Ms. Simso Dean is a birding heroine. She is doing great things. Birding needs more people like her. Go Amy!!!
Jim Williams birding blog at www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/blogs/Wingnut.html > On May 2, 2016, at 8:19 AM, Amy Simso Dean <[email protected]> wrote: > > The admin has graciously given me permission to post this notice... > > 6 kids from the Burroughs Birders youth birding club are offering 5 bird > walks this spring/summer. > > Location: Veteran’s park in Richfield > 10 spots available each day. > Sign up, see dates and details > <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Z6XQtxBV80buXqID781VwVa2GDbYaWPDUmbtLQD2GI/edit#gid=0>. > > I will be along on every walk helping the kids in their roles as guides. And > I’ll have plenty of binoculars available. > > Maybe you know a family with a kid who is interested in birding. > Maybe you know a kid you want to get interested in birding. > Or, maybe you just think it’s fun to bird with a kid. > > What’s the fundraiser for? > These kids are on also on a Destination Imagination team at their school. > > This year this team of seven 5th graders… > - Won 1st in their division at the regional tournament > - Took home the Davici prize for creativity at regionals > - Won 1st place at their state tournament > - Earned the change to compete at the global tournament. > -This is the first time an elementary team from Minneapolis has ever gone to > globals. > > They wrote a skit that solved a mystery, did it all in black-and-white and in > rhyme for a jazz-age concept, and built an electro-magnate. Plus they had to > solve a instant challenge on the spot, working as a team. > > What is Destination Imagination (DI)? > In DI, student teams solve team challenges with no adult input. This hands-on > system of learning fosters students’ creativity, courage and curiosity > through open-ended academic challenges in the fields of STEM (science, > technology, engineering and mathematics), fine arts and service learning. > > Thank you and Happy Birding, > Amy Simso Dean > > Add extra color to your (or a friend’s) world. > Check out my stained glass Birds and Hearts on Etsy > ScrappyBirdArtGlass <http://etsy.com/shop/ScrappyBirdArtGlass> > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
