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Urgent Need for Food in Ethiopia
Intended 9/11 Tribute Turns Into Bears Across America -Ohio U.S.A.
International Children's Day - [News Reports
from] South Africa, Bulgaria, China
Another Miracle Kid -Iowa, U.S.A.
Only white children can play these games-South
Africa
Children Respond With Glee At Omo Art Challenge -Lagos, Nigeria
Algebra no problem for math whiz-kid -New Jersey, U.S.A.
Children take a whirlwind "world tour" in school gymnasium- Connecticut, U.S.A.
An 'o' ends Georgian's spelling bee -Washington,
U.S.A.
'Not too hard' - Murray Valley, Australia
Navarro students released for summer- Texas, U.S.A.
Obesity a growing problem among Taiwanese kids-Taiwan
President charms children -Bihar, India
Children step back in time for some real learning-Maharashtra, India
Best Friends Find Families in America- From Belarus to Kansas, U.S.A.
Urgent
Need for Food in
Save the Children USA "More than 12 million people in
Please log on to http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/57138/1/ to
see how you can help
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/030528/168/47ijf.html -Afghan
orphans study at the Tahe-e-Maskan Orphanage in
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Kids playing soccer,
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Filipino kids play in a flooded street in Malabon
district in
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Intended 9/11
Tribute Turns Into Bears Across
What started as a
Sept. 11 memorial got spun into something entirely different at one Tri-State
school.
The six
students were actually stuffed animals: Libearty,
Freedom Freddy, Abearica, American Teddy, Braveheart and Liberty Bear.
"Each
grade level had one that we named and sent with different things, like a
backpack and a journal,"
All six
grades sent a bear to a school in
"We've
got lots of pictures and lots of stories of where the bears went, and it looks
like they had a lot of fun," DeLorenzo said.
Added Schawe: "I liked all the pictures they sent back and
stuff. And I saw the memorial that (one of the bears) went to, and places I
never actually (visited), but the bear did."
Second-grader
Brandi Sauerwein said she's glad the bears had fun,
but she would have had fun traveling, too.
"I was
selfish," she said. "I wanted to go."
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Social Development Minister to Celebrate International
Children's Day
David Masango, BuaNews
(
'Children
are the future and must be nurtured now to make sure that they are indeed
leaders of tomorrow, said Dr Skweyiya.
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Celebrating the children
Velina Nacheva, Sofia Echo.com
The progamme also includes recitation of poems by child
refugees.
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Ballads for Children's Day
Vicky Xu / Shanghai Daily news
To make the
content more attractive to children special acoustic effects have been added,
such as animal sounds, wind blowing, rain beating, children's laughs and
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Another Miracle Kid
Reported by Shelley Brown,
WorldNow and KPLC
Iowa U.S.A.
May 28- Every year the Children's Miracle Network helps kids of all ages and
backgrounds overcome diseases and injuries. KPLC talked to a 15-year-old
"I was
diagnosed with Hydrocephalus." Two days after he was born, Phillip
Vincent suffered a neo-natal stroke. Fluid was building up inside his
brain, causing swelling. "The doctors told my parents I would be a
vegetable. I would never walk, I would never talk, I would just be a nobody," says Phillip.
A second
grader at J-I Watson Elementary in
Seven years
later, Phillip vincent
continues to prove doctors wrong. He comes back to this 2nd grade classroom
every year, a place he holds very close to his heart. "It's a
tradition every year to come and teach the class." "This
was my second grade classroom, and it's just so wonderful to come back every
year, they made special stuff for me when I had my surgery."
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Only white children can play these games
By Jermaine Craig and Peroshni Govender, The Star
School sports events exclusively for white Afrikaans
children have drawn outrage - but the organisers
claim they are purely "for the culture of Afrikaners".
Afrikaner Volkseie Sport (AVS) has circulated a
letter to schools announcing rugby, netball and hockey trials for a tournament
called Bokkiesweek that is open only to white Afrikaner
pupils.
Education authorities and the Human Rights Commission believe Bokkiesweek is nothing but a racist endeavour
that is "a travesty of our democracy".
Nolte said initially that the tournament was not just for whites, but for all
Afrikaans-speaking pupils.
