Shinnyo-en USA
www.shinnyoenusa.net
Na Lei Aloha Foundation
www.naleialoha.org
Lantern Floating Hawaii
www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com
Global Shinnyo-en Website
www.shinnyoen.org
Exhibition of the Vision and Art of Shinjo Ito web site
www.shinjoito.com
The Univers Foundation
www.univers.or.jp/index2.html
May 20, 2011 by
This past week I went back to the States to attend the weddings of some very dear friends. I have been thinking a lot in recent weeks about the impending closure of my time in Guatemala. I have less than three months left. It is a bit daunting and scary to think that my time [...]
May 6, 2011 by
Public service efforts honored, gift announced at campus event May 3, 2011 BERKELEY — Ways to serve the common good are limited only by the imagination. That was a takeaway from Monday’s public-service awards ceremony in Sibley Auditorium, honoring members of the extended campus community who have contributed their talents and time to myriad common [...]
May 6, 2011 by
“Nirvana” “Nirvana” is to the teachings of Buddhism what “freedom” and “democracy” are to the political rhetoric of the USA: an ideal that is universally embraced as an ultimate good, but one that has been interpreted in very different ways by competing parties over the course of history. This lecture traces developments in the concept [...]
May 4, 2011 by
Earth Day Celebration On Saturday, April 30th, Communities for a Better Environment held the Third Annual East Oakland Earth Day Celebration with local co-sponsor, Green Pioneers. Green Pioneers is a high school student internship program run by Sarah Johnson and a group of devoted volunteers and students. Green Pioneers provides students with an opportunity to [...]
May 4, 2011 by
YCS held its 20th anniversary celebration on Thursday, April 28, 2011 Held at the Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel, the luncheon included Palo Alto Mayor Sid Espinosa as Master of Ceremonies, with keynote speaker Professor William Damon discussing “Purpose and Positive Youth Development.” Professor Damon has written 18 books on education and human development, and is [...]
May 3, 2011 by
Deepening the Understanding of Six Billion Paths to Peace in Our Schools and Community News Bulletin from White Plains The Current global education projects in White Plains, New York are the result of years of reflection and discovery by students, educators and community members working to celebrate diversity while incorporating an ethic of global citizenship [...]
May 3, 2011 by
A sixth grade class from The Blake Middle School (Nick Rathmann’s class) visited Bridging, an agency that serves people moving out of homelessness into housing. Last fall the class went on a tour at Bridging and noted the clients needed towels for their new homes. The students were so inspired that they went back and [...]
May 3, 2011 by
Frequently in many different ways, students cross intergenerational boundaries and one example of this is with senior citizens. Some sixth grade students made paper flower arrangements and created hand painted flower pots and filled them with live pansies. These were delivered to a local senior care facility as a gift of friendship to the elders. [...]
Ms. Nan Peterson is the Director of Service Learning for The Blake School located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is also the first and only Senior Fellow of the Shinnyo-en Foundation. Read more...
