Date / Time / Location |
Event / Topic |
Host / Facilitator(s) |
Date:
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Time:
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Location:
Barry University (Kostka Room- located in Thompson Hall, please enter campus on 111th street) |
Kick Off Event:
Community Conversation/
Ice Cream Social
Topic:
What does it mean to be a citizen?
Discussion on the Political Aspects of Citizenship in preparation for Senator Graham’s presentation |
Host:
Miami Shores Education Task Force
Facilitator(s):
Dr. Sean Foreman & Barry University Students |
Date:
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
(see schedule)
Time:
Various times (see schedule)
Location:
Barry University (various locations, see schedule) |
Ending Poverty: The Challenge of our Generation
• Attend a variety of sessions based on the social justice topic of poverty
• Meet Dr. Ellis Jones, co-author of The Better World Handbook and author of The Better World Shopping Guide |
Host:
Barry University
Facilitator(s)
Dr. Ellis Jones and others |
Date:
Saturday October 24, 2009
Time:
7:30 am
Location:
Miami Country Day School
Contact: Marilyn Greenfield
305-779-7241 |
Walk for Cancer
• Service Project
• 5K walk around the Miami Shores Area
• Pep Rally
• Proceeds go to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Host:
Miami Country Day School |
Date:
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Time:
10:00am: Lecture
10:45am: Q&A Session
11:15am: Book signing/photo
opportunity
Location:
Barry University, Broad Center for the Performing Arts |
Fall Key Note Presentation:
• Resource: America The Owner’s Manual Making Government Work For You by Senator Bob Graham
• Open to all CLP middle, high school and college students |
Host:
Community Learning Partnership
Speaker:
Senator Bob Graham
Moderator:
Dr. Sean Foreman, Barry University |
Date:
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Time:
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location:
Barry University |
Barry Special Christmas:
• Service Project
• School Performances |
Host:
Barry University |
Date:
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Time:
TBA
Location:
The Cushman School |
Community Conversation |
Host:
The Cushman School
Facilitator(s):
The Cushman School |
Date:
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Time:
7:00pm-8:00pm
Location:
Miami Country Day School
Contact: Shannon Reardon
305-779-7210 |
What educational choices do I have for my children?
Join local education consultants as they answer your questions and go through the details about the various schooling options for your children (Independent, Parochial, Public, Charter, etc), financial considerations and more. |
Host:
Miami Country Day School |
Date:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Time:
7:00pm-8:00pm
Location:
Miami Country Day School
Contact: Shannon Reardon
305-779-7210 |
What are the 21st Century Learning Skills?
Learn from a panel of experts about the skills your children will need for the future: Fine Arts, Communication, Technology, Critical & Creative Thinking |
Host:
Miami Country Day School |
Date:
February 22 and 23, 2010
Time:
8:00am-8:00pm each day
Location:
Barry University
Contact: Psychology Department between 9 am and 4 pm
(305) 899-3270 |
Black History Month
Read-A-Thon featuring What is the What by Daniel Eggers
In celebration of Black History Month, members of CLP schools will be reading What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Dengby Dave Eggers, a stirring account of the Lost Boys of Sudan. |
Host:
Barry University |
Date:
March 6, 2010
Contact: Alice Burch |
Miami Shores Unity Day Celebration
- Service Project (Haitian Service Projects highlighted from each CLP school)
- CLP presentation on Citizenship
|
Host:
Community Learning Partnership of Miami Shores |
Date:
March 16, 2010
Time:
9:00-9:45 – Assembly
9:45-10:30 – Breakout sessions
Location:
Miami Country Day School Gym
Contact: Jenny Knight
305-759-2843 |
Community Conversation
“Global Citizenship and World Religions”
- World religions and global citizenship presentation by MCDS students
- all CLP students participate in world religion symposium
|
Host:
Miami Country Day School
|
Date:
March 29- April 25, 2010
Location:
Barry University-Andy Gato Gallery
Contact: Kimberlee Blecha at
305-899-3401 or kblecha@mail.barry.edu |
Partners in Health Photo Exhibit- “On the Same Map”
- Exhibit of 100 photographs depicting poor communities around the world and the work being done between patients and local health workers to combat epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, hunger, poverty, and injustice
- http://www.pih.org
|
Host:
Barry University |
Date:
March 29, 2010
Time:
11:00am-12:30pm
Location:
Barry University-Shepard and Ruth K. Broad Center for the Performing Arts
Contact: Kimberlee Blecha at
305-899-3401 or kblecha@mail.barry.edu |
Partners in Health Presentation by co-founder Paul Farmer
- Paul Farmer will give an exclusive presentation, he is the Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti and works under Bill Clinton’s office at the UN.
- Presentation appropriate for grades 9-12
- Paul Farmer’s biography
- http://www.pih.org
|
Host:
Barry University |
Date:
April, 2010 |
Community Conversation
|
Host:
Archbishop Curley High School |
