The program really allows you to have open discussions about issues that matter to them. The instructions were simple; each child would take Mr. Nobody home for 2 weeks, in that time they could take him anywhere. They were responsible for helping a living thing; it could be the environment, their grandparent or a child who was half way across the world. After which, they were to attach a souvenir of sorts to show what they did to help. The children were eager to get their turn and in the end he definetly became a somebody.
A few exaples of what the children in my class (who are 5 and 6 years old) did are; donated to the food bank, ran a 2km race and raised money for a boy in Chile, planted trees, sold some of their toys and used the money to donate to the blind, bought only fair trade items, gave up their allowance to help the humane society. I was very proud of all their generosity and will definetly be continuing with this program in the Fall.
Check it out for yourself http://www.whoisnobody.com/
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