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Our Grants for Kids grants continue to provide support for local schools and summertime programs. A 2013 Learning Links grant allowed Milford High School students to work on a photography project with clients of City Gospel Mission.
The mission of the St. Paul’s Service Learning Program is to form students into life-long agents of compassion through meaningful service, honest reflection, and sound instruction.
project
by Ilie Paun Capriel, Lauren Carter, and Andrew Norman Wilson
Mylar, Wood, Metal, Roomba robotic vacuum, computer, projector, power unit, Cabrini-Green remnants
10’ x 6’ x 9’
2009
The Deep Learning Summit took place in Boston on 26-27 May 2015.
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Mistress of Ceremonies at The Immigrant Learning Center's 20th Anniversary Celebration on October 20, 2012. Photo courtesy of Jon Fischer Photography.
the "all black's" version, of course! @ slim's cultural place. the girls learned to use the poi, which is much harder!
Here's St Ives' Eco team posing with Senior Producer Matt Hocking (Far Left), the five judges and their Eco mentor Helen Brooks (Far Right).
Eat the green stuff, leave the brown stuff.
There were half a dozen mares with their foals above the Potts Valley.
Loyola University New Orleans students volunteering at Samuel F. Green Charter School's cafe on November 9, 2010.
My son and I came across these step patterns for a tango on a bridge in Grand Rapids, and we both instantly thought of the book "Sophie and Lou" by Petra Mathers, which we read many times when he was little.
So we had to dance it (of course!), but it didn't start out so well, since neither of us knows how to dance, and we got the positions switched so I was leading, and he was trying to do all the tiny twirly moves with his size 13 shoes. Worked better when he realized what was going on and we switched. Better, but the people passing by were still grinning. LOL
69/365?
I'm on lunch break again - Japanese study time!
I'm sometimes asked, is it really necessary to master Japanese in order to live in Japan? Is all the effort needed to learn Hiragana, Katakana and kanji really worth it?
Well, the answer to these questions could be yes or no, but your life in Japan will be very different depending on what you believe the answers are.
This past week I have restarted actively studying Japanese, and much of my spare time spent on the subway or walking to the shops is now spent with my iPhone, studying Japanese.
Why? Well, it's just over a year since I graduated from university (BA in Japanese Studies) and returned to Japan, and last week when watching a video I recorded last year I was shocked to notice that my Japanese is no better now than it was then.
The thing is, it is perfectly possible to live in Japan for years, and still not be able to speak Japanese. I have a friend who was here for 30 years, and when they left, they still couldn't manage much more than a 'konnichiwa'. They had chosen not to learn Japanese, and here in Tokyo it just wasn't an issue - so yes, you can live in Japan without any Japanese ability.
When I first came to Japan I spoke no Japanese. I lived with my girlfriend at the time who spoke perfect English. I was an English teacher. I hung out with friends who spoke English. I didn't need Japanese.
Five years later I returned to Japan once more - but this time I could understand and speak Japanese. And you know what? It was a different place! Gone was all the mystery and not understanding conversations that were happening all around me. I felt a part of what was going on. There were so many more opportunities. I could make so many more friends. I didn't have to rely on someone else translating for me.
Deciding to learn Japanese was the best thing I ever did.
It really has changed my life, and I would encourage anyone who is thinking of coming to Japan / living in Japan to learn it. Simple Japanese really isn't all that difficult. Hiragana and Katakana can both be learnt within a week. Whilst kanji may seem scary at first, they are actually amazing, incredibly helpful in letting you guess the meanings of words and phrases that you may never have seen before (although it's normal to have a love-hate relationship with them!) There are some great text books out there if you don't have the chance to meet Japanese people face-to-face, and of course now we have online tools like Edufire and Smart.fm, which make it a lot easier.
On the iPhone and Mac I'm using Anki (in the photo), a great spaced-repetition app that helps you learn new words and phrases really quickly.
I have so much more to learn, it's a never-ending effort, but there are so many benefits - it's all worth it.
Joseph
My uncle Gary taught me to ride a bike without training wheels in August of 1983. Prior to that, I just took the subway everywhere (SEPTA)
Survey/Analysis of Learning Styles derived from Honey & Mumford Learning Styles Questionnaire, available at www.peterhoney.com
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