Classroom Idea-Sparkers.This issue's column features ideas for students in middle school. Four exceptional middle school teachers share activities they use to help their students thrive as learners in integrative, powerful ways. Communication, collaboration, and creativity flourish in these meaningful, provocative experiences, which are artfully integrated with all aspects of the curriculum. A Constructive/Integrated Approach to Peace Building in School and Community Mary Lynn Morin, Enrichment enrichment Food industry The addition of vitamins or minerals to a food–eg, wheat, which may have been lost during processing. See White flour; Cf Whole grains. Coordinator, Winman Junior High School, Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the second largest city in the state, with 85,808 people. Its mayor, since 2000, has been Scott Avedisian. Founded by Samuel Gorton in 1642, Warwick has witnessed major events in American history. , finds that motivating 7th- and 8th-graders to experience and participate in the National Make a Difference Day can be a constructive way to explore and emphasize the meaning of peace throughout the school and community. Begin in the fall with a Peace Garden and Outdoor Learning Center. Convert a weedy, overgrown overgrown said of a part that has not been kept trimmed. overgrown hoof overgrown hooves put unusual stresses on bones and tendons and allow for distortion of the wall and sole. area adjacent to the school to create a place of beauty. Add statuary stat·u·ar·y n. pl. stat·u·ar·ies 1. Statues considered as a group. 2. The art of making statues. 3. A sculptor. adj. Of, relating to, or suitable for a statue. and plants, and it becomes an inviting spot where classes can write, draw, and hold discussions. At the Winman Junior High School garden dedication, students honored a deceased teacher, read the Winman Law of Peace (adapted from the Iroquois Law of Peace), enjoyed songs from the school chorus, and held a reception in the school. When spring arrived, the Columbine columbine, in botany columbine (kŏl`əmbīn), any plant of the genus Aquilegia, temperate-zone perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), popular both as wildflowers and as garden flowers. anniversary and new reports of school violence sparked renewed interest in the garden, which had been dormant Latent; inactive; silent. That which is dormant is not used, asserted, or enforced. A dormant partner is a member of a partnership who has a financial interest yet is silent, in that he or she takes no control over the business. over the winter. Students and families made additions to the garden ... benches, plants, mulch mulch, any material, usually organic, that is spread on the ground to protect the soil and the roots of plants from the effects of soil crusting, erosion, or freezing; it is also used to retard the growth of weeds. , a commemorative plaque A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event. ... and spent time weeding, planting, and mulching. Plans extended to a school-wide PEACE DAY(*) in late May. Energy and enthusiasm reigned as students became involved in the many interactive, integrated PEACE DAY preparations;. Making choices and collaborating with peers prevailed throughout. Student activities included: * Researching causes of student violence, using the Internet and newspapers * Creating an informative Web site * Conducting a school-wide peace writing contest (essay, short story, poem) * Publishing a peace newsletter for school-wide distribution * Preparing white ribbons for all students to wear * Designing and sewing sewing: see needlework. a peace flag for the school * Producing an informative video * Contacting representatives from local government, schools, arts community, and action groups to participate in the PEACE DAY assembly * Organizing and conducting the PEACE DAY assembly. (*) Winman Junior High School's PEACE DAY project was funded by two grants from The National Make a Difference Foundation. The Goal of PEACE DAY To develop students' awareness of the causes of violence and the need for tolerance as children and adults collaborate with fervor and dedication on the vision of a peaceful, safe environment. RELATED ARTICLE: A Prayer for Peace One short moment was all it took The trigger was pulled and the whole world shook My blood flowed heavier than the grieving tears Because that short moment erased my few years. The killer was sick, diseased with hate His anger and confusion decided my fate I am just a child, I feel so alone Stuck with the knowledge that I'll never go home. If that one moment was simply erased Then I could be back in my mother's embrace We all have to die, but it wasn't my turn Violence took my chance to live, love and learn. As I say my last words and I breathe my last breath I pray for something to come of my death Let my life be the last for violence to take No one should die due to someone's mistake. Now I can rest--my words have been heard But I pray further, please spread the word Don't ruin lives or tear families apart I pray to mankind--have peace in your heart. --Kathryn Ardizzone (14 years old) May 2000 Rose C. Merenda, Early Childhood Consultant, Warwick, Rhode Island. Sharon White-Williams, Department of Education, Hampton University Hampton University, at Hampton, Va.; coeducational; founded 1868, chartered 1870 as a normal and agricultural school; known as Hampton Institute 1930–84. , Hampton, Virginia Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, and therefore not part of any Virginia county. One of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, it is on the southeast end of the Virginia Peninsula, bordering on Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. As of the 2000 U.S. . |
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