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HomePage_Scott Momaday on Identity and the Sacred

HS_PBS Sacred Space: The Promise of Peace and Understanding - Elon University's Spring 2013 Convocation, which was focused on multi-faith issues and the role of religion in our world.

HS_Navajo Night Chant - The title for Scott Momaday's novel came from this chant, the most sacred of all Navajo ceremonies.

M-HS_How to Find Yourself - Illustrations, 4 parts, 15 steps / To find yourself first learn about yourself. Finding the real you is an enlightening experience. You become self-sufficient and do things for yourself, for once. It's a hard feeling to put into words, but when you don't know who you are, it's hard to ignore. Finding yourself is not easy, but it's worth it.

M-HS_10 Elements of Courage - People with courage possess ten shared characteristics. They should remain as guideposts in your journey through life. A blog by Frank Sonnenberg on Character, Personal Values and Personal Responsibility.

M-HS_Thich Nhat Hanh on Walking Meditation - Now suppose we are walking to a sacred place. We would walk quietly and take each gentle step with reverence. I propose that we walk this way every time we walk on the earth. The earth is sacred and we touch her with each step.

M-HS_10 Pieces of Native American Wisdom - That will inspire the way you live your life.

M-HS_How This Native American Elder Reclaimed Sacred Land in the Bay Area | KQED -see this 10 min film made to honor this land and the land of so many Indeginous people living on Turtle Island. Turtle Island refers to the creation story of the Indigenous peoples of North America.  

M-HS_Albuquerque's Native American Hip-Hop Dance - Described as “Indigenous futurism,” Albuquerque’s hip-hop and freestyle dance scene is driven by Indigenous dancers from many tribes, Pueblos and communities.

P-T_How to Promote Self-efficacy in Today's Youth - 15 Ways To Help Kids Believe in Themselves / But what does it mean to believe in yourself? Why is it important to the development of healthy and successful youth? And most importantly, how do parents and teachers nurture this highly-valued characteristic?

 

HomePage_Anna Halprin on Human Nature and Transformation

T_Luna Dance Institute - our mission aims to bring creativity, equity and community to every child's life through the art of dance.

T_Anna Halprin Dancing Life / Danser la vie - Trailer in English

T_Moving Legends :: Anna Halprin - Part 1 of 7 - Video_Regarding Anna's contributions to dance especially using it for healing. Anna worked with children, asking them to look within themselves and then dance how they feel. When they’re done they draw their dance expressively.

T_Moving Legends :: Anna Halprin - Parts 1 thru 7 a Summary - Anna Halprin: Inspiration for Life

T_Shaping the Invisible - 5Rhythms dance montage (Paris July 2014) produced by Shaping the Invisible

M-HS-P-T_How the Arts Help Children Grow /  - 7 good things for Parents and Teachers to know.

M-HS-P-T_Skills Children Learn from the Arts - Lists the top 10

M-HS_Diversity_KQED If Cities Could Dance - Sixteen dancers from across the country, representing a range of dance styles, move as one being, with each dancer's moves flowing naturally into the next. Poet Chinaka Hodge narrates each dancer’s steps from all around the United States as we shelter-in-place. Inspired by Mitchell Rose's Exquisite Corps chain letter, each dancer begins in the last pose of the dancer before passing the movement.

M-HS_PBS Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants - Two dance companies interpret the arrival of the first Africans to English North America.

 

HomePage_Helene Gayle on Human Rights & Social Justice

HS_Global Youth Connect (Mountain View, CA) - Our mission is to build and support a community of youth working to defend human rights and social justice and to inspire and empower a new generation of youth to act for meaningful social change.

M-HS-T_What Can You Do About BULLYING? - Successful bullying prevention includes education, preparation, and teamwork.

M-HS-T_PDF_How HATE starts in 5 steps - what is necessary to counter it.

M-HS-P-T_Equity vs. Equality: What’s the Difference?While the terms equity and equality may sound similar, the implementation of one versus the other can lead to dramatically different outcomes for marginalized people.

M-HS-P-T_PDF_Childhood Ableism: Too Young to Be Disabled? - Student Article in Comic format regarding the discrimination and social predjudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior.

M-HS-P-T_Ableism 101: What it is, what it looks like, and what we can do to to fix it - What does it look like? What are ablest micro-aggressions? What can we do to recognize and avert ableism?

P_10 Children's Books About Racism And Activism To Help Parents Educate Their Kids - Talking to kids about racial justice and police brutality isn't easy. Do it anyway.

