-May 6th, 2004. Emma Willard School,
Troy, N.Y. Morning assembly presentation to entire student
body and faculty entitled, The Face of Our World, How People Work,
Live and Survive on Less Than $10/day. This 45-minute slide-based
presentation addressed over 4 billion people around the world and
examined the type of work, living conditions and life styles typical
of the majority of people on earth. 10 minute Q&A/discussion period
followed. Contact: Jack Easterling, (518) 833-1315
-April 29th, 2004. University
Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. Morning assembly presentation
to entire student body and faculty entitled, The Face of Our World,
How People Work, Live and Survive on Less Than $10/day. This 45-minute
slide-based presentation addressed over 4 billion people around the
world and examined the type of work, living conditions and life styles
typical of the majority of people on earth. 10 minute Q&A/discussion
period followed. Contact: Elizabeth Jemette, (313) 884-4444
-April 28th, 2004. Parcell’s
Middle School, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. All-day program featuring
two 1-1/2-hr. presentations with one-hour slide program and approx.
25 minutes of Q&A. First presentation to entire 6th grade offered
a general discussion of South America (geography, demographics, colonial
history, natural features) with a concentrated look at the central
Andean nations, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Second presentation to
entire seventh grade offered a general discussion of Africa with a
concentrated look at Eastern and Southern Africa. Special attention
was given to discussion of Apartheid and to the ravaging effects of
the AIDS epidemic. Contact: Linda Fogel, Chair of Social Studies,
(313) 432-4600
-April 27th, 2004. Brownell Middle
School, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. All day program featuring
two one-hour slide show presentations. The first presentation to all
of the sixth grade- approx. 200 students- featured discussion of the
Amazon Rainforest and provided general factual information, overview
of geography, natural/bio diversity, and the impact of rapid human
development/deforestation. The second presentation for all of seventh
grade (also about 200 students), focused on the Middle East and incorporated
geographic, demographic, historical, cultural and religious topics
as well as personal travel anecdotes. Both presentations featured
slide shows to illustrate points of discussion. Remainder of the day
was spent in classroom settings and was designed as an expanded follow-up
& Q&A forum to promote direct dialogue with students. Contact:
Bill Taylor, Chair of Social Studies, (313) 343-2115
-April 13th, 2004. Berkshire School,
Sheffield, MA. Morning assembly presentation to entire student
body and faculty. This slide and lecture presentation coincided with
the introduction of the school’s Green Campus Initiative and
addressed issues pertaining to the environment and humankind’s
critical role in shaping the future of the planet. Program was designed
to stimulate and challenge the audience to consider the impact of
the myriad choices that they make in their everyday lives, and ones
that they will be faced with in the future. 35-minute presentation
was followed by 10 minutes of Q&A time and a final inspirational
slide show set to music. Contact: Peter Parisi, Director of Student
Affairs, (413) 229-8511
-February 24th, 2004. The Marvelwood
School, Kent, CT. Evening presentation with theme of goal-setting
and dream fulfillment. 45-minute presentation focused on the experience
of traveling around the world, goal setting and dream fulfillment
and incorporated a round-the-world slide show set to music. Presentation
was followed by
1-1/2-hour Q&A/dialogue period. Contact: Pam West, Student Activities
Coordinator, (860) 927-0047.
-February 4th, 2004. Phillips
Academy Andover, Andover, MA. Evening auditorium presentation
sponsored by International Club entitled, The Face of Our World, How
People Work, Live and Survive on Less Than $10/day. This 45-minute
slide-based presentation addressed over 4 billion people around the
world and examined the type of work, living conditions and life styles
typical of the majority of people on earth. One hour Q&A/discussion
period followed. Presentation was accompanied by display of several
framed prints of images from travel exhibition. Contact: Aya Murata,
International Student Coordinator, (978) 749-4253
-April 24th, 2003. Taft
School, Watertown, CT. Guest Speaker for year-long speaker
series on Earth issues sponsored by the school’s Diversity Committee.
All-school assembly presentation dealt with issues pertaining to the
tenuous, often adversarial, relationship between the human and natural
environments and addressed the question of the sustainability of our
world. References were drawn from Daniel Quinn’s Ishmael, and
J.R. McNeill’s Something New Under The Sun, which were both
required reading for the student body as a component of the lecture
series. Students were offered 10 ways that they can act to help minimize
damage to the environment as they go forward in their lives. 20-minute
speech and slide presentation was followed by 10-minute Q&A period.
Contact: Michael Spencer, School Chaplain, (860) 945-7803.
