CapAVID

Begin your research with the links listed below.  These are only launching off points.  Hopefully you can use the information here to create new more specific searches.
Child Labor in Brazil

http://www.iussp.org/Brazil2001/s30/S32_P04_Muniz.pdf

 

http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/ites/0505/ijee/delveccio.htm

 

http://www.pangaea.org/street_children/latin/brazilabor.htm

 

http://www.hamline.edu/cla/academics/global_studies/Slavery/Brazilian.htm

 

Street Children in Mongolia

http://www.prout.org/pna/mongolian-street-children.html

 

http://www.unicef.org/mongolia/street_children_Report_Eng.pdf

 

http://streetkidnews.blogsome.com/category/1/asia-streetkid-news/mongolia-streetkid-news/

 

Landmines in Cambodia

http://www.mekong.net/cambodia/mines.htm

 

http://gapyear.com/features/landmines_in_cambodia.html

 

http://www.unicef.org/graca/mines.htm

 

Poverty in America

 

http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/22/news/economy/poverty_overview/index.htm

 

http://www.soundvision.com/Info/poor/statistics.asp

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/11/AR2005091101131.html

 

http://www.cbpp.org/9-19-05pov.htm

 

http://www.johnedwards.com/issues/poverty/

 

Refugees in Tanzania

http://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/tanzania/

 

http://www.refugeesinternational.org/content/article/detail/880/

 

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ilGSmouaf1dkDGdgGYRtziuN56gA

 

Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone

 

http://www.pangaea.org/street_children/africa/armies.htm

 

http://www.hrw.org/press/2000/05/sl0531.htm

 

http://www.irinnews.org/InDepthMain.aspx?InDepthId=24&ReportId=66997&Country=Yes

 

AIDS in the Caribbean

 

http://www.avert.org/aids-caribbean.htm

 

http://leahy.senate.gov/issues/foreign%20policy/PDFS/AIDSCaribbean.pdf

 

Breaking the Cycle of Violence in Northern Ireland

 

http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/n.ireland/overview.html

 

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/northireland1.html

 

Indigenous Children in Australia

 

http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mf/4829.0.55.001/

 

http://www.newcastle.edu.au/centre/cispr/conferences/land/butipaper.pdf

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/23/2144525.htm

 

Girl’s Education in India

 

http://www.census.gov/ipc/prod/wid-9801.pdf

 

http://www.indiatogether.org/2004/jun/edu-barriers.htm

 

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2008/January/opinion_January109.xml&section=opinion&col=

 

Your homework assignment is to respond to this blog by Friday, January 11.

Our first major unit will examine overlooked global issues effecting the world today.

So your responsibility is to respond to the following question:
What is the biggest problem in the world today & what can be done to eliminate this problem?

Response is due by midnight on Friday, January 11.

Use this as a forum to ask any questions about our trip to UC Berkeley.  Basics include:
-We are meeting in front of the San Bruno BART station @ 9am
-The trip includes a tour of the campus, free tickets to the football game, & other perks.
-We will be leaving Berkeley on BART at aprox. 8 pm
-Students should bring aprox. $10 for BART, $20 for food.

PERMISSION SLIPS ARE DUE ON THURS.

So after starting this team building exercise....what are your thoughts so far?  How's it going?  What issues does your team have?  What questions do you have?

So you are about to finish the first week in this year's AVID class.  Please, take a few moments to browse this website (invite your parents to do the same) & leave some feedback here or in the feedback link.  The website is still getting off the ground but you will be able to use it as a forum throughout the year.

Freshmen:  Let me know what questions you have about the class...

Sophomores:  Feel free to respond to the questions of your classmates or ask me questions about what to expect this year.

Also, if you have suggestions about the website feel free to contribute.  Invite your parents to ask questions or offer suggestions as well.

Well, the new school year is about to begin.  I just got back from San Diego.  I attended a week-long training on AVID...so I've got lots of ideas & strategies to bring back to class.  I am also very excited about the addition of Ms. Guerrero to the AVID Site Team.  She will be teaching the 11/12th grade AVID class.  We are both dedicated to making CapAVID grow & become an integral part of the Capuchino community.

Can't wait to get started!