Student's Shoe Drive Inspires Ms. UAPB

Last school year, Tiyanna lead a team that sponsored a shoe drive to benefit the Ozark Water Project.  The Ozark Water Project's mission is to "alleviate as much human suffering as possible by providing affordable footwear and a cup of clean, fresh water for those who thirst."  The shoes collected are sold for cents per pound which provides the Ozark Water Project some funding for equipment and travel to projects in countries like Kenya for drilling wells and Haiti for water purification systems.

This school year, our EAST program was contacted by Ms. UAPB's mentor.  She expressed that Ms. UAPB was interested in assisting in a shoe drive this school year.  Recently, to our surprise, we were contacted again about the shoe drive's results, an estimated 200-300 pairs of shoes (pictured below). 

Team members of the EAST project are extremely excited about and thankful for the shoes collected on our behalf and are still working with the Ozark Water Project.  The team is researching and developing an activity booklet with the intention to provide curriculum integrated/standards based activities for  the Ozark Water Project and other booklets (Drinking More Water; Sustaining Waterways).  The booklet could be available online or in print for partners and

 

schools. Why not help the community and build skills for academic proficiency and beyond at the same time?  This is true for the EAST Team members and their future booklet users.

Look back at this post for an update soon.

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Project Videos

(1)  Who?

Hi, my name is John and I'm in the 5th Grade.

(2) What?

I am creating a PSA (Public Service Announcement) about the homeless.

(3) How?

I am using pictures and captions from my research and music to tell the story of the homeless.

(4) Who else?

Jane volunteered to help me with video editing. I hope to create music and I am looking for more people to create music before I select a song.

(5) What technology?

We will use Canon Video Camera, Final Cut Pro or iMovie and Garageband.

(6) How has EAST made an impact on your life (this quote may be used in our EAST Conference presentation)?

"EAST gives students an opportunity to learn and grow. . . I have a great interest in public speaking . . . I have been given opportunities to speak as with EAST Night Out."
- Keith, Leadership Team 2013-14

Resources for Creating an App

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516

EAST Conference Team February 12 Check This Out

2.  FUSION & FACEBOOK

For those who have Facebook and "Like" EAST Initiative, did you see our post earlier today? If not, here it is:

"EAST students, we need your help! DJ Mario Luna wants to know what music YOU want at Fusion! Comment below with your playlists! #EASTFusion14"

Besides following us, we want to encourage YOU and your KIDS to "Like" DJ Mario Luna's Facebook page.Tell your kids to let him know how excited they are that he's coming back to Fusion this year! They can also let him know what their favorite songs are so he can have all their jams ready! Tell them to share their songs on our Facebook page, too. DJ Mario goes to great lengths to be sure he has the clean edit versions of all songs and we are very lucky to have him! I hope everyone is planning to attend Fusion this year! It is SO MUCH FUN and we don't want you to miss it! Besides, I'm taking dance lessons and I'll be able to do the Wobble this year!! I don't remember where the kids were from but some of them tried to teach me how to do that crazy dance last year at Fusion and all I can say is BLESS THEIR HEARTS!!! Y'all come! 

Don't forget we have the Parade of EAST Shirts at Fusion this year! We always love seeing the latest t-shirt designs and the spiffy button-up embroidered dress shirts y'all come up with each year. Pick out one of your kiddos to "parade" down the catwalk and show off your program's EAST shirt. They will announce their name and what school they are from so they may want to practice their strut before the big night! 

3.  ALUMNI VIDEO COMPETITION

EAST Alumni is hosting a video competition again this year. The theme is "Where Is EAST Taking You?" and we hope we have lots of entries for this! I know some of your kids are phenomenal with video production and I better see their entries! That's right! Y'all know who I'm talking to! ;) The deadline for this competition is Friday, February 28th. 

Program Summary (Brainstorm)

The following information will have no impact on your overall score. How was the presenting team selected? Who is presenting (uniqueness of student, EAST experience, etc.)? Share additional information on your presenters or your program that may not be apparent to the judges and may not come out of questioning.

 

 

The following questions will be assessed and will comprise 25% of your overall Conference and Program Overview score.

Please write a brief summary for the categories below (maximum of 2500 characters).

1. Project Sophistication: Articulate how your program solves real-world problems through innovative and sophisticated techniques, while incorporating advanced technology. Use the CART poster as a reference to help with your explanation.

 

 

2. Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Articulate how students in your program discover problems in your communities, develop advanced strategies and solutions for these problems, make modifications when needed and develop further action when necessary.

 

3. Self-Directed Learning & Student Growth: Describe an instance(s) where a specific student(s) in your program has/have exhibited student growth and self-directed learning. Preference should be given to situations in which students have taken a risk, shown leadership, facilitated others, and demonstrated the ability to recognize and reflect on his/her own personal growth.

 

 

Presentation: Assessment

Teamwork: Teams are self-sufficient and function as one unit.  Individuals participate within multiple teams to achieve shared goals.

 

Community Involvement and Collaboration

Serving or fulfilling needs as active participants in a community that recognizes the value of the EAST program.

 

Presentation Skills

Informative, confident, and conversational delivery. Students engaged the judges and the overall presentation style was smooth and natural.

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