The students with their teachers and leaders spent a day walking around the area of the our one acre plot of land, learning the names and characteristics of the trees. Then they cleaned the vines off the Nandi Flame tree. It looks beautiful. Play the photo sequence to all all photos.
Rise Kenyan Youth Leaders Speak |
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Youth Speaking Out About Climate - Follow Jordan Sanchez, who just performed Sunday in Newburyport. http://thejordansanchez. 'Changing the World One Word at a Time" |
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"OUR WONDEROUS EARTH"
Engaging with the Environment
This classes were held in the wonderful pollinator garden at the Parker River Refuge Wildlife Center. Youth learned about what birds need for food and nesting. Katherine Davis shared her wildlife photography of birds, otters, and turtles. She told her story of the Snowy White Owl, named Seabrook,. Students visited the Audubon Center where they were feeding baby horse shoe crabs, and fish.
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Small Solutions Big Ideas is leading this initiative with the support of Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Newburyport Cultural Council Funding.
Our Connect Kids programs have create opportunities for Global Connections with youth in Kenya. These youth together will create art and bring more urgency to our efforts to meet the climate change.
Pottery bowls, vases, cups - beautifully crafted by Maria-Jose Garcia and Ethan Lima on sale at our local events, and Yankee Homecoming. Check here for auction posting on BetterWorld.org.
Small Solutions Big Ideas is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering Kenyan youth through technology. Our mission is to provide schools in Kenya with important resources, such as laptops and tablets, which have revolutionized education in the Western World. We address community needs during school break workshops. We are based in Newburyport, MA and Bungoma, Kenya. Our Kenyan Project Leader is Bonaventure Masika serving schools in the Bungoma region hill villages.
