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These stories and ideas about what kids are doing to help in the tsunami relief effort were gathered from news stories across the United States and Canada and NSLC website users who submitted them to nslc@etr.org. A free registration may be required to view the full article.
Stories in the News
January 6, 2005, NPR
Teachers Work to Find Lessons in Tsunami
A news report (audio) of what some students in
Boston, MA are doing and learning about, in regards to the
tsunami, upon returning from the Holiday vacation.
January 6, 2005, Canada News Wire
Elementary teachers and students support tsunami
relief efforts
A school choir in Peel is making and selling a CD with proceeds to
go to disaster relief.
January 5, 2005, The Arizona Republic (AZ)
Tsunami aid being collected by EV groups: Asian organizations
started immediately
At Desert Vista High School, ceramics students are making bowls they will sell
to benefit Save the Children. Elementary school students have organized a car
wash to help raise money.
January 5, 2005, The Advocate
Students reach out to tsunami victims
Northridge Middle School students collected money from their peers
by learning about and then explaining the tragedy to
them.
January 4, 2005, Citizen-Times (NC)
Lesson moves students to help tsunami
victims
Students at Brevard Elementary gathered spare change for the
American Red Cross.
December 31, 2004, Everything Alabama (al.com)
Students to hold tsunami fund-raiser:
Daphne High School project aims to raise $8,500 on Saturday
Collecting
change at intersections, bagging groceries for tips, and going
door-to-door asking for donations are some of the activities planned by
these students to raise money.
Stories and Ideas Submitted
Wisconsin school projects provide relief for tsunami victims
"Students from all over the state are supporting relief efforts in
southeast Asia with creative and effective projects aimed at helping
the recovery of and rebuilding the lives of citizens in a remote part
of the world. "The outpouring of effort and generosity by Wisconsin
students following the tragic tsunami demonstrates the true value and
best spirit of service-learning," said State Superintendent Elizabeth
Burmaster. "Our children are to be commended for their selflessness and
commitment to being good citizens of the world." For a description of
several projects by Wisconsin students see http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/seachange/sea0403_2.html."
What Pound Ridge Elementary School in New York is doing
"Tomorrow, the Pound Ridge Elementary School K-5 is holding a day long
reading marathon. Students have eagerly committed to a day filled
with reading in honor of the Tsuanami vicitims of South Asia. Students
have collected sponsors willing to donate according the amount of pages
they will read by end of day. All proceeds collected will be
donated to Unicef. Children have made posters and placed them around
the building to remind their peers about the RESCUE AND RELIEF READ A
THON, children are also donating their regular snack money in
jugs placed in the cafeteria. Day will begin tomorrow w/ Principal Eric
Bryne reading to the whole school. Reading never mattered more!"
Dina K. Pomeranz
Fourth Grade Teacher
Pound Ridge Elementary School
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
(914) 764-8133
fax: (914) 764 4009
Thorne Bay School Project to help tsumani
victims
"Thorne Bay School in Thorne Bay, Alaska has started a project to
raise money and awareness for the people effected by the tsumani in
Asia. Thorne Bay School is divided up into 7 Advisee groups. These
Advisee groups incorporate all 90 of our 4-18 year old students.
Each Advisee is researching a relief foundation that is currently
helping with the tsunami disaster. Each Advisee will create a
persuasive poster to hang at a Mystery Dinner Theatre that will be
organized for our community on February 12, 2005. Participants at
the dinner will vote on the most persuasive poster to help us
decide which organization to which we will send our donation.
Students will be selling tickets to members of our community to
attend the dinner and Mystery Theatre presentation. Thorne Bay
School students will also be doing all of the organization for the
dinner: advertising, newspaper articles, set-up, decoration, menu
planning and shopping, clean-up, etc. We are a small school, but we
work together to help when we can!"
Amy McDonald
Lead Teacher - Thorne Bay School
SISD Gear-Up Co-Coordinator
SISD Statewide Testing Coordinator
SISD Service Learning Coordinator
P.O. Box 19005
Thorne Bay, AK 99919
(907)828-3921
cell: (907)254-8862
Email us with any ideas or stories on what your students are doing in regards to the tsunami relief effort.
