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We spent much of our time
together getting to know each other through online discussions, pictures,
video and even visiting each other.
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Australia
Yarra Valley Grammar School
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Taiwan
Zhi Kai Elementary School
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United States
Island Village Montessori School
"I am one with the land. It is my mother and father. From the land I
came and to the land I will go. I must treat the land as I treat my
brothers and sisters. If I sustain them, they will sustain me." From an
American Indian (Sioux) creed.
"The
Dreaming
means our identity as people. The cultural teaching and everything,
that's part of our lives here, you know?· it's the understanding of what
we have around us." (Aboriginal Elder)
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Here we studied the needs of humans as it
applied to our past ancestors, our present lives, and the future of
humankind. |
This is what we learned about each other as
we worked together as individuals and as a group.
- The challenges of our languages
- How we are alike
- How we are different
- Human Needs Crossword Puzzle
"It is only when we
forget all our learning that we begin to know. "
--Henry David Thoreau
"Tell me and I will
forget.
Show me and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand."
--Confucius
"Education is more than the learning of ideas, environment, it's a
preparation of the spirit."
--Maria Montessori
"Establishing lasting peace
is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war."
--Maria Montessori |