Working Together ~ We're Changing the World!

Behind the scenes

The Warehouse of Discarded Children turned out to be more than just a successful fundraiser...
it was a remarkable collaboration.  The actors were fully committed and they worked together like a true ensemble.  The power of this production was the teamwork and comraderie that the students demonstrated.  And they freaked a lot of people out, too!

Thank you to all our stellar volunteers: Joanne from GLOBAL VILLAGE CONNECT, Jack Sharples (RHS, '07), Joleen on make-up, Ian from Eastern U, the parents who helped out, and especially to ABUELITA'S EMPANADAS for your incredible contribution.

After it was all over, counting our profits was a whole other cause for celebration.  We raised $2000 from this event.  That's enough to build 4 acres of garden at Buyanga Primary School in Uganda!  

Join us at Pen Pal & Popcorn Club on Thursday where we will look at what a $2000 investment can yield in Uganda.  There will be lots of popcorn and plenty to celebrate.  We are truly making the world a healthier, more equitable place.  Proof of my philosophy: PEN PALS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!  

ONE NIGHT ONLY: The Warehouse of Discarded Children: RMS Pen Pal Fundraiser Thursday, Oct. 27 4-8:00

 

Radnor Middle School Pen Pals are going to freak you out!  This year's fundraiser to grow and sustain our projects in Uganda features The Warehouse of Discarded Children, Abuelita's Empanadas, Ugandan handcrafted jewelry, cool headbands, and a bake sale.

Thursday, October 27 from 4-8:00 @ Radnor Middle School

                                 Enter the bus loop on the S. Wayne Avenue side.

Zombies are Made, Not Born!

HIDDEN AWAY FOR YEARS....

RADNOR MIDDLE SCHOOL'S DISCARDED STUDENTS ARE ON DISPLAY FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY!!

BEGGING FOR RELEASE....
     

IS THERE A REASON THEY WERE DISCARDED???

                           DO WE WANT THEM LOOSE IN THE VILLAGE OF WAYNE???

Can't make it to our fundraiser?  SPONSOR A ZOMBIE online @ Global Village Connect RMS Pen Pal Project

Thinking Globally

    It's a new year with new faces, new teachers and new experiences.  And while going back to school is a jolt to the system, it's also an incredible opportunity to start fresh and refocus on what matters most.  This year, my focus is on developing a global perspective.  While the Pen Pal Project that has evolved over the past seven years has been transformational, this year my commitment to developing a global mindset is moving front and center.
    I am honored to have been selected by the US Dept. of State as a Teacher for Global Classrooms for this school year.  This means I will be studying best practices for integrating global awareness into my classroom, and I will also travel abroad for a couple of weeks as a teacher-ambassador in the Spring or Summer of 2017.  This is one of those rare and special moments when I get to connect our students with children in another part of the world.  I can't think of anything more thrilling.
    While making new friends is always exciting, the joy of maintaining a friendship over a long period of time brings tremendous rewards and sometimes challenges.  Sustaining our friendship with the Buppala School in Uganda, and expanding our reach to the Buyanga School where our friend and headmaster has been transferred will take persistent effort.  Our garden and goat projects continue to deliver to the community, and this year we will begin to try and replicate some of the success we've enabled at Buppala to the nearby Buyanga Primary School.  We welcome anyone who is able to join us after school on Thursdays.  If you have any desire to participate in any capacity, please let me know.  There is so much to learn and accomplish.  May this be our best year yet!

Pen Pals Send Peace Flags to Liberia!

Photo by Alex Lowy

         Radnor Pen Pals have been working steadily for the past several weeks on a series of instructional and decorative Peace Flags to adorn the classroom of our student teacher, Ms. Caitlin Baker, who is about to embark on a two-year adventure as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia.    Creating Peace Flags with math formulas, health facts, science concepts, proverbs, poetry & tie dye is a way of providing Visual Literacy for students who have little access to books, posters or media images.  And expanding our reach to classrooms in Liberia makes our global connection even stronger.  Radnor students had a brief introduction to Liberia earlier this year when our very own Mr. Bennie shared his experience as a Liberian refugee.  We look forward to communicating with Ms. Baker's students in the near future. 

Photo by Alex Lowy

Good luck, Ms. Baker!