With this program, Peggy Carlisle has provided her students with priceless price·less adj. 1. Of inestimable worth; invaluable. 2. Highly amusing, absurd, or odd: a priceless remark. knowledge and understanding of Kenyan culture, resources, and environment to further broaden their lives and help us all make connections with a larger community." The new grant will provide Carlisle's students with laptop computers and disposable digital cameras to enable them to share the events of their lives with their Kenyan pen pals Pen Pals or penpals may refer to:
In light of Hurricane Katrina's destruction, ING also gave Pecan Park Elementary two 55-gallon drums full of school supplies and $5,000 to assist in the school's absorption of almost 20 displaced displaced see displacement. students. For more information about the ING Unsung Heroes Award program, call 800/537-4180 or see www.ing.com/us/unsungheroes. |
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