More Than Words: 2013

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Videos from December 18 Workshop

Click here to view many videos from our December workshop.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Workshop Agenda December 18

MORE THAN WORDS WORKSHOP

New London Science & Tech Magnet High School

December 18, 2013

7:45 a.m. Pick up Ledyard High School Students

8:00 a.m. Pick up Fitch High School Students

8:30 a.m. Arrive at New London Sci and Tech Magnet HS

8:35 a.m. Icebreaker

• Movement games

• Name game

9:10 a.m. Character Blocks: in 5 small groups, students use building blocks to prioritize traits. Report out to whole group.

9:30 a.m. Prep for Harriet Tubman performance

10:00 a.m. Harriet Tubman performance

11:00 a.m. Follow-up discussion re: Tubman performance

11:30 a.m. Lunch

12 noon Planning in small groups for the middle school diversity program to be presented at Cutler, Bennie Dover Jackson or Ledyard Middle School.

12:30 p.m. Share plans with large group.

1:00 p.m. Fitch and Ledyard students depart

1:30 p.m. Drop off at Fitch High School

2:00 p.m. Drop Off at New London High School

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Photos and Video from our First Workshop with Fitch

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation hosted our first workshop of the year. We welcomed Fitch High School into our diverse group!

Photos by Damaris Zimbelman
Photos by Tom Green
Videos by Tom Green

Friday, November 1, 2013

Workshop Agenda for November 8, 2013

MORE THAN WORDS WORKSHOP

Tribal Community Center

November 8, 2013

7:40 a.m. Pick up New London High School Students

8:00 a.m. Pick up Fitch High School Students

8:20 a.m. Pick up Ledyard High School Students

8:40 a.m. Icebreakers

9:10 a.m. Overview of Last Year’s Programs

9:30 a.m. Mission & Goals of More Than Words

10:00 a.m. Opinion Continuum

10:20 a.m. Program Aspirations (Small Groups)

10:45 a.m. Report Out

11:10 a.m. Lunch

11:40 a.m. Icebreaker

12 noon School Climate Plans

12:30 p.m. Report Out

12:45 p.m. Depart

1:00 p.m. Drop off at Ledyard High School

1:15 p.m. Drop off at Fitch High School

1:45 p.m. Drop Off at New London High School

Monday, October 28, 2013

Next Workshop is on November 8, 2013

Details to come....

Friday, September 20, 2013

Meeting to Nominate 10th Graders

LHS students...we will meet after school on Thursday, Sept 26, for just 10-15 minutes to hear your nominations for 10th graders who might be well suited for MTW. We'll meet in the Career Center at 2:10 on Thursday.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Photos and Videos from our Final Workshop of 2012-2013

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Workshop Agenda May 30

Tribal Community Center

A G E N D A

7:50 a.m. Ledyard bus carrying students to NL Sci and Tech Magnet High School will pick up NLHS students

8:15 a.m. Bus will pick up LHS students – depart for Mashantucket Pequot Museum

8: 30 a.m. Arrive at Mashantucket Pequot Museum

8:35 a.m. Icebreakers

9:00 a.m. Tour of museum

10:00 Program:

· Gallup Hill School program review

· Year-end review and evaluation of More Than Words program for 2012-13 – (Small group g large group report)

11:00 Film Witness

11:30 Lunch

12:00 p.m. Native American musical performance

1:00 Depart Mashantucket Pequot Museum

1:15 Drop off LHS students at LHS, depart for NLHS

1:50 p.m. Drop off NLHS students

Friday, May 17, 2013

LHS Assembly Wednesday

During AIM 60 on Wednesday there will be an assembly in the auditorium for most of the school.

LHS class of 1987 alumna Beth Brundage Murphy and her work will be the focus. Beth is a very successful documentary filmmaker and she will show us clips from her latest project, What Tomorrow Brings.

What Tomorrow Brings is about the extremely complicated issue of educating girls in Afghanistan. Beth returned from filming earlier this month and LHS will be the first to see her footage.

