I will forever be a fan of snail mail. There is something very different about holding an actual piece of paper that another person on a whole other continent has written compared to a computer screen. It's amazing to get a quick response via text or email, but to hold something that your correspondee has held and put care into is soulful.
My students have been waiting for months to hear back and when they saw me holding the envelope they were so excited and amazed. Many were surprised that the letter actually had THEIR name on it... that is was addressed to THEM! The letters were beautifully written with art filling the space and words that offered friendship and invites to Kenya.
My students are now writing back and I've asked them to pick a world or local problem they feel strongly about and ask the students in Kenya how they feel and to try find a solution together.
Today my friend and "mother" (she's actually younger than me), Serah posted a TED talk that I can't wait to share with my students. It is a 13 year old boy who invents a solar powered light system to scare aware the lions from killing his family's livestock. Here is the link:
My students are now writing back and I've asked them to pick a world or local problem they feel strongly about and ask the students in Kenya how they feel and to try find a solution together.
Today my friend and "mother" (she's actually younger than me), Serah posted a TED talk that I can't wait to share with my students. It is a 13 year old boy who invents a solar powered light system to scare aware the lions from killing his family's livestock. Here is the link: