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Brasilia, Brazil
School of the Nations
Three schools participated in a Full-Circle
Learning training for the School of the Nations,
presented by Anisa Qualls in late July, 2006.
Approximately 45-50 educators, press and government
officials attended the event.
The 400 K-8 students at the diverse host school
include the foreign children of diplomats as well
as local youth. The sister schools as well as the
high school (which serves 200) also attended, so
the impact of the training could influence close to
1,000 students.
High school faculty took notes on the philosophy
of the program, to adapt it to their current
curriculum, while the K-8 School of the Nations
led the charge in infusing the content into the
Ethics classes at every grade level. Each grade
took on one of the lesson plan manual themes
in its annual planning for integrating character
education and local and global community service
into academics and the arts. Every module will be
used for one of the grade levels, from preschool
through grade 8.
Two newspapers, as well as government officials,
interviewed Anisa Qualls, and the sister schools
who attended the training wrote press releases
of their own about the event. The school's director,
Lisa Perskie, praised Anisa for her grace and
knowledge in representing the model's philosophy
and strategies. She conveyed that the guests
were "touched from the bottom of their hearts...
Their souls were completely moved."
The school's director, Lisa Perskie, assigned a
teacher named Elena as the Full-Circle Learning
coordinator. The program is now in action, with
each grade level pursuing a different identity and
goal, such as Habits of Helpers, Habits of Humanitarians,
Habits of Givers, Habits of Heroes,
etc. All grade levels use the conflict bridge to
resolve conflicts in literature and use the Habitsof-
Heart in their lesson planning. Middle school
students are especially active in tying in guest
presenters and community action. The 7th graders
completed their first quarter, with the academic
unit themed around "Sacrifice" by creating
a book for their global learning partners in the
United States and Panama. A guest presenter, a
pediatrician, told of sacrifices her mother made
while traveling in Turkey. The School of the Nations
is quickly becoming a model
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