P_How White Parents Can Teach Their Kids to be Anti-Racist. - The key: teaching anti-racism. As activist, scholar and writer Angela Davis has stated, “In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.”

P-T_PDF_7 Ways to support the young activists in your life! - As parents, teachers, and other adults with relationships to young activists, we can help or hinder their efforts. Here are some tips about how to support their leader- ship and work.

P-T_PDF_16 Ways to help children become thoughtful, informed, and BRAVE about race - Here are some starting points for raising children who can be the thoughtful, informed, and race-brave community members our multiracial democracy needs to thrive.

P_T_More Diversity Activities for Youth and Adults - Diversity Discussion Starters, with a selection of different activities to promote discussion about diversity.

P-T_Understanding Gender - Gender Spectrum works to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens.

P-T_Cracking the Codes, A System of Racial Inequity: Joy DeGruy, A Trip to the Grocery Store - Film Conversation Guide - Racial Equity Learning Modules

T_NEA EdJustice - engages and mobilizes activists in the fight for racial, social and economic justice in public education.

T_A Guide to Equity and Antiracism for Educators - For Teachers - Work for change in our society and schools can start with these lesson plans, videos, and other resources.

T_ What Kids Can Do - Social & Emotional Learning - This popular website features voices and work from the next generation in news stories from across the US, highlighting the ability of students to plan, deliver, and learn from serving their communities. Includes an extensive link collection and online publications.

T_Taking it Global - Youth Art Collections / Contests / Submit

T_Youth for Human Rights - The purpose of YHRI is to teach youth about human rights, specifically the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and inspire them to become advocates for tolerance and peace. YHRI has now grown into a global movement, including hundreds of groups, clubs and chapters around the world.

 

HomePage_Frederick Murphy on Public Health

HS-P_Center for Disease Control and Health / Family Health -Vaccines & Immuniations

HS-P_Assoc of Schools & Programs of Public Health - Academic Program Finder

M-HS_NOVA: Vaccines—Calling the Shots | Immunity & Vaccines" Animations illustrate how white blood cells and antibodies fight germs, and show how vaccines arm the immune system with memory cells.

M-HS-P-T_CDC_ Facts on the Risks of E-cigarettes for Kids, Teens, and Young Adults - Nicotine can harm the developing adolescent brain. The brain keeps developing until about age 25. Using nicotine in adolescence can harm the parts of the brain that control attention, learning, mood, and impulse control. 99% of the e-cigarettes sold in assessed venues in the United States contained nicotine.

M-HS-P-T_Teen Vaping | A resource for those most at risk - The Tobacco Industry Has a Kids Menu. The tobacco industry uses fun flavors and tech devices to hook kids on nicotine. Why kids? A developing brain is easier to addict.

M-P_The Spread of Disease | STEAM: Ideas That Shape Our World - Dense populations of both humans and animals can lead to unsanitary conditions.

P_If You Choose Not to Vaccinate Your Child- Understand the Risks and Responsibilities.
A PDF From the CDC.

P_Insure Kids Now - Connecting Kids with Medical and Dental Coverage

P_NIH "WE CAN!" Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition

HS-P_American Veterinary Medical Assoc - Public Resources - Pet Care

HS-P_How to Keep Your Dog Healthy at the Dog Park - In order to keep their dogs healthy, dog owners should stay vigilant and look for parks that require dogs to be licensed and vaccinated in order to ensure their safety

HS-P_Should You Own a Dog? - The social, emotional, and physical benefits of owning a dog are huge for families, individuals, and even the elderly. Yet, dogs require a commitment to care, add expense to the household, and need regular exercise to become good pets.

 

HomePage_Mario Molina on Air Quality and Pollution

M-HS_Sustainable Environment for Quality of Life: This website is an encyclopedia of the atmospheric environment, with educational material for range of topics including Acid Rain, Air Quality, the Atmosphere, Climate, Climate Change, Global Warming, Ozone Depletion, Sustainability and the Weather.

M-HS_Air Quality and Climate Change: The UCAR Center for Science Education explains how pollutants can affect climate change.

M-HS_Climate Kids - What Can We Do to Help?: Climate Kids is a NASA website. On this page, read about ways that kids can help protect the environment, reduce their carbon footprint by saving energy, and reduce their trash pile and water use.

ES_National Geographic Kids: 13 ways to save the Earth from pollution

ES_Kiddle - Pollution Facts For Kids: Use the search form to search over 700,000 articles in the Kiddle encyclopedia from National Geographic.

