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Out of this world!

Kindergarten students in Sunnyvale, Ca are introduced to astrobiology through the book, "Life is All Around Us" written by Madeline Kotowicz and Susan Ewing and illustrated by Alexandra Black. The book is designed to help children aged 3 through 8 understand the most basic concept of astrobiology: What it means to be alive. The book was created by Montana State University's Astrobiology Biogeocatalysis Research Center part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, and in partnership with Hopa Mountain's early literacy program.

The interactive and California Common Core Standard based lesson included a discussion of how life is defined, and the students generated a list of qualities all things must possess in order to be alive. The engaging lesson concluded with the students sharing their drawings of something that is living, proving that you are never too young to begin learning about astrobiology.

We Day!

We are all young at heart and for some of us it shows in the things we choose to do. This year I decided to volunteer at the first ever We Day California as a Senior Crowd Pumper. What does it mean to be a Crowd Pumper you ask? Well, it is a high energy, over enthusiastic position who’s purpose is to not only to pump up the thousands of youth in the venue through excessive cheering and dancing but also to be a Free The Children (FTC) ambassador. FTC is an international charity and educational partner, working both domestically and internationally to empower and enable youth to be agents of change, co-founded by brothers Marc and Craig Kielburger. Through their holistic and sustainable development model called Adopt a Village, they work to remove barriers to education and to empower communities to break the cycle of poverty. It’s a pretty powerful movement if you ask me and one that I am proud to personally support. I am thrilled to be a part of this amazing day of youth empowerment through action and change. 



http://www.weday.com/we-day-events/we-day-cities/california/