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For anyone interested in learning about JEM, here is a link to the page on Buckingham Friends School website. It is truly an amazing program. This tiny school in Pennsylvania is making a tremendous difference in the world through this program. The focus is the environment and the children learn how they can help. Perhaps even more important are the friendships that are created. Students and teachers from around the world have bonded.… Continue

(This post is duplicated on the JEM site)



It has been an amazing four days. We left Honolulu Saturday night and flew more than 10 hours to get to Newark, NJ mid day Easter Sunday. Our plane had to circle for more than 30 minutes before being granted permission to land. We were greeted warmly by staff and family of The Buckingham Friends School who loaded up all of our luggage and drove us to the school 90 minutes away. The weather was chilly (40's) but clear. My first host family was… Continue

Well tonight I leave Honolulu to attend the JEM (Joint Environmental Mission) Earth Summit 2009 in Lahaska Pennsylvania. Sheryl Kahue, the 6th grade Social Studies teacher at Kamehameha Schools and I are bringing 6 students. They will be joined by students and teachers from schools in Russia, China, India, Kenya and Australia. The two week program, sponsored by The Buckingham Friends School, "provides a unique opportunity for elementary-aged children to develop patience, cultural understanding… Continue

This is a topic that has been on my mind for several years but after spending some time with a new teacher over the Christmas break has pushed me to the point that I need to put my thoughts somewhere even if no one reads it.



What are universities doing to make sure that their teacher candidates are prepared to use and teach their students to use technology? Apparently not much. Case in point: my nephew's wife has been teaching in California under a provisional/temporary teaching… Continue