...keeping up with Civitas
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 |
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Pulitzer "Heat of the Moment" Project This Week |
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Beginning today (Tuesday, Jan. 26) and running through Sat., Jan. 30, three terrific journalists from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting will be visiting area schools to discuss climate change. Everything that you need to know from the schedule to biographies of the journalists, to curricular resources for the program, to how to blog with the journalists is available by clicking here. The complete schedule including evening programs at Washington University at Nerinx Hall High School are available; click here. An abbreviated schedule is also available at the bottom of this newsletter. |
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Change of Movies for this Friday
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Let's face it, there are no happy movies about genocide, nor should there be. With our Feb. 19-20 Genocide Conference approaching we will have plenty of somber material for students to review, especially at our prep sessions on Jan. 30 and Feb. 13.
We thought that we would stay with a political theme, but add some humor to the equation. "Wag the Dog" is such a movie. If we tell you anything more about it we run the risk of ruining it for you. Suffice it to say, the film is this Friday, January 29, at the Civitas office (map). We'll have pizza starting at 6:00 PM and begin the movie shortly thereafter. Things will wrap up at 9:30 PM.
You can sign up for the pizza and movie by clicking here. |
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First Prep Session for Genocide Conference
this Saturday |
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We will gather at Crossroads School (map) this Saturday from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM [note that this is not our usual time] for the first of two prep sessions for our genocide conference titled "Why Does 'Never Again' Seem to Happen so Frequently Again?" Lisa has edited an excellent PowerPoint overview of the topics with valuable background material and excellent questions. We'll have time for both discussion and for students to engage in individual on-line research.
The second prep session will be two weeks later, on Sat., Feb. 13, also at Crossroads, but this time in the morning (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM). Students will be able to share individual research about genocide and engage in more study and discussion.
The conference is Feb. 19 - 20 at Spazio's / Comfort Inn in Maryland Heights (map).
Special Note: Jane Garvin, teacher at St. Joseph's Academy, has sent us information about an optional follow-up activitiy to the conference. The would be a program for students on Fri., April 9 at Maryville University on "Genocide Revisited, Healing for Tomorrow." Click here to see the flyer.
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... and our two big upcoming events |
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Simplified Pulitzer Schedule for this Week
Tues. Jan. 26
Evening Program
at Washington U. | Wed., Jan. 27
Parkway West
Hixson Middle
Collinsville
Maplewood-RH
St. Joseph's
Nerinx Hall
Evening Program
for all at Nerinx Hall | Thurs., Jan. 28
University City
Soldan
John Burroughs
S.L.U.H.
Crossroads
Lindbergh | Fri., Jan. 29
Metro
St. Louis U. | Sat., Jan. 30
Teacher Workshop | |
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Black: High School Blue: Middle School Date | Time | Place | Activity | | | | |
Tues.,
01/26/10-
Sat.,
01/30/10 | Varies | Varies | Pulitzer Global Gateway Project: "Heat of the Moment." |
Fri.,
01/29/10 | Friday Night Flik | Civitas (map) | Wag the Dog |
Sat.,
01/30/10 | 1:00 PM
3:00 PM | Crossroads (map) | Prep. Session #1 for Genocide Conference |
Sat.,
02/13/10 | 9:00 AM-
11:00 AM | Crossroads (map) | Prep Session #2 for Genocide Conference |
Fri.,
02/19/10 -
Sat.,
02/20/10 | 4:00 PM (F) - 3:00 PM (S) | Comfort Inn / Spazio's (map) | ActiveCitizen360 Conference on Genocide | | | | |
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