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JUNE 2006 |
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Students from the John Muir School took top honors in the International Schools CyberFair 2006, a Global Schoolhouse project. This annual program brings together more than one million students from across 109 countries. Muir students in grades K-12 studied local environmental concerns and promoted awareness and action. They wrote about and photographed their environmental activities to create a website. Muir School also partnered with Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast, Ghana. Both schools were honored for “Best Future Focused Project.” To learn about the Global Schoolhouse project, go to www.globalschoolnet.org.
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Global Schoolhouse Director Greg Fitzsimmons (left) and Muir students send a computer to partners in Ghana. |
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Matthew Arner, a senior at the San Diego High School of International Studies, began an extracurricular credit project of creating a mural on the back of a rusty racquetball court in September 2004. This major undertaking began with the design of the mural and involved cleaning, prepping, sanding, priming and finally, painting the wall. Since the start, other students have helped with the project, including Michael Haiter, who helped with the preparation of the wall, and Stephanie Ritten, Kim Hunt, Serge Palencia, Roberto Martinez, Miguel Nava Tapia, Sheila Tat, Alex Groff, Leann Dameron, Jasmine Mason, Leann Vockeroth, Ramon Hurtado, Nancy Mora and Adri Blair, who helped with the painting. Matthew has headed the project through two school years and even during the summer. In addition, he is a full diploma International Baccalaureate (IB) student, this year’s valedictorian for School of International Studies and will be attending Berkeley next year! The mural is due to be completed by the end of school.
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Mann Middle School hosts the monthly meetings of the Somali Concerns Steering Committee, a group formed in June 2004 in response to a request from the local Somali community to create a dialogue with city schools personnel to promote positive outcomes for Somali students. The committee is coordinated by the Race and Human Relations and Advocacy Department and brings together central office representatives, school site personnel, community agencies and invited guests. Since its inception, the committee has increased outreach to community agencies, created links between the Crawford Cluster Schools and developed culturally-appropriate communication materials for Somali parents. The committee’s actions have helped students with their socialization into city schools and improved student achievement.
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