November 8th, 2002. North High
School, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. Guest Speaker for Diversity
Day Symposium, an all-day, all-school event sponsored by the Diversity
Club. Gave two 45-minute speeches incorporating slides to illustrate
concepts of diversity in both the human and the natural realms. Speeches
celebrated the breadth of diversity that still exists today while
calling on the audience to consider the many pressures that threaten
the world’s fragile balance and, ultimately, its sustainability,
as we look to the future. Each speech, before an audience of 750 students,
was followed by 10-15 minutes of Q&A. Contact: Pat Gast, Student
Activities Coordinator, (313) 432-3202
February 15th, 2002. Cranbrook
School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Guest speaker for all-school
World Affairs Seminar on Human Rights. Conducted five consecutive
one-hour presentations for this all-day event. Each presentation began
with an overview of the breadth and nature of human rights concerns
throughout the world, even in the United States, then incorporated
slides to illustrate discussion of extreme conditions that exist in
China, Tibet and Burma. Each presentation, given to approx. 100 students,
covered 45 minutes with follow-up/Q&A time. Contact: Erika Hansinger,
(248) 645-3000.
February 12th, 2002. University
Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. All-day presentation
that began with a general assembly speech and slide show concerning
the culture and history of the region of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
In the aftermath of September 11th the purpose was to shed light on
the complexity of events and international relationships that have
contributed to the current instability of the region and how this
affects U.S. involvement there, while painting a more clear and humanistic
picture of the general populous of the region. Morning classroom presentations
with Upper School students, and afternoon classroom presentations
with Middle School students on a range of topics pertaining to present-day
Africa, China and Russia. Contact: Elizabeth Jemette, (313) 884-4444
February 6th, 2002. Worcester
Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts. Morning assembly guest speaker
for full student body of 500. Oral presentation focusing on the experience
of traveling around the world, goal setting and dream fulfillment
followed by two segments of slides with commentary and music. Contact:
Joel Strogoff, (508) 754-5302
April 18th, 2001. Phillips Academy
Andover, Andover, Massachusetts. Guest speaker for students
in the Community Service Program. One-hour slide presentation and
commentary focused on social justice, hunger, human rights, and population.
Contact: Chad Green, Director of Community Service. (978) 749-4000
April 12th, 2001. University
Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. All-day program
including morning assembly presentation to full student body on the
experience of traveling around the world, goal setting and dream fulfillment.
Classroom period time with 10th grade students involved discussion
of modern Russia, and afternoon sessions with 8th grade social studies
students focused on discussion of modern China. Contact: Elizabeth
Jemette, (313) 884-4444
April 11th, 2001. Novi High School,
Novi, Michigan. All day program designed for 11th and 12th
grade Social Studies students. Opening presentation for 250 students
featured motivational slide show about goal setting and world travel
followed by Q&A. Subsequent presentations during 4 regular classroom
block periods incorporated slide shows and discussion of modern life
and conditions in China and Russia. Contact: Monica McGraw, Student
Activities Coordinator, (248) 449-1526-
April 24th, 25th, and May 9th,
2000. Mt. Everett High School, Sheffield, Massachusetts. Three-part
seminar for Art Department photography students designed as an introduction
to the process of location photography. Emphasis was on capturing
the essence of place, photographic technique, and the expression of
a unique style. The program itinerary included a general slide presentation
featuring examples of location stock photographic images, a practical
field trip, and a concluding session for critique and discussion.
Contact: Peggy Reeves, Art Department, (413) 229-8734.
April 21st, 2000. Kent School,
Kent Connecticut. Evening auditorium presentation to Art Department
students with emphasis on the process and business of documentary
and editorial style photography. Slide presentations were followed
by extensive discussions and Q&A. Contact: Jennifer Lynch, Art
Department, (860) 927-6000
April 21st, 2000. Miss Hall’s
School, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. All-day presentation that
began with a general assembly slide show about world travel. This
was supplemented with five classroom presentations for students in
World Cultures, Studio Art, Photography, and Environmental Sciences
classes. Each class period featured a slide presentation followed
by discussion and Q&A. Contact: Tanya Kalischer, Activities Director,
(413) 443-6401
April 6th & 7th, 2000. Parcell’s
Middle School, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. Two-day program
for 6th & 7th grade students focused on cultural, geographic,
lifestyles, and travel issues in Western and Eastern Hemispheres.
Each day incorporated a morning assembly slide show followed by five
class periods of slide presentations, discussion, and Q&A periods.
