Dear Bobbi,
Please check the fourth story below for information on last Sunday's 60 Minutes story on Dr. Paul Farmer, a central figure fighting HIV/AIDS who was featured in the most recent Pulitzer Global Gateway project on HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean.
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Middle School Model U.N. Sessions Continue
Three more Middle School Model U.N. sessions were held last week.
On Wednesday, April 30, we had a lively session with students from Hixson Middle School (Webster Groves district), Maplewood-Richmond Heights Middle School, Orchard Farms Middle School, and St. Gabriel's.
The next day, Thursday, May 1, students from Hixson Middle School, (Webster Groves district), Holman Middle School (Pattonville district), Pattonville Heights Middle School (Pattonville district), Remington Traditional School (Pattonville district), and St. Margaret's School tackled more difficult issues before the United Nations.
On Friday, May 2, students from Brittany Woods Middle School (University City district), Crossroads College Preparatory School, and Saeger Middle School (Francis Howell district) addresses six more very topical resolutions.
On Wednesday, May 7, participating schools will be North Kirkwood Middle and St. Dominic Savio. This session is at Creve Coeur Community Center (map) from 9:00 AM - Noon.
On Thursday, May 8, participating schools will be John Burroughs, McKinley Classical C.J.A. (St. Louis), and St. Francis Cabrini. This session is at the Brentwood Community Center (map) from 9:00 AM - Noon. NOTE: This is the only session at the Brentwood Community Center.
On Friday, May 9, participating schools will be City Academy, Hoech Middle School (Ritenour district), Marian School , and Ralph Bunche Middle School (St. Louis). This session is at Creve Coeur Community Center (map) from 9:00 AM - Noon.
Teachers who have questions should contact Civitas Middle School Coordinator Lisa Granich-Kovarik at (314) 865-4707.
Resolutions can be accessed by clicking here.
Click here for more photos.
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Civitas High School Picnic on May 10
The final high school activity for the 2007-2008 school year is our annual picnic. It is this Saturday, May 10, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Once again, we'll meet at a wonderful park in Maplewood which is secluded, has a shelter and ball fields. It is called Junior High Park and located on the southwest corner of Sutton and Lyndover. You can access it by clicking here.
We'll have casual conversation; sports for those who want to play; and a generally relaxing time. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at info@civitas-stl.com or (314) 367-6480.
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Students Prepare for Urban Go-Team
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Students met last Saturday in preparation for the Civitas Urban Go-Team which is June 9-13. We will be focusing on active citizenship in our community; registering voters, learning more about our citizens through a variety of polling techniques, learning about the risks and safety features of various forms of voting such as optical scanners, touch-screen, etc. It will also be part of the documentary that filmmaker Frank Popper is making on Civitas as active citizenship.
The focus of Go-Team will be The Election Process & Campaign 2008. We will learn about how voting is supposed to work as explained at the St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners. We will have a speaker from Missourians for Honest Elections talk about voter suppression and other irregularities.
We'll do some voter registration and considerable polling, in downtown Clayton, using a phone bank, and even in barber shops, beauty shops, and nail salons. Professor Ken Warren of St. Louis University will explain the subtleties of polling.
On the final day of the program we will put together individual and group projects.
You can access more information on Urban Go-Team by clicking here.
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60 Minutes Story on Dr. Paul Farmer, featured in Global Gateway Project
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"T.N.T.C." -- that's the phrase that Dr. Paul Farmer used on last Sunday's "60 Minutes" broadcast on his work to fight HIV/AIDS and other diseases in Haiti, Rwanda, and eleven other developing countries. "T.N.T.C." stands for "Too Numerous To Count," referring to the number of lives that have been saved because of modern medicine and medical training that he and others have brought to developing countries over the past twenty-five years. You can see the "60 Minutes" story on Paul Farmer by clicking here (it may be listed on the banner of videos below the top story on the page).
When West Palm Beach Post reporter Antigone Barton met with high school students in Civitas programs two weeks ago, she emphasized the work of Dr. Farmer. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting has a series of revealing interviews with Dr. Farmer on their web site. You can access them by clicking here. [Click on Haiti when you get to the page.]
Antigone Barton as well as Jon Sawyer and Nathalie Applewhite of the Pulitzer Center mentioned a very engaging book on Dr. Farmer's work called Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. You can order it (from Amazon) by clicking here.
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Upcoming Civitas Events
(Actual events in bold -- always subject to change when change occurs!) Black: High School Blue: Middle School | Date | Time | Place | Activities | Wed.,
05/07 | 9:00 AM -
12:00 PM | Creve Coeur Gov't Center | Middle School Model U.N. Session #5 | Thurs.,
05/08 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Brentwood Community Center | Middle School Model U.N. Session #6 | Fri.,
05/09 | 9:00 AM -
12:00 PM | Creve Coeur Gov't Center | Middle School Model U.N. Session #7 | Sat.,
05/10 | 1:00 PM - 4:00PM | Junior High School Park; Maplewood | Civitas Annual Spring Picnic | Mon.,
05/19 | 4:00 PM-
6:00 PM | Chevy's in Crestwood Plaza | Middle School Teachers Wrap-up & Gossip Session | Mon.
06/09 -
Fri.,
June 06/13
| 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM | Varies | Civitas Urban Go-Team |
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Arthur H. Lieber 314-367-6480 |
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Civitas Associates 10845 Olive Blvd.
Suite #155
Saint Louis, Missouri 63141-7760 Phone: (314) 367-6480
Fax: (314) 367-7742 Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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