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November 14-18, 2005 will be "Building Character and Community Week" at Village School. We have gathered a number of Internet links on this subject for parents and students and we encourage you to discuss these topics with your families.  Our recommended reading list for Building Character and Community Week will be available online soon. (You may need to download a free copy of Acrobat Reader to view.)

Planet Tolerance for Kids
http://tolerance.org/pt/index.html
Tolerance.org's kids' site. Stories and other activities to promote tolerance.
Tolerance.org
http://tolerance.org/
A vast array of tolerance resources.
Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
http://www.folklife.si.edu/
The Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage has an extensive website for adults interested in the subject.
Geneaology Instructions
http://home.earthlink.net/~howardorjeff/instruct.htm
A good introduction for kids and parents to genealogy.
CultureQuest World Tour
http://www.ipl.org/youth/cquest/
Information on games and holidays on every continent.
Kids Next Door
http://www.hud.gov/kids/kids.html
A site by HUD "where kids can learn more about being good citizens."
Mama's Lap Bookstore
http://home.att.net/~mamaslap/
A list of multicultural books.
Multicultural Pavilion
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/
A resource for educators and parents on multicultural issues in education.
North American Indian Bibliography
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/outreach/
Indbibl/bibgen.html
A list of books for more information on Native Americans.

 

 

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