However, when asked if Afrikaans-speaking children of other races could
participate, he said they couldn't because "they are not Afrikaners".
"It's got nothing to do with racism, it's got to do with culture and the
Afrikaner people," said Nolte, a former Conservative Party MP.
Nolte said "hundreds" of schools in 14 regions around the country
were invited to provincial trials, at which children were selected to represent
their regions in Bokkiesweek.
At the end of the week, pupils selected for a "Bokkies"
team got representative blazers.
The Gauteng Department of Education has slammed the
sports week.
Department spokesperson Thebe Mohatle said: "It
is very unfortunate that people are still organising
activities along racial lines. It is a travesty of our democracy."
The national Education Department intends to investigate the matter.
"Sports should be for all children - no one should be excluded because of
race," department spokesperson Molatwane Likhethe said.
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Children Respond With Glee At Omo Art Challenge
Ijeoma Oguachuba, This Day (
The theme of
the competition "
According
to the Marketing Director of Unilever, Frank Schott,the "works show honesty of innocence and the
infinite potentials of the minds of children."
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Algebra no problem for
math whiz-kid
By CINDY WEIGHTMAN,
When asked about his many achievements, Monti remains
modest. ¡°It just comes natural. I always just wanted
to learn more.¡± Monti said.
Monti¡¯s parents were quick to give credit to his
teacher. ¡°I think Mrs. Sullivan is a very unique teacher, very devoted to the
students,¡± Jeanne Monti
said.
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Children take a whirlwind world tour
- in school gymnasium
Jean Falbo-Sosnovich,
SEYMOUR ,
The school gym was transformed into a melting pot of cultures that featured
parent-manned booths, displaying worldly artifacts and exotic treasures from
abroad.
Teacher Darlene O'Callaghan coordinated the event, which
found students in grades pre-K through five taking a tour of countries that
included
Students Lee Marchetti, 6, and Daniel Foster, 7,
enjoyed their stop-over in
Over in
"I think the cookie maker is neat," said Javiera.
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http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0503/30spelling.html
An 'o' ends Georgian's spelling bee
By PATTI GHEZZI , The
Athena Lao, 13, of
"Next year!" she said with a huge smile on her
face, settling into the audience next to her father, Wilfredo,
a statistics tutor.
Another
Athena made it through round after grueling round, while her
parents, both immigrants from the
Early in the day, she stunned spectators and officials by
barreling through the word neuromyelitis
so fast the judges could not be sure she got it right. In an unusual move, they
had to replay a tape of her performance to determine if she had spelled the
word correctly. She had.
Athena returned for the afternoon rounds determined to spell
more slowly, wanting to make sure she didn't irritate the judges.
She was confident for most of the afternoon, but after more
than six hours of competition, she stumbled in the seventh round. The word that
got her: fichu, a white,
rectangular scarf worn by women. Athena had never seen, heard or studied the
word. She misspelled it fichou.
When she sat down with her parents, Athena said she clearly
had not studied as much as the spellers who were still on stage.
"Mom, they are really good," she said. "It's
scary. They must have studied a lot, or they knew what to study. I didn't."
Yet the bee's conclusion delivered a satisfying punch, with Sai dueling with a
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'Not too hard'
The
National Reconciliation Week
kicked off with 'Sorry Day' on Monday and continues until Tuesday.
This week children at Murray
Bridge South Kindergarten had access to local Aboriginal people who were able
to deepen their understanding of the Ngarrindjeri
culture through storytelling, mural making and face painting.
Meningie Kindergarten director Shirley Hartman helped the
children paint a mural to show their understanding of, and depict their views on,
a story about the ancestral being Ngurunderi.
"The children have watched
Ngurunderi and Ngarrindjeri
dreaming and this part of the dreaming was where the River Murray was
created," she said.
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http://web.seguingazette.com/report.lasso?wcd=4257
Navarro
students released for summer
By Janet Grafe,
GERONIMO, Texas USA May 29-
Halls echoed with children's laughter Thursday at
Summer vacation began Thursday afternoon for students at
"I would like to stay in school some more,"said
third grader Katy Martinez. "I'm going to miss my teacher and my
friends."
