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WEEKLYPRESS.COM ·
UCREVIEW.COM · OCTOBER 19 · 2011
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Friends Select Middle School Participates in First in a Series of Service Days
Grammy –Nominated Artist Visits Henry C. Lea Elementary
By Amara Rockar L O
n Tuesday, October 11, Friends Select middle schoolers traveled to the Forbidden Drive area of the Wissahickon to repair severely flood-damaged areas and trails. This is the middle school’s first com- munity service project of the 2011-2012 school year.
Together, all of the students worked hard to move gravel, rocks, fencing, and even 100lb trash cans! In the end, the areas were transformed and while there is certainly more work that can be done, the students could see the positive difference. Throughout the day, many passers-by thanked the students for all of their hard work and a few even stopped to lend a hand. At meeting for worship after lunch, students expressed how enjoyable it was spending the day working together. “It’s a pretty amazing moment to see just how dramatic the change is at the site after working on it for hours,” said Terry Kessel, director of middle school. “The school’s service programs build a strong founda- tion for our students that will enable a lifetime of service learning and philanthropic gestures to their com- munities.” Service learning, either within the school community or outside, teaches the importance and necessity of making a positive contribution to our society. For all Friends Select middle schoolers, there are days set aside throughout the year to perform large-group service projects.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 @ 8:45am
ea Elementary 3rd, 4th and 5th graders had the opportunity to hop aboard the Peace Train! Nominated for a Grammy for Best World Music album, Sharon Katz and her multicultural band, The Peace Train, served as South African Cultural Am- bassadors following the end of apartheid. Last month, Katz visited Lea Elementary to share her message of peace and respect for all people Katz shared her experi- ence of growing up in South Africa under apartheid, including not being able to play with friends who didn’t share her skin color, and spoke about Nelson Man- dela, his years of imprison- ment and eventual rise to the presidency. Introducing her band member Wendy Khethiwe Quick, Katz detailed the pieces of Quick’s Zulu attire and asked students where Quick was from with most guessing South Africa. Quick then revealed that she is from North Philadelphia and talked about growing up and attending a school much like Lea. A former police detec- tive and social worker, Quick stressed the importance of higher education and service to one’s community. Before playing a few songs, Katz and Quick asked the children to describe what it looks like be without peace around the world. Some students spoke about crime and violence in Philadelphia while others talked about war and unrest in their home countries of Cambodia, Ban- gladesh and Nigeria. The musicians then challenged the students to be ambas- sadors of peace and respect and taught the students the “Peace Train” dance to help them always remember. The performance was ar- ranged by Dr. Jean-Marie Koussi, a post-doc at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, who is working to bring an after- school program to Lea with a technological, French bi-lin- gual and multicultural focus. Sharon Katz and The Peace Train’s next performance in the area will be a CD release party at a private residence in Villanova on Saturday November 5th at 7:30 p.m. Seats can be reserved ($20-25 per person suggested contri- bution) with a check made continued on page 7
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