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Fotokids, a non-profit originally called Out of the Dump, currently serves children from improvished areas in Guatemala and Honduras and from farm worker families in the Central Valley of California. Children use photography, graphic design, media technology and vocational training […]
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- 02 Mar
Last month I read a wonderful story about a grandmother and her granddaughter to elementary students in Walnut Creek, CA. The book, Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina tells how Mia, a young girl, teaches her grandmother English while […]
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The benefits of nature – walking, caring for plants, and looking at landscapes can promote good health. The Director of the Center for Health Systems and Design at Texas A&M University, Roger Ulrich, found that patients required less pain medication […]
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- 06 Feb
Recently I read a wonderful book to a Second Grade Class. It was Last Stop On Market Street with words by Matt De La Pena and pictures by Christian Robinson. This is a beautiful story of a grandmother and her […]
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- 15 Jan
After several days of cloudy skies and heavy rains, it was a relief to see blue skies. The blue sky reminded me of hope, of possibilities. I wanted to get outside and take a walk. Other walkers had the same […]
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- 08 Jan
Corbilina has no voice to solve problems. Corbilina and all fairies are at home in nature and remind us that we can find solutions to our problems by taking a walk outside – no talking required. A walk outside is […]
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Nature appreciates the importance of relying on others when you need support. When I took a walk this morning, I saw a tall tree resting on its neighboring tree. The resting tree was alive but not strong enough to grow […]
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- 31 Jul
CORBILINA VISITS PUEBLO OF ACOMA
- Jul 31, 2015
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- Indian tribe, Pueblo of Acoma
On her trip to California, Corbilina visited with Camille at the Pueblo of Acoma in New Mexico. Camille is a member of the Acoma tribe in Pueblo of Acoma and has lived in the community all of her life. The […]
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- 17 Jun
The Peyton family cemetery in Raymond, Mississippi is a quiet place. The voices of early settlers are silent. Choctaw Indians once lived on these lands. The Indians reluctantly gave the land (a portion of some 5 ½ million acres they […]
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“Children see magic because they look for it.” Christopher Moore ***** “Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only your […]
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