Other students have enjoyed the last days of school and are ready for summer.
We've watched movies, played games and had extra recesses,¡± said third-grader Austin McGrew. "This
summer, I'm going swimming, going to the Outdoor Learning Center Camp and to
Bible camp."
"I feel excited and sad at the same time,¡±
said eighth-grader Jared Jaroszewski. "I'm going
to miss seeing my friends over the summer. But we'll get together. I'm going to
football camp and SPJFC camp."
Ready or not, the last day of school at Navarro is over. Summer vacation is
here.
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http://www.etaiwannews.com/Taiwan/2003/05/30/1054258015.htm
Obesity a growing problem among Taiwanese kids
Now packing 160 kilograms on his
1.53 meter tall frame, the 11-year-old Liao has seen
his dream turn into a nightmare.
He is not alone.
"Obesity is a significant
problem among
"Family support is
critical," she said. "Ming-Hsuan's parents
never seemed concerned about his weight, and even seemed to be proud of his
ability to eat large amounts."
CTASO agrees. In a statement on
the association's Web site, it says, "the support and cooperation of ones'
family is a crucial consideration when trying to battle childhood
obesity."
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President
charms children
Rediff.com
Patna Bihar India May 30- President A P J Abdul Kalam
charmed over 3,000 school children in an interactive session at the Raj Bhawan in Patna
on Friday morning, answering a volley of questions ranging from his ideals in
life to how to make India prosperous.
When Manisha Kaushik, a
student of Mount Carmel School, asked him what could be done to make India a
developed country, the President said: ''If we teach poor children by sparing
time on holidays, we can spread the light of learning among millions of illiterates."
The children, dressed in school
uniforms, were all bubbling with excitement. Ankita, Aisha and Deepshika of Notre Dam
School said the session with the President was an experience of a lifetime for
them.
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NEWSLINE SPECIAL: Children step back in
time for some real learning
Falguni Benerjee
Pune,
Organised by a group of city architects, the Heritage Walk is a week-long unique
camp for children between eight and 12 years old. Right from Shaniwarwada to Vishrambaug, the
group takes the kids to various places in the old city.
The idea
of conducting the Heritage Walk struck architect Arati
Kalmadi and her friends when they noticed the
dwindling number of heritage sites in the city. ‘‘We saw several precious sites being broken down or altered in an
attempt to give a new face to our city. The feelings attached to these
buildings are no longer visible. This gave us the idea of conducting such a
tour to create more awareness,’’ said Arati.
The Heritage Walk seems to have
had an impact.
Twelve-year-old Shraddha says she liked Nanawada
the most. ‘‘I had studied about the ruin of Nanawada.
When I saw it, I felt very sad,’’ she said. She wants to go back to school and
tell her friends all about the Nanawada.
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Best Friends Find Families in
By Sharon Cohen
The Associated Press
They talked it over one spring day on a bench in a
playground in
The two, as tight as brothers, shared one dream: to have a
family.
They had lived together in an orphanage as toddlers. Then as
little boys, they were carted off in a blue van to a state home for older
children. There they remained for about six years.
And now, the boys, both 12, were heading from the Ivenetsky
Children's Boarding School to the heart of
But as they sat in front of the red-brick building, down the
road from a farm where horse-drawn milk wagons ambled by, the boys couldn't
help wondering if this was their big chance, maybe their only chance.
It was Andrei who turned to Oleg and asked:
"What do you think about us staying there and trying to
never come back here? Maybe, somehow we can be adopted."
Daring to dream: It was more a pipe dream than a plan.
Enter Mark McMillan, a teacher called in to design a program for the newcomer
from
"But," he says, "there
was something about him that captured my heart."
By spring 2001, Oleg was pressing. He wanted McMillan to
adopt him.
At the adoption ceremony two weeks ago, Oleg officially took McMillan's name
three days before his 16th birthday. Father and son, sitting side by
side, were dressed identically -- down to matching ties featuring rows of
American flags.
The same judge had presided over Andrei's adoption in the
same room.
The boys' journey had ended just how they dreamed -- both have families
and live just 15 minutes apart.
Sometimes life does go according to plan.
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