Saviors Of Earth2024-03-28T18:31:55Zmlphttps://saviorsofearth.ning.com/profile/mialynnperryhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1544694328?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://saviorsofearth.ning.com/group/childrenoftheearth/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=1z47ltxn5tlks&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe Amazing Little Gardenertag:saviorsofearth.ning.com,2009-08-12:2492330:Topic:2009192009-08-12T15:18:18.226Zmlphttps://saviorsofearth.ning.com/profile/mialynnperry
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(Amazing Katie Stagliano, age 10, and her 40-pound cabbage that fed 275 people!)<br />
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(Katie with her brother Michael, posing with the 40-pound cabbage she grew in their backyard)<br />
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According to United Nation's World Food Program, 25,000 people across the world die every day from hunger and related issues. Among the key causes of hunger are natural disasters, conflict, poverty, poor agricultural infrastructure…
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(Amazing Katie Stagliano, age 10, and her 40-pound cabbage that fed 275 people!)<br />
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(Katie with her brother Michael, posing with the 40-pound cabbage she grew in their backyard)<br />
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According to United Nation's World Food Program, 25,000 people across the world die every day from hunger and related issues. Among the key causes of hunger are natural disasters, conflict, poverty, poor agricultural infrastructure and over-exploitation of the environment. There is a lot that needs to be done to eliminate world hunger and everybody has to be involved.<br />
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When ten year old Katie Stangliano of Summerville, South Carolina learned about this, and about hungry children right in her own community, she decided to do her part. “I think it's important to help stop world hunger,” she notes.<br />
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So when a cabbage seedling she planted in her backyard grew to an amazing 40-pound size, she decided to donate it to the Fields to Families program, which brings fresh produce to the needy. Her cabbage was ultimately utilized by Tricounty Families Ministry in North Charleston, South Carolina to feed nearly 300 people.<br />
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Katie was further moved to learn that 12 million kids in the U.S go to bed hungry each night, and that so many children today do not eat enough to be healthy. Inspired by her experience with Fields to Families, Katie decided to do more. She decided to help teach other children about how they, too, can make a difference.<br />
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“I think it is important to have something to strive for. By planting a garden or just some seeds in a pot you can make a difference. My cabbage alone fed 275 people. If more kids did the same, we all could be helping to make a long time dream of no hungry people possible.” she explains. What One Child Can Do...tag:saviorsofearth.ning.com,2009-08-05:2492330:Topic:1990132009-08-05T18:32:37.699Zmlphttps://saviorsofearth.ning.com/profile/mialynnperry
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This little lady has been one of my latest great inspirations...What an amazing being...I applaud her, I have so much to learn from children...<br />
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This little lady has been one of my latest great inspirations...What an amazing being...I applaud her, I have so much to learn from children...<br />
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love & light,<br />
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mlp "The Child Paradox"--A child's creativity and the school systemtag:saviorsofearth.ning.com,2009-08-05:2492330:Topic:1989842009-08-05T16:44:04.453Zmlphttps://saviorsofearth.ning.com/profile/mialynnperry
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Hi everyone,<br />
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The school systems for children has been a life-long concern of mine. Many times, my work has been children-related, and I'll skip details of my history for now, but my concern regarding this topic has never been greater, since letting go of my personal plans to help raise my brother's 2 young children in Japan, which I've been doing now for nearly 6 years. As I dove into my new role during their crisis with their unstable parents and a rough custody battle, for…
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Hi everyone,<br />
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The school systems for children has been a life-long concern of mine. Many times, my work has been children-related, and I'll skip details of my history for now, but my concern regarding this topic has never been greater, since letting go of my personal plans to help raise my brother's 2 young children in Japan, which I've been doing now for nearly 6 years. As I dove into my new role during their crisis with their unstable parents and a rough custody battle, for awhile, it seemed as if I drifted further away from my desire to pursue an art teaching degree. But as I lived with my niece and nephew and spent hours making things together with our hands, I began to see that perhaps this was the ideal classroom, and I was the one who actually became their student.<br />
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When things finally began to settle at home last spring, my artist photographer cousin suddenly called me out of the blue, inviting me to do an exhibit with her. Since my nephew and niece were older, it finally seemed time to get out my own sketchbooks. My cousin also happened to be passionate about this topic and we both agreed that given how much time kids spend in schools, it still isn't a balanced system geared toward whole-brain learning or honoring a child's unique creativity & gifts. Our ideas quickly began to take form and we prepared for our show for September, titled, the "Child Paradox", with my cousin's photography and my illustrations, to help raise awareness regarding this topic. Around the same time, I happened to see a video(posted) of a man named Ken Robinson, who talked about similar concerns. This is just one of many people who have inspired us along the way. I also believe children are the future of our planet.<br />
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It was quite a challenge for us, given our hectic lives, but things unfolded in serendipitous ways. For example, the gallery owner accidentally double-booked our 2nd floor display room, and we ended up being allowed to use the high-ceiling 1st floor room with a huge glass window entrance facing the main street, that attracts more visitors, and, with no extra charge. Donations would show up, which helped us get the materials we needed. During our one week exhibit, some influential individuals, for example, a well-known master photographer in his 80's strolled in. It gave us a chance to inquire about the role of artists in society and start a dialogue. A teacher-assistant at my niece's elementary school came. Many young artists showed up, eager to see the display and surprised to discover what we were doing and why. One young artist even began a self-inquiry and felt compelled to re-do his own portfolio, finished it by the exhibit's final day to show us. Kids usually are not welcome in posh galleries, but we made a carpeted area where they could roll around and draw pictures right under the display. This exhibit was only a first step, and we have so much to learn, but we were also able to take a questionnaire survey to ask the kind visitors, many who were parents, about their thoughts on the educational system and what they would like to see change, to add to our ideas for our next projects.<br />
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This particular topic & video is about education, which happens to be one of my interests, but I'd love to hear what projects others have been doing, or ideas, concerns, stories, experiences that you can share about children that we can learn from.<br />
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Thanks for reading!<br />
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