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SEEKING PARTNERS: iEARN PROJECTS
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2. PLANETARY NOTIONS (PN) SEEKING CONTRIBUTIONS. PN, an international
environmental publication, is looking for projects, essays, articles,
puzzles, and photos and artwork, to be published in this year's
magazine on the web and in hardcopy format. For more information, go to:
http://www.iearn.org/projects/planetarynotions.html
or contact:< fadedmelodies@gmail.com >. We look forward to
receiving your work!

3. SUBMIT YOUR FAMILY HISTORY STORIES TO THE ORAL HISTORY-KINDRED
PROJECT. The closing date for Oral History - Kindred project is
approaching. The editors require all stories for this year's
publication of the family history anthology by April. Students are
required to interview a family member about an event in their life
that was affected by world or local history.
Submissions can be read and submitted on Culture and Society >
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and submitted on Culture and Society > History - Kindred forum. Many countries are still not
represented so please write to Judy Barr at
< mailto:judybarr@iearn.org.au>judybarr@iearn.org.au
if you need more information to participate.
http://www.iearn.org/projects/kindred.html

4. JOIN THE ONE BOOK, ONE WORLD READING GROUP TO DISCUSS "THE TIPPING
POINT: how little things make a big difference. http://foro.iearn.org/.1df6d197/

5. MY HERO PROJECT SEEKS HELP! MY HERO asks members of iEARN to help
us with a short film we are making on Rowena Gerber and The Solar
Oven Project. We hope to include in this film--- footage of the solar
ovens at work in Senegal, South Africa, Haiti and other parts of the
globe. With the help of the iEARN community we will be able to add
these images that demonstrate the global impact of the Solar Oven
Project. Copies of photos and stories can be sent via email to:
< mailto:myhero@myheroproject.org>myhero@myheroproject.org .
Mini-DV videotape & DVD footage must be mailed to: The
MY HERO Project, 1278
Glenneyre #286, Laguna Beach, CA 92651. USA.
To add your comments about Rowena, see
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=RowenaGerber .
For My Hero's general iEARN guestbook, see
http://myhero.com/myhero/go/guestbook/search.asp?cat=iEARN

6. 2006 ISSUE OF A VISION IS PUBLISHED! Check out the new 2006 issue
of "A Vision," edited by Makati Science High School, in the
Philippines. A Vision is an international literary magazine that
publishes art, poetry, and prose created by secondary school student
to demonstrate that, despite linguistic, cultural, ethnic and racial
differences, teenagers around the world share the same hopes, fears,
interests and concerns.http://www.iearn.org/avision/

7. TEACHER IN CHINA SEEKING PARTNERS. "Dear friends, My students and
I live in the eastern part of China, a big city in Guangdong
province, Shenzhen. I work with 6th graders ages 10-12 who are doing
a program of what people do On Monday. We are anxious to know what
people do on Monday in English. I think this is a good way for us to
know the different culture, traditions, and ways of life in different
country. Would you like to join in our program? We have a forum of
this program. We can both use English and Chinese there.
http://foro.iearn.org/iearnforums/chineselanguageforums/chinesesimplified/ .
We also can communicate with e-mail and regular postal mail."
Contact Christine Lai < Christine_pi@21cn.com >.

8. JOIN THE STUDENTS UNLIMITED FORUM TO DISCUSS GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE
DAY ACTIVITIES. iEARN-Pakistan partner schools are currently engaged
in planning and implementing community service and youth volunteering
programs and project all around Pakistan
< http://www.iearnpk.org/YVS/gysd06.htm>http://www.iearnpk.org/YVS/gysd06.htm .
iEARN-Pakistan youth and educators are proud to join thousands of
youth globally to show the power of youth making a difference.
Please take a moment and read their plans and report and see their
pictures in action in the Students unlimited forum under the discussion heading [LINK]:


9. JOIN THE REACH YOUR PEAK PROJECT. This project (started March 27)
motivates youth ages 12-18 to think and dream about opportunities
such as the completion of a community service activity and the
achievement of their own personal goals. Each student is required to
write a 250 word essay in which they define what "Reaching your Peak"
means to them. Project languages: English and Spanish. Contact Rosi
Rivarola, iEARN-Paraguay, < rosir@telar.org >. http://www.iearn.org/projects/reachyourpeak.html

12. PROJECT HARMONY SCHOOLS IN ARMENIA ACTIVE IN iEARN PROJECTS.
Many schools in Armenia participate in iEARN through support from the
Project Harmony program. Schools there are active in many projects,
including the Natural Disaster Youth Summit, Kindred-Oral History
Project, and Talking Kites All Over the World. See the March issue
of the Project Harmony-Armenia Newsletter for stories:
http://www.ascp.am/en/newsletter.html

13. WIN A US $500 AWARD FROM YOUTHACTIONNET TO HELP FUND YOUR SOCIAL
CHANGE PROJECT!
http://www.youthactionnet.org/yan_awards .

15. TAKE MUSICAL NOTE ALL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS -- iEARN GLOBAL SONG
2006. Carolyn Fulton in the USA writes, "We need more submissions
for "What does iEARN mean to 'me!' my country, my community, the
world...more than one musician CAN compose a song, especially the
new iEARN anthem...YOUR word, phrase, idea, or concept COUNT. We
have 3 musicians (U.S., Russian, and Finnish) plus contributors from
Japan and Uganda. How about you? It is easy to contribute! Send
words, phrases, ideas,or even a full lyric to
< mailto:iearnsong06@yahoo.com>iearnsong06@yahoo.com .
Include name, country so you may be included in the
collaboration credit! Thank you. We promise it will be easy to sing!"

16. EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP: A GUIDE FOR SCHOOLS. Oxfam's
Cool Planet Program ( http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/index.htm )
has a new publication: "Education for Global Citizenship: a guide for
schools."
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/globciti/downloads/gcguide06.pdf