Upcoming Event
Ethics for Children
Sunday October 28, 2007
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
BRINGING THE FARM TO NEW YORK CITY!
Calling All City Kids! Farmer Nancy Maxwell takes children on a journey into the world of farming! Discover how people around the world are interconnected by the production of food. Learn about everything from water, soil, insects and farm animals, to organic produce and local farmer's markets. Get your hands dirty as you plant your own seeds in a pot and learn to care for the plant at home!
Registration required
Free admission - Ages 6-12
Nancy Maxwell is a scientific agricultural researcher with Rutgers University and is a newly established farm entrepreneur of Wilde Acre Farms in New Jersey. She has over 10 years of hands-on farming experience with training in the fields of Natural Resource Management and Horticultural Science. She has traveled extensively throughout the United States and abroad studying both ecology and agriculture and has a passion for educating youth about farming and the environment. Her research and interests have been published in scientific journals, The Vegetable Grower magazine, and Newsweek.
2 West 64th Street at Central Park West
For more info: 212-874-5210, www.nysec.org
Past Event
Saving Our Earth… Saving Our Future - Sunday September 23, 2007
Ed Wiley's speaks to children about nature in Appalachia. Listen to fascinating stories about the mountains and wildlife. Learn about the ravaging effects of coal-mining. Get tips on how to help the environment. Immediately following presentation, join us for a nature walk in Central Park!
Appalachian grandfather Ed Wiley, 49, has staged a one man sit-in, walked 455 miles to Washington, DC and is now spending September 2007 in the media capital of the world, NYC - all to capture the nation's attention to the severe environmental and human costs of modern coal extraction imposed on the Appalachian Mountains and people. Wiley has been fighting for the safety of students at Marsh Fork Elementary School in West Virgina, which is located near a massive coal processing and extraction operation. Join us for this eye-opening, inspirational workshop that will demonstrate the power of one individual to seek justice for an entire community.
Peaceful Children… Peaceful World The Mud Sisters and Other Tales About Friendship told by Laura Simms - September 9, 2007
Laura Simms, one of the best known performance storytellers in the world, combining global stories with personal narrative. Just right for families, these tales are riveting, entertaining, poignant and meaningful.
"Irresistible! A major force in the revival of storytelling in America." - New York Times.
Earth Day - April 22, 2007
NYSEC joined with Others Are Us for an amazing cross-cultural experience. Our Sunday School students were provided a rare glimpse into the lives of students from Yemen, Saudia Arabia, and Isreal through their artwork and writings. In exchange, our students wrote and created artwork to share about their feelings and their understandings of nature, the earth, and it's different people and cultures. More than a creative exercise, the experience was a reminder for all of us that children around the world share many beautiful ideas, dreams and hopes for peace. We have more in common than we realize!
Visit www.othersareus.org/drawings.php to view children's artwork. Click on the individual pictures to see a larger image and what the kids wrote about their work!
