A Proud Legacy
Yesterday an Irish journalist died. She was 54. Her name was Mary Raftery and while she didn’t live…
Tag: power of stories
Out of the Mouths of Babes…
In January 2010, after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a group of children aged between 8 and 23…
Peace on Earth – War Children
Emmanuel Jal was born in Southern Sudan c. 1980. By the time he was seven, his father had…
Peace on Earth – Heart to Heart
The heart is like a box, and language is the key.* [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktlwCPDd94] Photograph – Neighbourhood Children of the…
The Wolves Inside Us
A Cherokee boy was upset with a friend who had done him an injustice and he went to…
Early Learning Centres?
When do we begin to learn? Birth? One month? Six months? Kindergarten? School? New studies suggest that some…
The Roots of Rights
On December 10th, 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Nowadays,…
Did You Know…
Did you know that The Cat in the Hat was written in 1954 using the reading vocabulary of…
Why Does This Make Me Cry?
This video seems to make me cry – but in a good way! Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY&feature=related] +10
Getting the Full Story
My intention is not to advertise The Guardian but this ad is just too good and its message…