WIN a Back-to-School Prize Pack for You and Your Class!
Fall school days are on their way, bringing tons of exciting new classes, friendships, and experiences. Year after year, however, there’s always one period eagerly-anticipated by kids and teenagers alike: lunch!
Growing students have big appetites, and not just for learning. Unfortunately, while good, wholesome food-for-thought has always been a priority in American classrooms, less attention has often been given to serving-up quality in cafeterias. Happily, schools and communities across the country are putting nutrition education on the lesson plan, with inspiring results!
WIN $100 OF SHOES FOR YOU PLUS $100 HEALTHY SNACKS FOR YOUR CLASS!
Inspired by the recent rise of farm-to-school programs across America, we’re giving away healthy, organic, delicious snack packs to three lucky students to share with their classes! Each of our three winners will receive $100 worth of tasty roasted hazelnuts and dried apple slices, both sourced from friendly farmers right here in our Pacific Northwest region. PLUS, each winner also gets $100 worth of Soft Star Shoes to send them back to class in comfort and style!
Getting hungry?
How to Enter:
In 50 words or less, tell us about your (or your child's) most memorable learning experience in school via the comment form below.
Updated 8/21/15: Since so many people are exceeding our 50-word limit, we will not disqualify entries that are longer. Brevity is highly appreciated, though. If you wrote in under 50 words and would like to re-submit your entry then we will only consider the newer version.
It can be inspiring or funny, adorable or odd. Please include your name and the name of your school (last names are not required—a last initial will suffice). Homeschoolers are welcome to enter, too!
RULES: One entry per person, family-friendly content only. Contest ends at 11:59 PDT, August 31, 2015. At that time we’ll choose our three favorites and contact them via the email address provided with the comment. Email addresses will only be used to contact the winners and will not be shared. Open worldwide, void where prohibited by law. If you have trouble leaving a comment then you can email your entry to us at [email protected].
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Jana is a marketing strategist, writer, and editor passionate about promoting businesses making a positive impact. She holds a Master’s of Business Administration with a Sustainability emphasis, and she has proudly put her training and experience to use connecting health seekers with brands and services that improve their lives. Her specialities include copywriting, brand development, content strategy, on-page SEO, and social media. She lives in Eugene, Oregon with her husband, toddler, adorable dog, and well-fed cat.
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A gift of baby dolls on Christmas received,
One twin found upon being squeezed
from the tummy burst forth a sound of a kiss.
She then saw in her twin something she couldn't miss.
Pushing on her sister's tummy brought the sound of loud cries!
Mommy soon spirited the dolls away from tiny eyes.
One thing my mom taught us was a curriculum called “Mapping the World by Heart.” Twice a week for a year, we would take out our large 11x17 paper marked just with grid lines and a sharp pencil and start tracing the lines in one grid space, learning about each country as we went along. With the help of books(before the internet was being used like it is today), we toured each continent, learning about each country, its peoples, faith and heritage, exports/imports, and what it might be known for. It was a beautiful, enriching experience and at the end of it, for my cumulative exam, I was able to -from memory- draw the entire world map to scale. With nothing but my mind, my sharp pencil, and a ruler for marking my grid lines. This world map now sits in my home as one of my most prized memories of growing up. One day when my kids are big, I plan to do the same for them.
(I wasn’t able to post a pic here, but you can check out my facebook page under Carrie Voyce to see the picture of it. If you can’t see it, shoot me a message. Thanks for reading! )
Ten years ago, I was in the middle of Calculus I, which I was enjoying thoroughly (despite some hangups with optimization problems). We were on derivatives, and I was getting on tolerably well. My best friend and I were sitting doing homework one evening, and she was working on something from one of her higher math electives for her mathematics major. She mentioned integrals, and I asked what they were. She then explained them in terms of derivatives (the two being related), making them seem very straightforward and simple. A week later when we got to them in class, I caught on almost instantly. My professor said after our exam on integrals, ''You did well on derivatives, but man, you took off on integrals!'' (I scored 106/100.) And all of it was thanks to Misty's little introduction.
The sense that I felt done and the tiniest, tiniest part of my heart and soul I felt moved and no one but me can describe the feelings and the sense of power and emotion and whoever knew you can describe that feeling. I know at the end of this very majestic, moving, heartwarming and treeful day I’ll go home so brainwashed on trees. I found the way to look at the perspective of a tree. The small nut of the tree made of the smallest segments. My eyes are fired and scared for life to know so much about a scientific plant known to provide soft, silk textures, spun web, fresh leaves that can make you asleep, a doona yet to be discovered. Comfort in my heart pleasures my soul in a soft way. A cushion can touch your soul in a magic way, the best way possible. I find my ways and paths in my soul and look for my soul. I shut my eyes, image my imagination and think of all the feelings and thoughts.
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These were my first 50 words: My beloved learning experiences are those offered to me by the children with whom I connect. As an artist who works in schools, I feel it’s a privilege to activate deep, wondrous, and challenging creative explorations, hand in hand with the children! PURE JOY [supported by my cosy softstars!!] Mt Clear Primary