Reflection


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Reflective Synthesis: Share activities Share Programs Share Practices

Big dream - the way in which schools commit to service lerning throughout the school day...make a commitment to global ed... IE: first 2 weeks of January everyone send students/faculty out to the commmunities together

committed to our global society for those 2-3 weeks -- to the idea of projects or project learning

Summer service projects from more schools and communities

take one day fro formation to mission for adults as well as students - designate a PD day for faculty and designate locations either alreayd used in student service learning or other locations

La Sallian youth club - take turns hosting and taking students

Student Youth Leadership -- from Network -- 2 students from eahc division hosted at Woodlands with extra day of service into the city of Chicago - set up service sites for student leaders in schools (Summer and every 3 years)

Opportunity to have opportunities across schools and schools in Netwrk -- COMMITTMENT TO COMMUNICATION TO WHAT EVERYONE IS DOING

Concrete sharing and cnocrete activities or ideas for service locations - develop a sharing portal

Develop a sofie's list (like craig's list) -- conversations of how, what, where, why of ideas, trips, expertise and experiences - searchable database (SOFIE)

Positions of exchange and global education are not treated as priorities, but "thrown in the lap" of existing jobs as teachers, etc.

Place to look for "stuff" "TED" like videos for many topics, even math, science, global ed, topics, etc. (SOFIE)

Keeper's of the Flame -- making short videos on mission topics (SOFIE)

Student Travel -- discussion of ways to "do it" -- Cultural immersion (small village environment) -- experiences that readh the heart -- bring back the image and action of compassionate living and giving

Creating a village of experience for students -- immersion -- requirements for language, cooking, shopping, live locally...bringing back the experience "wanting" to change their local situations.

MS students -- same idea, but in the US -- full immersion programs in a Sacred Heart family

Treading on the exchange programs... great to know who is in the exchange network -- who actively pursues exchange

Melbourne -- staff exchange similarly to the students -- reciprocal exchange for staff/ faculty (2012 -- June/July) immersion for middle class and social justice immersion 15 students to the foothills of Himalaya's for days of service, trekking, immersion within an Indian village --- students connect and build relationships -- collecting an dbuilding a library, will whitewash buildings -- Living in tents as villagers -- Using days for remote trekking into a secluded village Students have a sense of REAL social justice and want to get their hands dirty.


 * QUESTION from Ruth Hanson, Duchesne Academy Houston - ruth.hanson@duchesne.org - In one of our discussions - we talked about the Women's Art collection that I believe is in Omaha right now. I would like information about that program to try and bring it to Duchesne. Can someone send something to me? Thanks!!**
 * The collection is at Duchesne-Omaha. Madeleine Ortman, Executive Director of the Network has compiled a list of schools who have requested the collection. **
 * The next 3 schools on the list are San Francisco, Forest Ridge and Greenwich. **