Contact: Linda Fogel, Social Studies Chair, (313) 343-2107
March 30th, 2000. Novi High School,
Novi, Michigan. All-day presentation for 11th and 12th grade
geography/social studies classes. The day began with a discussion
of goal setting, planning, and implementation which was followed by
a general travel slide presentation set to music. Three subsequent
block periods featured slide presentations and discussions of history,
lifestyles, and travel in Asia and South America. Contact: Monica
McGraw, Student Activities Director, (248) 449-1536.
March 20-23, 2000. Lee Central
School, Lee, Massachusetts. Four-day program tailored to the
7th grade World Geography curriculum. Day 1 featured a general focus
on world travel, logistics of travel, goal setting, and global issues.
Days 2,3 & 4 were designed to address issues relating to each
of the three regional geographic modules in the World Geography curriculum-
Asia, Africa and South America. Cultural and factual material was
used to create interactive exercises and class projects such as crossword
puzzles, word searches, and math problems involving metric and monetary
conversion. Regional issues such as plate tectonics, the El Nino weather
phenomenon, folklore and geopolitical events in Taiwan were also incorporated
into science and English class period study plans. Contact: Warren
Reynolds, Ass’t Principal, (413) 243-0336
January 28, 2000. Wilbraham &
Monson Academy, Wilbraham, Massachusetts. All-day program incorporating
a variety of presentations tailored to the needs of the Art, History,
and English/Literature departments. A total of 6 classroom presentations
were scheduled around the midday all-school assembly for 450 students
and faculty. The assembly presentation theme was goal-setting and
dream fulfillment and incorporated a slide presentation set to music.
Contact: Marjorie Weeks, Director of Student Activities, (413) 596-6811,
xt. 170.
January 27, 2000. The Williston-Northampton
School, Easthampton, Massachusetts. All-day program focusing
on China and the Indian subcontinent. Program was coordinated by the
History and Social Studies Departments and had an emphasis on social
and religious traditions of the region, and the effects of modernization
on those traditions. The day began with an all-school assembly presentation
to 550 students and faculty on the experience of traveling the world
and goal setting to make the dream a reality. This was followed by
5 class-period presentations to History/Social Studies class groups.
Contact: Peter Valine, department Head, History and Social Studies,
(413) 529-3343.
May 10, 1999. Stoneleigh-Burnham
School, Greenfield, Massachusetts. All-day series of presentations
to 9th & 10th grade European History and World Cultures classes.
A general slide program initiated the day’s activities and featured
photographs and commentary relating to Human Rights issues in Burma
and Tibet. Initial program was attended by approx. 75 students and
was followed by four class-period sessions throughout the day for
review, Q&A, and discussion. Contact: Shelly Griffin, (413) 774-2711.
November 9, 1999. The Marvelwood
School, Kent, Connecticut. All-school evening event for cultural
enrichment. Three-hour program that incorporated a 3-part slide presentation.
The first part, sequenced to music, chronicled a journey around the
world; the middle feature piece focused on Tibet and human rights
issues in the beleaguered country; and the final part was a general
slide presentation sequenced to Baz Luhrmann’s Everyone’s
Free to Wear Sunscreen. Followed by Q&A period. Contact: Arnie
Gunderson, Director of Residential Life, (860) 491-0015.
February 17, 1999. South High
School, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. Two slide-based presentations
on the topic “Africa Today” as guest speaker for the first
annual Black History Month Symposium established to build greater
awareness of cultural and ethnic issues first inspired by the teachings
of Dr. Martin Luther King. Each presentation, illustrating current
lifestyles from Egypt to South Africa, was given to an audience of
approx. 100 students. Contact: Tina Mayk, Student Activities Coordinator,
(313) 343-2368.
January 28, 1999. Cranbrook/Kingswood
Schools, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. All day series of presentations
to groups of from 12 to 65 students in size. Small classroom presentations
on Cranbrook Campus focused on eastern religious traditions, and larger
group presentations in Kingswood Common Room featured a slide show
and lecture on world population issues with a focus on Asia. This
was designed as a lead-in to their World Affairs & Population
Seminar in February 1999. Contacts: Robert Cowie (History); Warren
Hall (History); and Dave Tidwell (Philosophy/Religion), (248) 645-3000.
December 10, 1998. Northern Christian
College, Laoag, Illocos Norte Province, The Philippines. Guest
Speaker for convocation/general assembly of staff and student body
(2,000 people). Topic was general travel experience blended with a
theme of goal-setting and the fulfillment of dreams. Contact: Mr.
Ceasar Agnir, President of Colleges.