ES_How to Talk to Kids About Climate Change Without Scaring Them?: As a trusted adult, you want to protect children from fear and sadness. However, research has shown that most kids are not only aware of climate change, but are anxious about it

ES_Ducksters Education Site: Grades K-5_We have a variety of educational games including word, puzzle, math, geography, arcade, sports, and typing games. Some are educational games (i.e math, geography, etc.) and some are just for fun (i.e. arcade, sports). Check out Environmental Issues

ES_American Museum of Natural History:  What is Climate Change? Climate change refers to long term changes in global temperatures and other characteristics of the atmosphere. This is normal but recently because of human activity, it is raising faster than ever before. See related games, stories and videos on earth related subjects. 

 

HomePage_Edward Moses on Energy and Sustainability

ES_How You Can Save Energy: Find out how kids and their families can use less energy. This Tennessee Valley Authority article includes links to other websites about energy and energy conservation.

E-HS_Top Ten Rules for Saving Energy: Rules can make it easy for the whole family to save energy in the home. Click on this link to read ten helpful rules on saving household energy.

E-MS_Green Energy Saving Tips: 12 tips for kids

E-HS_Energy Kids: Energy Information Administration - Information, Games and Activities

ES_Kids Korner - Energy Efficiency: Kids who click on this link will learn what it means to be energy-efficient. They'll also learn about ways that they can be efficient every day.

E-HS_Home Energy Savings Guide for Kids, Teens and Adults - Even the simplest actions can have a big effect.

E-HS_Selling, Donating and Recycling Old Clothing: Textile waste and the fashion industry now cause nearly as much pollution and landfill waste as big oil. Going green with your (clothing) habits is more important than ever, and fortunately, it’s fairly easy to mitigate your personal impact on the environment.

E-HS_SolarPower.guide: Solar Power and Environmental Information

E-MS_A Kid's Guide to Reducing, Reusing & Recycling Waste - At the grocery store, in the garden, in your home, at school and in the neighborhood.

ES_Tips for Getting Your Kids to Save Energy - Be sure to check out the KID'S CENTER for games and activities.

E-MS_8-ways-to-save-water-while-traveling - A list of steps every traveler can take to reduce water usage and save water. This is something you can do everyday at home as well.

Also look at the Home Energy Checklist for Action from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

M-HS_Recycling Glass, Plastic, Metal & More A good way to help make sure you are living in a cleaner, greener world is to recycle the things you can, so they can be re-used again and remain out of the water, ground, and even out of the local dump.

M-HS_Light Disposal and Recycling: Recycling light bulbs is a lesser-known recycling service with untold environmental impact.

M-HS_Vehicle Recycling: An Eco-Friendly Alternative Vehicle Recycling Benefits: Making new items out of old cars is obviously a perk to recycling, but the resources saved, and the environmental benefits are an even greater reason to recycle your vehicle.

M-HS_Ways to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Your Plastic Containers: A great list not only of plastics (3) but also General Recycle and Reuse (6), Energy (6), Composting (2), plus (2) Games

M-HS_Recycle Old Phone Case: Fortunately, there are a few companies that offer phone case recycling programs.

M-HS_Energy Kids - Saving Energy: The difference between energy conservation and energy efficiency is explained.

HS_Home Energy Education: Renewable energy is gathered from sources that are replenished naturally.

 

HomePage_Maya Lin on Ecology and Conservancy

M-HS_The Ecological Society of America - Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them. Ecology also provides information about the benefits of ecosystems and how we can use Earth’s resources in ways that leave the environment healthy for future generations.

M-HS_Biodiversity - Biodiversity is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area—the variety of animals, plants, fungi, and even microorganisms like bacteria that make up our natural world. Each of these species and organisms work together in ecosystems, like an intricate web, to maintain balance and support life.

M-HS_National Wildlife Federation - Learn more about ways you can help wildlife and create and restore habitat with National Wildlife Federation.

M-HS_Consumption - Ecolabels to Watch For / Here are some of the most reliable and respected ecolabels to look for.

M-HS_The Nature Conservancy - How to help animals we protect.

ES_National Wildlife Federation - Ranger Ricks Kids activities

ES_Kiddle - Ecology Facts for Kids Since ecology refers to any form of biodiversity, ecologists research everything from tiny bacteria in nutrient recycling to the effects of tropical rain forests on the Earth's atmosphere. Use the search form to search over 700,000 articles in the Kiddle encyclopedia.