Beth was a girl from Ledyard...

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Our final meeting of the year is May 30

Thursday, April 4, 2013

A Thank You from the GHS Principal

Dear Mike,

Attached are photos of the Gallup Hill School All-Stars that are beautifully displayed in our front hallway.

The sign reads:

Gallup Hill All-Stars We celebrate our unique differences as we work together! Many students, parents, and staff have commented on how great all the varied "stars" look together, and what a powerful statement the display makes to help celebrate our different talents.

Please extend a heartfelt thanks from the GHS staff to the amazing More Than Words group for taking the time to plan such a valuable lesson on tolerance. Our students truly enjoyed the read aloud, the group activity, and the art project that worked to solidify their shared learning. We will continue to not just tolerate, but to value our unique differences daily as we work together and learn from each other.

Thank you!

Pam

Friday, March 29, 2013

Photos and Videos from Gallup Hill School Workshop

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Updated Plan for March 28

Dear Folks:

We have a slight adjustment to our schedule for the March 28 More Than Words workshop. I spoke to Yaritza at the bus company, and she informed me that the New London High students coming to Ledyard for the workshop can ride the Ledyard bus that delivers the Ledyard students who attend the Science and Tech Magnet School. The bus will pick up the students at 7:30 and take them to Ledyard High. The same bus will take the students from Ledyard High at 1:30 p.m. and deliver them to New London High in time for the regular dismissal.

I think we should be all set for the workshop on March 28; I'll see you then.

Here is the revised schedule for the day:

7:30a.m. New London High students will be picked up by Ledyard bus returning from Sci

and Tech Magnet School

8:00 - 9:30 Orient high school students to the workshop and assign roles for the session

9:45 - 10:45 Conduct workshop re: The Sneetches at Gallup Hill School

10:50 –12:10 Debrief at LHS on the workshops

12:10 – 12:42 Block 3 and lunch Student Shadow

12:47 - 1:30 Block 4 Student Shadow

Bus arrangements:

· 7:30a.m. - The Ledyard bus that services the Sciecne and Tech Magnet High School will pick up New London High students and take them to Ledyard High at 8:00

· 9:30 a.m. - All More Than Words students will take bus from LHS to Gallup Hill School

· 10:45 a.m. - More Than Words students will take bus from Gallup Hill School to LHS

· 1:30 p.m.- Science and Tech Magnet School bus will bring New London

Mike

Friday, March 15, 2013

Star Cutting Meeting

We are going to meet after school on Tuesday, March 19, to cut 300 stars for the Gallup Hill School workshop. See Ms. Sumner for more info.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

March 28 Workshop Planning Meeting Minutes

Dear Folks:

I met today with Lisa Sumner, Corinne Thompson, and a few of the More Than Words kids to prepare for our workshop on March 28. Here is the proposed schedule for the day:

8:00a.m. New London High students will be picked up by Ledyard bus returning

from Sci and Tech Magnet School

8:30 - 9:30 Orient high school students to the workshop and assign roles for the

session

9:45 - 10:45 Conduct workshop re: The Sneetches at Gallup Hill School

10:50 –12:10 Debrief at LHS on the workshops

12:10 – 12:42 Block 3 and lunch Student Shadow

12:47 - 1:20 Block 4 Student Shadow

Bus arrangements:

· 8:00 a.m. - The Ledyard bus that services the Sciecne and Tech Magnet High School will pick up New London High students and take them to Ledyard High at 8:30

· 9:00 a.m. - All More Than Words students will take bus from LHS to Gallup Hill School

· 10:00 a.m. - More Than Words students will take bus from Gallup Hill School to LHS

· 1:20 p.m.- Science and Tech Magnet School bus will bring New London

We will separate the students into 14 groups of three to four students per group. Each person will have a role for the workshop. The roles will include reader, icebreaker coordinator, discussion leader and art project director.

I think we are all set for March 28, so please jot a note or call if you have questions.